Chris Waller, the Hall of Fame trainer, saw Godolphin’s Beiwacht provide a resounding close to his exceptional Sydney autumn carnival form with a resilient wire-to-wire triumph in the Group 1 $1.5 million All Aged Stakes (1400m) against a glittering array of rivals at Royal Randwick on Saturday.

Waller doubled up by preparing the placegetters in Sydney’s final Group 1 of the season, Lazzura tracking stablemate Beiwacht keenly.

Just prior, Waller had monopolized the trifecta in the card’s alternative Group 1, the Champagne Stakes, led by Fireball from Campione D’Italia and Diameter.

Sydney’s autumn sequence of eight successive Group 1 meetings thus ends on the All Aged Stakes note, with Waller delivering a Group 1 winner weekly – a phenomenal record.

With 22 Group 1 races contested in Sydney this autumn, Waller accounted for 12 victories.

Waller’s elite achievers featured Autumn Glow, Aeliana and Joliestar on two Group 1 wins each, plus Lazzura, Autumn Boy, Campione D’Italia, Ohope Wins, Fireball and Beiwacht with one apiece.

Rather than the Arrowfield Sprint on The Championships’ second day, Waller kept Beiwacht the colt fresh expressly for the All Aged Stakes – a stroke of genius.

“Beiwacht’s a very special horse,” Waller said.

“He did it in the Golden Rose as well when he broke the Rosehill 1400m track record.

“But to beat the older horses in the All Aged Stakes, he was up against an outstanding field, so he gets all the accolades today.”

Nash Rawiller guided the $6.50 Beiwacht to lead every stride, holding on by a length from $15 Lazzura, with defending champion Jimmysstar ($5.50) rallying for third, a half-head away.

Angel Capital ($3.40 favourite) lingered midfield railside at the outset and missed a clear shot, crossing sixth not fully pushed.

In his initial appearance since the prized spring Caulfield Cup–Melbourne Cup double, Half Yours placed ninth, four lengths shy in a promising resumption.

Waller’s 2025-26 Group 1 ledger shows 18 strikes, needing one further to equal his prior season high-water mark.

Approaching 200 career Group 1 wins from 198, Waller will soon align with legends Bart Cummings and Tommy Smith (246 apiece) among Australian trainers.

Waller justified the month’s break for Beiwacht prior to the All Aged Stakes.

“I think he didn’t like running down the straight, so we needed to find a stallion-making race that really stamps his authority, and this race stuck out,” Waller said.

“He ran well on the George Ryder Stakes, it was a softish track that day and today, back on a good track, he was terrific.

“Even his run behind Joliestar (second in the Canterbury Stakes), that showed that he was right up there with the best older horses so it’s very exciting.”

Rawiller praised Beiwacht’s smooth travel and explosive fractions, stopping the watch at 1m 20.76s.

“You know what It’s like when you’re on a really good horse and you know you’re home,” Rawiller said.

“I just love the way he lengthened stride again when I asked him. I was just happy to enjoy it.”He’s highly talented, let’s say he’s a sprinter-miler, but at this stage I wouldn’t be rushing to get there.

“I think there’s plenty of 1200m and 1400m races he could be winning before then.”

For the $20 million The TAB Everest (1200m) at Royal Randwick on October 17, Godolphin’s Tempted and Tentyris lead, with Beiwacht now in contention.

Beiwacht rates highly too for the four-year-old $10 million Golden Eagle (1500m) at Randwick on October 31.

The Everest direction rests with Godolphin, Waller noted.

“We’re lucky to be training these colts but I respect they’ve got big values so I will see what Godolphin comes up with,” Waller said.”Beiwacht’s got a great attitude, I’ve got a great team behind me that helps get colts like this to the races because it’s not an easy task. My team at home do me proud.

“There’s lots of options with a horse like this and that’s the beauty of racing in Australia and Sydney Racing. We’re just so lucky to be racing in this era.”

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Kwesi Adofo-Mensah worked as the Minnesota Vikings’ general manager for four years before his shockingly timed termination at the end of January, making next week’s draft tricky to forecast. Rob Brzezinski is in charge and is auditioning for the full-time position. Accordingly, VikingsTerritory has predictions.

Minnesota enters draft weekend with a clear plan and several predictable paths.

The Vikings have nine picks this time; here’s what we expect to occur in the draft.

Five Outcomes for Vikings’ Draft Weekend

Hold us accountable for the following prognostications.

1. The RB Pick Is Jonah Coleman or Emmett Johnson

Johnson is the hometown guy, and by the sounds of it, he really, really wants to play for the Vikings, a wise choice. He should be on the board when Minnesota makes two picks in Round 3. He also has the juice to become the long-term RB1 in the Twin Cities.

But Coleman of Washington is the best pass-blocking tailback after Jeremiyah Love in the class. The Vikings love their pass-blocking running backs, and in time, Coleman wouldn’t have to come off the field on 3rd Down.

It’s tough to know the inside of the war room, but let’s roll with the RB pick of Johnson or Coleman.

2. Vikings Land a Center Who Projects to Start before Too Long

Minnesota dropped Garrett Bradbury a year ago, signed Ryan Kelly, and watched as neither is on the roster in the 2026 offseason. Bradbury was traded by the New England Patriots to the Chicago Bears. Kelly retired after multiple concussions.

Blake Brandel will probably start in September at center, but Minnesota will leave next week’s draft with his successor: Parker Brailsford (Alabama), Sam Coogan (Indiana), Sam Hecht (Kansas State), Connor Lew (Auburn), Logan Jones (Iowa), or Jake Slaughter (Florida).

Zone Coverage‘s Carter Cox wrote about Lew this month, “Lew is a 6’3″, 310 lb. center projected to be drafted in the second round, making him a perfect pick for the Vikings with the 49th-overall selection. He’s a third-year player with plenty of experience. He was in the starting lineup for Auburn late in 2023 as a freshman, even earning SEC freshman of the week in his first career start.”

“Lew is a 6’3″, 310 lb. center projected to be drafted in the second round, making him a perfect pick for the Vikings with the 49th-overall selection. He’s a third-year player with plenty of experience. He was in the starting lineup for Auburn late in 2023 as a freshman, even earning SEC freshman of the week in his first career start.”

Lew will likely be drafted late in Round 2 or sometime in Round 3,

Carter continued, “Additionally, after the Vikings signed Kyler Murray, a smaller quarterback, the center position becomes even more important across all aspects of the game.

“Lew would be a perfect addition to the Vikings’ locker room, especially as a second-round pick with first-round potential.”

3. DBs Are Surprisingly Deprioritized

Some Vikings fans act like the defensive secondary is in shambles, while Minnesota finished the 2025 campaign with the league’s third-best defense overall. It might be safe to assume that Brian Flores doesn’t need otherworldly cornerbacks and safeties to marshal a Top 10 defense.

Minnesota will leave the draft with a new safety and cornerback, but that won’t necessarily be from Round 1. Remember: Flores strutted into the 2025 campaign with cornerbacks Byron Murphy Jr., an unproven Isaiah Rodgers, and Jeff Okudah. He was perfectly content with that. Why would he suddenly need flashy young DBs?

4. The Vikings End Up with 5-6 Picks in the Top 100

The aforementioned Adofo-Mensah traded like a fiend, which was actually quite fun for fans as spectators. Brzezinski may not “trade just to trade,” but he came up under Rick Spielman, whose longtime nickname was “Trader Rick.”

The trading continues for the Vikings, and Brzezinski stockpiles Top 100 picks. The draft’s sweet spot is considered picks 30 through 70.

Brzezinski starts with four Top 100 picks. FYI.

5. Fans Leave the Draft Completely and Utterly Energized

In 2025, Vikings fans left the draft generally optimistic about Donovan Jackson, confused about the Tai Felton pick, upbeat about Tyrion-Ingram Dawkins, and indifferent about Kobe King and Gavin Bartholomew. The club had so few picks that there wasn’t much to get motivated about, especially with the aforementioned Adofo-Mensah’s draft track record.

This year won’t be like that.

Minnesota should leave the event with at least 10 picks, and regrading five or more, fans will pound the table, particularly the new running back and probably the wide receiver.

Last year’s draft felt milquetoast. This year will feel like a return to a normal draft feeling, when all rookies can do no wrong for four months.

6. Peter Woods Is the First Vikings’ Pick of the Event

Minnesota’s draft needs are unusually flexible this year. While cornerback, safety, defensive tackle, or tight end are all possibilities, the Vikings could shift gears entirely depending on how the draft unfolds. The ambiguity makes it difficult to anticipate their strategy, unlike previous years when a clear position or player target emerged.

Predicting their moves was simpler in the past. In 2023, wide receiver was an obvious need, and they addressed it with Jordan Addison. Similarly, quarterback was a primary focus in 2024, and they secured J.J. McCarthy. After a 2024 playoff loss to the Rams — the game where Sam Darnold crumbled — the offensive line was the clear priority the following offseason, and they invested in it accordingly — Donovan Jackson.

In those years, their intentions were quite obvious. But this year, not so much.

Despite this uncertainty, one area stands out: the defensive line. With the departures of Jonathan Allen and Javon Hargrave, this position has become a significant priority. Whether Minnesota stays at No. 18 or trades back, the focus consistently returns to this position.

Peter Woods, a DT from Clemson, emerges as a logical choice. Considered the top defensive tackle in a relatively weak class, he presents the Vikings with an immediate and long-term solution to a pressing need.

Before every draft, VikingsTerritory slings its official endorsement, a tradition running for years. Recently, we endorsed the Vikings’ 2022 draft pick of Kyle Hamilton, a trade-up for C.J. Stroud in 2023, a trade-up for Drake Maye in 2024, and Omarion Hampton in 2025. Now, it’s time for the 2026 edition.

One slot. One call. Here’s our pick.

Folks will learn the pick’s identity in four days; here’s what we would do if one assumes that players like Jeremiyah Love (RB, Notre Dame), Sonny Styles (LB, Ohio State), and Caleb Downs (S, Ohio State) don’t tumble down the board. If one of those men fell all the way to No. 18, it would be an obvious no-brainer to select either man.

The Strongest Paths Minnesota Could Take at No. 18

It’s time — way overdue — for Minnesota to nail a draft.

The VT Endorsement: Oregon TE Kenyon Sadiq at No. 18

The Vikings’ current leadership says it believes in the “best player available” strategy. If so, they should prove it and draft Sadiq, assuming he’s on the board at No. 18.

Sadiq is a freakish athlete, a willing blocker, and can truly take the top of the Vikings’ offense, which is especially important for a team that doesn’t habitually prioritize WR3 targets. Think of it this way: for the next five years, Sadiq can own the WR3 target load, hopefully with Kyler Murray at quarterback.

Minnesota has never used Round 1 draft capital on a tight end. The upside usually taps out on good tight ends like Kyle Rudolph, T.J. Hockenson, and Steve Jordan. The Vikings should draft a tight end who can be great.

Always remember: the Vikings didn’t have a roster need in 1998 when they drafted Randy Moss. They didn’t have a roster need in 2007 when they drafted Adrian Peterson. Get Sadiq and be filthy rich on offense, especially with Hockenson scheduled for free agency in 2027.

Secondary Endorsement: Tennessee CB Jermod McCoy

Let’s pretend that the Baltimore Ravens, Los Angeles Rams, or Tampa Bay Buccaneers draft Sadiq, rendering the first part of this endorsement useless.

The club should pick McCoy at No. 18, snapping the cornerback draft drought. Minnesota hasn’t drafted a productive cornerback who lasted beyond a rookie contract since 2013: Xavier Rhodes. McCoy has the coverage skills, playmaking, and speed to succeed. The only thing to worry about is his injury history.

Nobody knows how much better Brian Flores’s defense could be with a fantastic cornerback. Let’s find out.

Just-in-Case Endorsement: Trade Down, Stack Picks, Draft CB Chris Johnson

If Sadiq and McCoy are off the board, Minnesota should trade down, grab an extra mid-round pick or two, and select Chris Johnson of San Diego State.

His draft stock has climbed as of late, but he should be gettable at the end of Round 1. For example, Minnesota could trade its 18th overall pick to Miami, grab two 3rd-Rounders, and pick Johnson. The Dolphins could then, for instance, pick a wide receiver.

Johnson has the skill set to succeed in the pros.

The Ringer‘s Todd McShay on Johnson: “He’s a fundamentally sound press corner who uses the proper hand to disrupt receivers at the line of scrimmage, stays balanced when flipping his hips, and doesn’t panic with his back turned to the quarterback. Johnson reads receivers’ breaks, tracks the ball well, and takes sound angles, and he doesn’t get pushed around at the top of his routes in off coverage.”

“He’s quick to trigger, and he drives through the receiver when breaking on passes. He has big hands and possesses the timing and ability to stay in a receiver’s back pocket. Even though his arm length is below average, he’s good at breaking up passes. He had four interceptions last season and returned two of them for touchdowns.”

Johnson also attended Kevin O’Connell’s alma mater, San Diego State.

McShay added, “Johnson is a top five corner, a top 50 overall prospect, and one of the best Group of 5 players in this year’s draft. Johnson has the traits to develop into an effective no. 2 corner while working in sub-packages and contributing on special teams early in his career.”

“Kansas City corner Nohl Williams is an interesting comp — he didn’t get many snaps playing in a crowded secondary as a rookie last year, but he made the most of his opportunities, and he’s expected to start in 2026.”

The Jeremiyah Love Caveat

The dream for VikingsTerritory is for Love to end up with the Vikings. Full stop. End the discussion.

But trading next year’s 1st-Rounder — a draft that will be astoundingly deep — is just a non-starter. Still, if Love fell to pick No. 10 or so and a team was willing to do business, our endorsement would be to trade for Love.

Pairing him with Kyler Murray, Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison, and Brian Flores’s defense is the stuff of dreams.

Normal (2026) is an American action film written by Derek Kolstad, directed by Ben Wheatley and dramatizing a story originally by Kolstad and Bob Odenkirk. Normal (2026) had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in late September 2025 and its US theatrical release on April 17, 2026. Normal (2026) is a story about a small-town sheriff who discovers a bigger criminal network, which leads to a series of violent incidents.

The film setting is a peaceful town that suddenly gets out of control with Normal (2026) mixing action with a multi-layered story about corruption, crime, and survival.

The movie features Bob Odenkirk as Sheriff Ulysses, alongside Henry Winkler as Mayor Kibner and Lena Headey as Moira, supported by a cast including Reena Jolly, Ryan Allen, Billy MacLellan, Brendan Fletcher, Peter Shinkoda, and Jess McLeod.

Who stars in Normal (2026)?

1) Bob Odenkirk as Sheriff Ulysses

Bob Odenkirk stars as the main character, Sheriff Ulysses, in Normal (2026). He is a well-known actor, writer, and producer who has won several awards, including Primetime Emmy Awards and has been nominated in most major categories several times. Odenkirk started his career as a writer for Saturday Night Live from 1987 to 1991.

He then moved on to work on The Ben Stiller Show, where he won an Emmy for writing. Besides, he was a writer for Late Night with Conan O’Brien and an actor in The Larry Sanders Show. Odenkirk became famous for his role as Saul Goodman in Breaking Bad and its spin-off Better Call Saul, for which he was nominated multiple times for the Emmy Awards.

Besides the TV-series, he has been a part of Fargo and was also recognized for a guest role in The Bear. In the movie industry, Odenkirk has featured in Nobody and its sequel, while also having supporting roles in Little Women and The Post.

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2) Henry Winkler as Mayor Kibner

Mayor Kibner is portrayed by Henry Winkler in Normal (2026). Winkler is a seasoned actor who has enjoyed a lengthy career in television and film, earning multiple Emmy and Golden Globe awards. In the early phase of his career, Winkler gained recognition for his role as Fonzie in Happy Days, which was on air from 1974 to 1984.

This acting effort catapulted him to become a well-known figure on television. As a result, he diversified into both the media of film and television. You can see him in projects like Scream, The Waterboy, and Click.

Recently, he has been active on the small screen with roles in Arrested Development, Parks and Recreation, and Barry, the latter of which won him an Emmy Award. Besides acting, Winkler has also been a director, producer, and author. For example, he has written a children’s book series that is based on his own experiences.

3) Lena Headey as Moira

Lena Headey portrays Moira in Normal (2026). She is an English actress whose career has encompassed television and film, earning her international fame. Playing Cersei Lannister in Game of Thrones is probably Headey’s best-known work, a character for which she received several Emmy nominations and garnered great critical praise.

Additionally, she starred as Queen Gorgo in 300, one of her many cinema appearances, and The Purge is another example. She enjoys a diversified filmography featuring a variety of action, drama, and fantasy titles.

The Brothers Grimm and Imagine Me & You are among her earlier films while quite recently, television productions include Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Not limiting herself to live performances only, Headey has lent her voice to animated series and video games.

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The movie was released in theatres on April 17, 2026.