A pair of Always B Miki sophomore pacing fillies, So Irresistible and Incaseyoudidntknow, came right back to run their Bobby Weiss Series records to two-for-two with tallies in their respective $17,500 second preliminary legs Monday afternoon (April 12) at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono.
So Irresistible came with an uncovered sweep on the second turn to grab command early in the backstretch, pacing out her own back half in :54.3 to stop the timer at 1:53 a length ahead of 35-1 shot Beach Crazy. Scott Zeron was again behind the Bruce Saunders trainee as she remained perfect in three seasonal starts for owners Charles and Julie Nash.
Driver Tim Tetrick recently returned to The Meadowlands after spending the winter racing at Dover Downs, and based on Saturday (April 10) night’s results, the 39-year-old Hall of Famer hasn’t missed a Big M beat by winning four races on the card, including both $30,000 features, one on the trot and the other on the pace.
In the marquee trot, Scirocco Rob stayed on a roll as the Mark Silva trainee won for the fourth time in five starts. The six-year-old gelded son of Explosive Matter-Fun At Parties stopped the clock in an eye-popping 1:50.3 to lower his previous lifetime best by a full second.
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Subscriber only The possibility of Gympie waste being disposed of in Maryborough remains on the table after a vote at Fraser Coast Regional Council s March meeting. It comes after a vote in February in which the Fraser Coast council agreed to be open to negotiating a deal in which rubbish would be transported from Gympie to the Maryborough landfill as its own landfill site nears capacity. In the latest vote at the most recent council meeting Cr Paul Truscott moved to rescind the original resolution to explore the possibility of disposing of Gympie s waste in Maryborough. The motion was lost five to six with Cr Truscott, Mayor George Seymour, Cr Jade Wellings, Cr Phil Truscott and Cr Daniel Sanderson voting in favour of rescinding the resolution.
Driver Marcus Miller, trainer Les Givens, and sire Always B Miki all had three winners on the Monday afternoon (April 5) card at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, and their intersection was the sophomore pacing filly Incaseyoudidntknow, whose 1:52.4 victory was the fastest of four divisions in the first preliminary of Bobby Weiss Series action for her group.
In her first start of the year, Incaseyoudidntknow went to the top, yielded, then came back first over nearing the three-quarters. From there, she took the lead into the stretch and coasted to a lifetime-best mile. Now five-for-six in her promising career, soon owners James Magno and Joe Fonte may accumulate enough to buy her an apostrophe.
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A Central Queensland bridge upgrade is expected to unlock the potential of the freight, agriculture and mining industries.
Works to replace the ageing Barcoo River Bridge will begin in April, a $7 million project delivered as part of a commitment by the Australian and Queensland Governments to fast-track 22 regional projects.
Federal Member for Maranoa David Littleproud said the location of the Barcoo River Bridge, on the Dawson Developmental Road between Springsure and Tambo, was important in unlocking the vast potential of the freight, agriculture and mining industries.
“Replacing this bridge will help connect regional businesses to local and international markets and better connect regional communities,” he said.