Victorian jockeyâs SA ban âway over the topâ Melissa Julius was suspended for six weeks after stewards took exception to one of her rides at Murray Bridge last Saturday. Photo : Ross Holburt/Racing Photos via Getty Images. By Brad Waters Comments
Victorian apprentice Melissa Julius will fight a six-week suspension she picked up in bizarre circumstances in South Australia on Saturday.
SA stewards handed Julius the harsh penalty after finding she failed to take all reasonable and permissible measures to get the best possible placing for the $51 chance Azzureous in a 1600m race at Murray Bridge.
Julius assessed she had run out of room on the Peter Blanch-trained Azzureous late in the race. She stopped pushing the four-year-old to the line in the last 50m.
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Loudoun Chamber Director of Finance and Administration Linda Coffey was honored by the Virginia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives for her 30 years with the Loudoun Chamber.
Coffey was honored March 3 by her Virginia Chamber Executives peers at the association’s annual statewide Staff Development Conference.
“Linda Coffey is quite literally the heart and soul of the Loudoun Chamber. While 30 years of service is remarkable, more impressive is Linda’s commitment to excellence, professionalism and integrity, and by the respect she has earned from her colleagues and Loudoun’s top business and community leaders. It is an honor to work alongside her and see her pride in Loudoun County shine through her work, every day,” stated Loudoun Chamber President & CEO Tony Howard.
Punters post-race: Saturday racing in review, January 23 by James Lamb, Luke Sheehan & David Hocking Artorius dominated his rivals at Sandown Image: Getty
A Freedman-trained 2YO stole the show at Sandown, a Kiwi star enhanced her reputation even further, and we saw an all-time sick beat in Sydney. Star Performer
Levante in the Westbury Classic (Ellerslie R3)
Wins don t come much bigger than that of Levante s over the ditch at Ellerslie in the G2 Westbury Classic. The Ken Kelso-trained daughter of Proisir looked like she was in all sorts of bother at the 600m mark when dead-last in the 10-horse field, with plenty of lengths to make up and seemingly having hit a flat spot. But Collett then swung her out to the middle of the track upon straightening and asked Levante for the ultimate effort. It took a bit of riding to get her going but once she hit top gear the star Kiwi mare launched out of the ground to sweep past her rivals and score a surprisingly soft win
Stacey Metcalfe, a prominent local business and nonprofit leader, was named the new head of Morven Park, a 1,000-acre park on the north side of Leesburg.
Metcalfe will serve as executive director of the Westmoreland Davis Memorial Foundation and CEO of Morven Park. She will begin in her new position on Jan. 11.
The Westmoreland Davis Memorial Foundation owns and operates the park, a popular destination that includes a historic house museum, walking and hiking trails, formal boxwood gardens and renowned equestrian center.
âMorven Park contributes to the overall health of our community in countless ways,â Metcalfe said Thursday in a prepared statement. âThe Park provides free civics lessons to our schools, boosts equestrian sport in the county, serves as a unique tourist destination, and is the perfect âgreen spaceâ for anyone looking to get outside and explore, to exercise, or even just relax in nature. This position combines many of the causes Iâve su