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Horse Racing News: Small steps to start former HK galloper Nervous Witness

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The Lindsay Park training partnership of Ben, Will and J D Hayes is mapping out a measured return for Nervous Witness before considering loftier targets.

The gelding was trained in Hong Kong by David Hayes before returning to Australia at the end of 2024 to join the Hayes brothers’ operation.

Following four jump-outs and trials, Nervous Witness is ready to resume, with plans to travel to Sydney on Saturday for a Benchmark 94 handicap over 1000m at Randwick.

That run will be used as a guide to whether the Group 1 Victorian sprints come into play, including the Lightning Stakes (1000m), the Oakleigh Plate (1100m) and the Newmarket Handicap (1200m).

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Nervous Witness produced an eye-catching seven-length trial win on Thursday over horses such as Wonder Boy, Treasurethe Moment and Sneaky Sunrise, although Ben Hayes urged caution when assessing the margin.

“As we saw in his trial, he’s got a high cruising speed and he’s always been a horse that trials very well, so don’t let that trick you,” Hayes said.

“But for me, it was exciting to see because it looks like he’s got that enthusiasm back.

“He was a boom Hong Kong sprinter, he had a great record, but towards the end Dad just felt he had lost him, but we think we’ve found him again.

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“We were able to give him a good break, and they don’t get that opportunity in Hong Kong to go out in the paddock.

“He’s been here a while. We built him up to the trial stage then tipped him out and built him up again and he’s now ready to go to the races.

“There’s a nice race in Sydney, a (benchmark) 94 over 1000 metres next Saturday, and he should get in beautifully there.

“If he was to run well, we could back him up in the Lightning Stakes (at Flemington the following week) or in the Oakleigh Plate two weeks later, then there is the Newmarket, and he should get in with no weight.”

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Lindsay Park has previously enjoyed success with former Hong Kong gallopers returning to win Melbourne sprint features.

Redkirk Warrior captured the Newmarket Handicap first-up in 2017 before returning the following year to complete the Lightning–Newmarket double.

“It would be nice to do something similar,” Hayes said.

“Redkirk Warrior was a bit younger as this guy is an eight-year-old now, but he’s a very fast horse and he loves the straight.

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“We’re very happy to have him in the stable, that’s for sure.”

Those assessing Australian betting sites will watch Nervous Witness closely if he performs to expectations first-up.

The post Small steps to start former HK galloper Nervous Witness first appeared on Just Horse Racing.

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He’s just as delusional as his fans

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Kanye West has claimed no one can beat him in a Versus battle, leading to a multitude of reactions from netizens.

Ye was at Deon Cole’s show at the Hollywood Improv on April 7, where he was asked if anyone could ever beat him in a versus battle. The rapper believed there was no one. He was asked:

“He I don’t think that there’s anybody that can beat you in the verses, man, it’s just so anybody ever asked you that, Who? Who you’ll go against the versus?”

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West responded:

“Nobody.”

The others agreed, and said:

“Nobody could beat you, dog, for real. I know that’s crazy bunch of sh*t you didn’t do. You didn’t do go digger, bunch of songs you ain’t do. I was like this damn look. Did you know they thought she was about to come back out all them white kids. They kept running back to the curtain. They left the curtain up there like.”

Fans took to X to react to Kanye West‘s response with some claiming he is delusional. One X user wrote:

“He’s just as delusional as his fans.”

@Kurrco He’s just as delusional as his fans

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Some other reactions were as follows:

@Kurrco In Hip-Hop, Drake and Wayne got him beat ngl. Other than them 2 he’s untouchable

@Kurrco this aint the early 2000s anymore buddy, nine clears him in a verzuz

@Kurrco He seems so confident for a guy who hired ghostwriters on all of his projects.

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Meanwhile, some users also agreed with Ye’s superiority in a versus:

@Kurrco Not even Michael Jackson can beat Ye in a Versus

@Kurrco Bruh not lying. No one in hip hop can step to film he has ANTHEMS. And don’t say Drake cause most his crazy hit songs are girl songs 💯

@Kurrco He has spent the last 20 years building a discography which is untouchable.

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Kanye West hosts two sold-out shows at SoFi Stadium following the release of BULLY

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Earlier this month, Kanye West hosted two sold-out concerts at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, California, to promote his latest studio album, BULLY. The shows took place on April 1 and 3, respectively.

During the second sold-out show, Ye was joined by multiple special guests, including his collaborators on BULLY, Travis Scott and CeeLo Green. Both of them performed their respective tracks from the album alongside Ye. Scott was featured in the track Father in the album, while Green lent his voice for the title track.

Apart from the collaborators, West’s eldest daughter, 12-year-old North West, also performed alongside her father. Ye shares North with his former wife, Kim Kardashian. They have three other children and have a co-parenting relationship for them.

Another notable surprise appearance was that of Lauryn Hill, who performed with Kanye West for the first time. Hill lent her voice to the 2004 hit All Falls Down that was originally inspired by one of her own songs, Mystery of Iniquity. She also sang along Ye’s Believe What I Say that included a sample of her song Doo Wop. For a few other tracks, Lauryn Hill was also joined on stage by her sons, Zion and YG Marley.

The release of BULLY marks Kanye West’s first solo studio album release since 2021’s Donda 2. The rapper has since collaborated with TY Dolla $ign on Vultures 1 and 2 but has not released a solo album until BULLY. This album comes after Ye faced major controversy for his anti-Semitic comments online, while also releasing a track titled Heil H*tler last year.

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BULLY, released on March 28, debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200. 16 of the album’s 18 tracks featured on the Billboard Hot 100 list. It is available on all streaming platforms.