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Last Comment: May 13, 2021 9:16 am ET | 1 Comment(s) | Jump to Comments Large purses are again for the taking at The Meadowlands, with this Saturday’s (May 15) program highlighted by a pair of Graduate preliminaries and the $141,250 Arthur J. Cutler Memorial. The Cutler Memorial, the second high-prize trot on the calendar, drew a stacked field of 10 mixed with heavy hitters of yester season and those trying to break through into the big leagues. Forbidden Trade, the 2019 Hambletonian winner, makes his first start since Aug. 2020. The now five-year-old stallion by Kadabra scratched from the...

Driver Dexter Dunn employed a methodical first-over grind for the six-year-old mare Manchego and survived late pressure from a game pacesetter and a surging closer to win the $141,250 Arthur J. Cutler Memorial in 1:51.1 on Saturday (May 15) at The Meadowlands. In her first start of the season, Dunn floated the Nancy Takter trainee into fifth as Guardian Angel As gunned for the lead to a :26.3 opening quarter. Felicityshagwell S, also flaunting early foot but from an outside post, raced parked and pressed forward into the backstretch to take the lead. Manchego meanwhile crept forward on the ri...

Share Chief engineer Tomasz Stefanik spotted a blue and yellow feathered stowaway on deck when the ship was 25 miles off the Cornish coast from Plymouth The ship's crew has now put out an appeal to trace the owner of the budgie which they think escaped from its cage in someone's kitchen or living room in Plymouth and flew to the docks. Pictured: Ocean Osprey It looked up weakly when Mr Stefanik approached, and gratefully hopped on to his outstretched hand. How far can budgies fly? Budgerigars can fly as far as 15.6miles per day without any breaks. And they can travel at roughly 25-30miles per...

The crew of the Ocean Osprey fishery protection ship may be more used to boarding vessels but now they've been boarded themselves 25 miles off the Cornish coast - by a lost and exhausted budgie. The ship was on its way from Plymouth to patrol the Celtic Sea when 25 miles off the Cornish coast going past Padstow, chief engineer Tomasz Stefanik spotted the exhausted blue and yellow budgie on the deck of the ship. He was spotted resting on the vessel's deck He put out his hand and it hopped on and he is now looking after it after it took a particular shine to him. The crew making an ap...

Rare books provide invaluable insight on the history of Kirkgunzeon Jim Carswell rediscovered them after reading the Galloway People feature on Lynne Crichton Jim Carswell from Kirkcudbright with the books. (Image: Jim McEwan) Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersS...