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MORNINGTON-based trainer Brett Scott landed one of the most memorable wins of the Warrnambool May Carnival having taken out the elusive Galleywood Hurdle (3200m) just five weeks after being released from hospital.
Scott was immediately flooded with congratulatory cheers following the tenacious win of his promising jumper The Statesman, ridden by another Mornington-based jockey Will Gordon, in one of the carnival’s feature jumps races on Wednesday 5 May.
Scott, a four-time Grand Annual Steeplechase-winning jockey, had overcome life-threatening injuries after being kicked in the head by a horse at his Mornington property just two months earlier.
Galleywood triumph for Scott after near-tragedy Brett Scott (right) celebrates with jockey Will Gordon after The Statesman’s win in the Galleywood Hurdle at Warrnambool. Picture: Getty Images Comments
Brett Scott was just happy to be at Warrnambool. Winning the Galleywood Hurdle with The Statesman was a massive bonus.
Scott was an induced coma in The Alfred nine weeks ago. He’d suffered serious head injuries after a horse kicked him at his Mornington stable but had made a remarkable recovery to be in the crowd at Warrnambool on Tuesday.
Then a masterful ride from jockey Will Gordon on the The Statesman added another fairytale to Warrnambool’s rich history.
England s Casey seeks third win in a row at PGA Valspar
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28/04/2021 - 19:50 4 min
Miami (AFP)
England s Paul Casey chases a third consecutive Valspar Championship victory starting Thursday, but it has been two years since he teed off in the US PGA Tour event.
Casey captured the 2018 and 2019 titles on the par-71 Copperhead course at Innisbrook resort in Palm Harbor, Florida.
But last year, the tournament became the first to be totally wiped out by the Covid-19 pandemic, having done all the preparation for the event only to have it canceled. It does feel like forever, Casey said Wednesday. It feels like an extraordinary amount of time. Last year was surreal. I really was disappointed obviously not to be here.
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Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay and general manager Les Snead are conducting their final draft preparations from their homes after they came into close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.
McVay and Snead have both tested negative ever since the close contact was discovered Monday, and they intend to be together Friday at the Rams’ draft headquarters in Malibu when the team’s first pick of the draft comes up in the second round. Los Angeles doesn’t have a first-round pick for the fifth straight year.
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