Frosty's Capable Looks A Hot Chance At Launceston and other top stories.

• Frosty's Capable Looks A Hot Chance At Launceston

  

  Frosty’s Capable and Lil’ Miss Marny look the ones to back in tonight’s Tasmanian Distance (720m) and Sprint (515m) Championships at Launceston. The Distance and Sprint titles are races five and seven on the card, with both looking competitive events. The Wayne Williams-trained Frosty’s Capable is in terrific form, with four wins and three minor placings in his last eight starts. He finished second in last week’s Distance warm-up behind Mahalo Miss (box three) but looks capable of turning the ta..

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• Top 10 Forbes Carlile achievements

  

  AUSTRALIAN SPORT OWES more than it knows to Forbes Carlile – the athlete, coach and sports scientist once described as “an army of his own”. Forbes mentored athletes to 12 Olympic medals and 31 individual world records. He was also the first (and remains the only) person to coach and later compete in the Olympic Games. A pioneer in the development of interval workouts, pace clocks and log books, training under stress, heart-rate tests and T wave studies of the heart’s ventricles, his legacy is ..

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• Riewoldt stands up

  

  Jack leads from the front The situation facing Richmond on Friday night was one that demanded strong on-field leadership.UNDER THE PUMP: Jack Riewoldt competes with Nathan Brown during Richmond's win on Friday. Riewoldt's four-goal haul played a big role in Richmond's win over the Pies. Picture: Getty ImagesEnter Clarence’s Jack Riewoldt, one of the major catalysts for a win that will silence the many critics of the yellow and black, even if just for a short while.In one of his b..

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• Winning in the West: A 48-hour tour of the Perth startup ecosystem

  

  The last time I was in Perth was in 2012. It didn’t feel like it was that long, but the woman checking me in at the hotel told me. Turns out I’d unintentionally chosen the same hotel I stayed in four years ago. Luckily for me, it has changed hands and gotten a much needed sprucing. Perth is the last major city on my Startup Muster 2016 roadshow. It’s been an amazing adventure full of excitement, awesome people, new cities and towns, UBER rides and airplane flights. I’m excited to arrive. Throug..

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• Smith predicting tough contest against the Roos

  

  Smith predicting tough contest against the Roos Peter Ryan  August 8, 2016 10:00 AM R20: Isaac does it with ease Isaac Smith slots through his second goal following a hard run. Isaac Smith shone for the Hawks on Saturday but the Demons prevailed by 29 points TRIPLE-premiership Hawk Isaac Smith is predicting North Melbourne will be fired up in a must-win game at the MCG next Saturday and is relishing the prospect of taking th..

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• The Cleaner back to the races with new trainer Peter Gelagotis

  

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• RSPCA Cupcake Day will be held on August 15

  

  Tuck into a cupcake to help out our animal friends. "Pupcakes": Danni, a 14-week-old staffy puppy, enjoys a cupcake ahead of Cupcake Day. Picture: Paul Scambler.It’s that time of the year again when cooks of all culinary levels fire up their ovens to bake some cupcakes and raise funds for our furry friends. The RSPCA’s annual Cupcake Day is on August 15. Launceston RSPCA shelter manager Lorraine Hamilton said that animal care centers, such as the RSPCA, relied on the public to rai..

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• Hudsons Coffee announces Barista Champions

  

  Hudson Coffee’s network of 450 baristas see two teams battle in the finals in Byron Bay The Alchemy 2016 Hudsons Coffee Barista Championships final was battled out between just two teams: Greenslopes Private Hospital in Queensland led by team captain Nikki Dormer and franchise Partner Adam de Vries, and Launceston CBD in Tasmania, led by team captain Celeste Pihan and franchise partner Ray Heald. For the second time, the team from Greenslopes Private Hospital in Queensland was crowned ‘Hudsons ..

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• 2016 RISE Fly fishing film festival kicks off in Brisbane this week

  

  2016 RISE Fly fishing film festival kicks off in Brisbane this week THE RISE Fly Fishing Film Festival, continues its global tour in Australia during August and September beginning tomorrow night in Brisbane. The film tour serves as a stage for the best filmmakers in the industry and allows the fishing community to share their passion for the sport by attending film screenings across the country. In its 11th year, RISE is celebrating a decade of bringing the best fishing entertainment to cinem..

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• Debut win for Subaru and Molly Taylor

  

  Subaru do Motorsport duo Molly Taylor and Bill Hayes have recorded their debut win for the team, in the Southern Safari Tasmania. Their Group N production class WRX STI NR4 swept to victory in the 98.86 kilometre round of the Eastern Autobody Tasmanian Rally Series. Molly’s win is believed to be the first by a female driver in the history of the Tasmanian championship. The team was a consistent second across the first eight stages, then pounced on stage nine – ending with best times across the ..

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