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2023 Kentucky Derby Contender: Getting to Know Kingsbarns

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2023 Kentucky Derby Contender: Getting to Know Kingsbarns
2023 Kentucky Derby Contender: Getting to Know Kingsbarns

One of the top point-earners of the Road to the Kentucky Derby is Kingsbarns. He might not be the heavy favorite of this year’s derby race, but he is one of the names that bettors are watching very closely.

There are many reasons why bettors are considering Kingsbarns a strong contender for the 2023 Kentucky Derby. Let’s get to know Kingsbarns to understand better why he is among the must-watch Kentucky Derby contenders this year.

Kingsbarns Bloodline

A horse’s bloodline plays a significant role in the horse’s success. That’s why it’s worth looking through a horse’s bloodline before you place your bet.

Kingsbarns is the offspring of Uncle Mo, who was an excellent achiever in the horse racing industry during his time. It’s worth noting that Uncle Mo’s race performances were exceptional, especially during the peak of his career.

Uncle Mo had raced on numerous major tracks in the United States and won on some of them, including the Churchill Downs when he won the Breeders Cup Juvenile in 2010.

Take note that horses that descend from dams and sires with exceptional performance records and pedigrees have a higher chance of success in horse racing. They also perform well like their parents. It’s also why the horse’s bloodline plays a significant role in its value and purchase price.

Human Connections

Another important factor that significantly impacts the horse’s success is its human connections. These people surround the horses, specifically their owners, trainers, and jockeys.

Kingsbarns’ Trainer

The thoroughbred’s skills and talent could be acquired from their bloodline. However, the trainer’s job is to mold and enhance what the horse’s already got. The trainer is responsible for ensuring that the horse is fit and ready to compete by getting enough rest, exercise, and proper nutrition.

They are also responsible for training the racehorses to help them achieve their best and become champions. Kingsbarns has one of the best horse trainers in the industry. Multi-award winner Todd Pletcher trains him.

If you have been active in the horse race betting industry, you might be familiar with Todd Pletcher. He has already produced countless champions and doesn’t have plans to back down. He is also the trainer of the 2023 Kentucky Derby heavy favorite Forte.

Pletcher is an 8-time Eclipse Award winner as the trainer of the year. Four of these awards he won consecutively.

Kingsbarns Jockey

Another person that impacts Kingsbarns’ possible success in the Kentucky Derby this year is his jockey. The jockeys are the ones who compete on the racetrack with the horses. They are the one who rides and controls them from start to finish. Thus, how well they control the horses will impact their performance.

Kingsbarns will be ridden by Flavien Flat, who has been very impressive in helping the thoroughbred finish their past races as the winner. Flat has already garnered a long list of achievements throughout his career, as seen in his statistics.

You can perform in-depth research about Flavien Flat to know him better and see whether he can first ride Kingsbarns to the finish line on May 6.

Kingsbarns Owner

Out of all the horse’s human connections, the owner receives the least appreciation. It’s maybe because they can only be seen on the sidelines and aren’t as hands-on as the jockey and the trainer. Many might not know that the owner’s support also has an important role in the success of the thoroughbred.

A successful horse owner must have a passion and a purpose. This separates successful horse owners from those who aren’t that successful in the industry.

Fortunately, Kingsbarns belongs to an owner with a passion and a purpose for his thoroughbreds. Spendthrift Farm, LLC owns Kingsbarns, and they aren’t just a simple horse farm. They have already reached a lifetime earning of $17,634,397 and counting.

The farm also has a 24% winning rate and provides unparalleled support for their thoroughbreds, including Kingsbarns, their respective trainers, and the team behind them.

The Thoroughbred’s Past Performances

We already discussed Kingsbarns bloodline and human connections. Let’s now move forward to his past performances and see how well the combination of great bloodline and amazing human connections he achieved.

Kingsbarns only participated in three races since he started his professional racing career. This includes the MSW and Alwoc. His third race was the Louisiana Derby, a grade 2 race and one of the derby prep races.

Fortunately, Kingsbarns won all three of these races and earned 100 Kentucky Derby qualifier points from winning the Louisiana Derby. He was assigned post number six, and Flavien Flat has done a great job sending Kingsbarns to the front.

Kingsbarns led the way for a fraction of 24.72 and 49.60 seconds, with Jace’s Road behind him coming in the finish line second.

The horse’s past performances are one of the vital factors that you must consider when betting on a horse on top of the betting odds. So, aside from checking Kingsbarns’ odds on Kentucky derby FanDuel, you should also look into his past performances to see if he is worth your bet.

Why Kingsbarns Could Win The 2023 Kentucky Derby

Kingsbarns has the perfect makeup for a champion, from his bloodline to his human connections, manifested in his past performances. So, it’s easy to say that Kingsbarns could surpass his stablemate and the current derby favorite, Forte.

Suffolk Council issues guidance on location of G-Spot

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Suffolk Council issues guidance on location of G-Spot
Suffolk Council issues guidance on G-Spot location

Now, Suffolk Council is bringing hope to millions of frustrated men – and their WAGs, by providing directions, straight to the G-spot!

Trigger Warning: Male sexual inadequacy, no mention of transgendersim, poor grammar.

Men! At last! Directions to your lady’s G-spot!

Yes, that’s right! For millennia, sexually inadequate men have been searching for the mysterious, some might say, mythological ‘Grafenberg spot’, or ‘G-spot’ – a sexually sensitive area located somewhere inside a woman’s vagina. The elusive G-spot, which is allegedly positioned about 1-2 inches inside the vaginal opening, feels raised or bumpy and swells slightly during arousal – presuming that the man’s penis is long enough to reach it.

According to the new guidance, the holy grail of female sexual pleasure can be found somewhere on the A14 heading north to Norwich via Bury Road in Ipswich. Easy! Taking up the challenge, I invited my wife to accompany me in my 2006 Chrysler PT cruiser convertible, in search of the elusive ‘ladies’ love location’. She reminded me that it was a Wednesday but agreed on the condition that it wouldn’t take too long as she had a bit of a headache, so off we set.

Road to nowhere

After hitting the A14 as instructed, I immediately realized that I wasn’t entirely certain where I was heading. As usual, I was a little nervous and unsure of myself – lacking in self-confidence you might say, but being the giving person I am, I was utterly determined to find the spot. After about 30 seconds,  I asked my wife if she was enjoying herself, to which she replied “Of course, dear.” but I must admit, I wasn’t entirely convinced as she seemed more interested in the lack of progress being made on the roadworks at the roundabout we were skirting.

‘Perseverance is everything’  I kept telling myself as I plugged away, and after a few early wrong turns, I thought I may finally have found what I was looking for. I gazed deeply into my wife’s eyes, trying to gauge her reaction, desperate for a sign that we had, at last, found the location… but nothing. What I had thought was the spot turned out to be an advertising hoarding for G-Star Raw clothing available at the Commercial Road Retail Park in Ipswich. Another false dawn. 

Take the ring road

Despite my early optimism, after about three-and-a-half minutes, when I saw my wife yawn out of the corner of my eye, I realized that I was on a hiding to nothing. In one desperate, final push, I put my foot on the accelerator in the hope that I might hit the spot by fluke alone, but… nah. When my wife took out the packed lunch and offered me a pickled onion, I knew the game was up.

G-spot? My arse.

Hmmmmm. Now there’s a thought!

Allegation of bin theft ‘rubbish’ say neighbours

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Allegation of bin theft ‘rubbish’ say neighbours
Allegation of bin theft ‘rubbish’ say neighbours

Neighbours… everybody needs good neighbours. If only we actually had them and not someone accused of bin theft.

That’s what the Robson family who live at No.35, Rectory Road, Mellis, Suffolk have been wishing, ever since their neighbours, the Rowntrees, who live at No.37, stole their prized wheelie bin (allegedly).

It all started when Sandra Robson (54) went to take out her family’s trash last Monday evening in time for the bin collection early Tuesday morning. Upon opening the lid of her bin. She was horrified to discover that it was full of other people’s crap – including, a smashed-up old tricycle which she could have sworn belonged to ‘that little shit next door’, Sean Rowntree (5), the toddler son of neighbours John (unemployed) & Maureen (unemployable) Rowntree.

Disgusted, Sandra called her husband, Dave, downstairs to help her empty the bin onto the doorstep of No.37 – where she believed it originated and rightly belonged. To ensure that the Rowntrees got the message to leave their bin alone, Sandra instructed Dave to whitewash the words ‘No.35 RUBBISH’ on the side of their bin – which he reluctantly did with a sigh and several muted ffs’s.

Litter did she know

The next morning, amidst the revving of van engines, and the general ambience of life in a run-down, working-class street, Sandra opened her front door in her pink, tea-stained nightgown to retrieve the milk which had ceased being delivered about twenty years before.

What she did find, to her utter dismay, was that her beloved, freshly-daubed wheelie bin had been stolen, by the Rowntrees – obviously – or at least that’s what she thought. What she didn’t know was that a dopey binman had taken Dave’s daubed message to mean that the wheelie bin itself was rubbish and should be chucked in the dustcart – which it had been earlier that morning, but of course, haughty Sandra wasn’t to know that.

Neighbours had bin wrongly accused

Adding two and two together and coming up with five, Sandra called Dave downstairs again and insisted that he retaliate against ‘those f*cking f*ckers next door’ by stealing their bin and making it their own. Having done as ordered, dutiful twerp, Dave was further directed by his viperous wife, who was standing on their doorstep with her arms folded, and full of scorn, to get his tin of paint out again, and spell out the accusation, in large capital letters, that No.37 had pinched their prized wheelie bin.

It just goes to show, you never can tell… can you?

Pingu whitewashes past at Chinese laundry

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Pingu whitewashes past at Chinese laundry
Pingu whitewashes past at Chinese laundry

Has-been children’s TVs Penguin, ‘Pingu’ is running a Chinese laundry in Antarctica to make ends meet.

The one-time pre-school favourite has been running Pingu’s Laundry.ever since his hit telly show was unexpectedly cancelled in 2006, leaving him stony broke.

Pingu (36) from West Berlin, Germany, is best known for getting up to no good with his best friend Robby,.sister Pinga, and girlfriend, Pingi over 157 cold, caper-filled episodes which ran worldwide for sixteen years from 1990.

However, having squandered his fortune on cordon bleu krill, squids, and fishes,. and with other stop-motion, clay animals stepping into his shoes.

.Pingu has been forced to return to his family’s traditional trade.of washing and ironing the clothes and bedsheets of more prosperous and enduring celebrities such as Morph, Wallace & Grommet, and Shaun the Sheep.

Sprechen sie Chinese?

Chinese laundry, services were first introduced to the US.and Canada by Chinese immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Poverty and a lack of English language skills prevented the Chinese from obtaining more gainful employment. Conditions in the laundries were poor and the launderers were forced to wash, scrub and iron up to sixteen hours a day.

We contacted Robby, Pingu’s former best friend and co-star and asked him where things went so badly wrong for his old chum. “chramalachanangachlang, Nachlanga damachanga lamancha, womanizer, Noot Noot! Hatachamanchalacha hamanglchanka, forgot who his friends were, damana lachanga underage sex scandal, Noot Noot! Famahadan, amanchalanada, naked romp at Michael Barrymore’s house, Noot Noot!”

Pingu was not available to comment.

Aldi in a flap as branded flip-flops flop

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Aldi in a flap as branded flip-flops flop
Aldi in a flap as branded flip-flops flop

Bosses at Aldi are in a flap as their new range of branded sportswear has flopped in its shops.

By placing itself as the affordable supermarket of poor people, Aldi-branded groceries continue to fly out of the shops as the never-ending, ever-upward-spiralling cost-of-living crisis continues to bite. But when it comes to fashionable sportswear, they haven’t got a f*cking clue!

Bundesflagging sales

No discerning Brit abroad, regardless of how chavvy, lolloping, or lacking in self-respect they might be, would ever consider wearing the tacky Aldi-coloured plastic crap that the popular German Bundeshop has released in preparation for the scorching-hot summer that Greenpeace has promised us. The poorly-produced, waterproof (possibly) footwear, which feature the aggressive colours of the German flag, also appear (albeit completely coincidentally – probably) to be inspired by fellow German sports footwear manufacturer Adidas.

Dassler way to do it

For those readers who don’t already know, Adidas was founded in 1949 by Nazi cobbler and entrepreneur, Adolf Dassler, younger brother of Heir Rudolf Dassler, founder of Puma (also purveyors of Sportschuhfabrik.) Emblazoned with their iconic three diagonal stripes, the Dassler brothers’ shoes were an instant smash and were even endorsed by Jesse Owens who wore them as he set his long jump record at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The shoes also graced the feet of thousands of sports club members of the Hitler Youth. Ahem.

Aldi Flip Flops

In a weird replication of the German-Nazi-brother-entrepreneurs-invading-England model, Aldi too was founded and run by two German brothers, Karl and Theo Albrecht, when they took over their mother’s store in Essen in 1946. Younger bruder, Theo fought under Rommel in the Afrika Korps, while bigger bruder, Karl fought with the Third Reich on the Russian front.

Don’t mention the war

Despite the Albrechts both being long dead, their shops are undeniably extremely cheap and successful, and for that, the people of Great Britain will always be grateful.

Quite why Adidas shoes are still worn by so many of us is anyone’s guess?

Primark fitting room gender exclusion confusion

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Primark fitting room gender exclusion confusion
Primark fitting room gender exclusion confusion

To its credit, Primark has attempted to take the lead in the great British ‘what is a woman and what is a man?’ debate by signaling to customers its fitting room rules. Trouble is, the guidance is really confusing.

It used to be so simple. When you went to the shops to buy clothes, women would try them on in the women’s fitting room, men would use the men’s fitting room, and transvestites or transgenders would just borrow their wives’ or mums’ clothes without the need for them to fit properly at all. Today, everything’s changed.

Pri Mark (or Michelle)

Some of Primark’s fitting rooms are for women only, but they don’t specify what a woman is (?) I know what a woman is (I think), and so do you (probably) but one can never be certain anymore. I think womanhood has something to do with having the ability to menstruate and look after a family’s finances in a responsible way (apart from my brother’s wife, who spends his wages like she’s trying to bail out a swiss investment bank.) But what if I (a handsome, butch, womanizing man) choose to identify as a woman (which I sometimes like to do on a weekend)? Can I use the women’s fitting room at Primark? Perhaps I had better ask Nicola Sturgeon.

Fat Doris (or Dave)

Primark also offers ‘Any gender fitting rooms’ (whatever they are) to those who ask. Does this mean that as a fully-grown man (on weekdays, at least), I can share a fitting room with a juvenile female fitting for a school uniform, or a fat old Doris trying on some plus-size hosiery, as long as I ‘identify’ as a woman? Really?

Although we applaud Primark for trying, we recommend that it scraps its confusing fitting room guidance and adopt the system we use at the SUFFOLK GAZETTE. If our staff need to change clothes for whatever reason (e.g. switching between genders, willy-nilly) we just strip off and do it right there in the middle of the room, where everyone can see, without warning. I mean, what’s the point of having a special room for discreetly changing clothes IF ANYONE CAN GO IN THERE?

FFS.

Wake up Britain! You’re losing it – fast!

The Therapeutic Potential of THCA Flower: Exploring the Benefits and Uses

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The Therapeutic Potential of THCA Flower: Exploring the Benefits and Uses
The Therapeutic Potential of THCA Flower: Exploring the Benefits and Uses

With cannabis becoming legalized in more places and as people become more aware of the medical benefits of cannabinoids, more people are willing to use it to ease their health conditions. There is also more research into the therapeutic potential of various cannabinoids in the cannabis plant continues to expand. Among the cannabinoids gaining attention these days is tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA).

The THCA flower is the raw cannabis flower containing high concentration levels of tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA). While it is not psychoactive like tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and would not cause you to get high, THCA flower has different medicinal properties that make it valuable for treating various medical conditions.

This article discusses the potential benefits and uses of the THCA flower.

Potential Benefits of THCA Flower

Some of the medicinal properties of the THCA flower include the following:

Anti-Inflammatory Properties

THCA has anti-inflammatory properties, which can relieve health conditions such as arthritis, Crohn’s disease, inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis, and psoriasis. Research has shown that it can modulate the activities of immune cells, such as T-cells and macrophages, to reduce the body’s natural response to injury or infection and subsequently reduce inflammation.

This was proven in a preclinical study published in the Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, which showed that THCA effectively reduced inflammation and oxidative stress in mice.

Neuroprotective Properties

Regular use of THCA flower can help protect brain nerve cells from damage caused by oxidative stress and inflammation. It influences the expressions of cells that control inflammation, stress response, and neuronal growth to protect nerve cells from degeneration.

It also increases the production of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a protein that enhances the growth and survival of neurons. This makes it valuable in treating conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and multiple sclerosis.

A 2017 study on the effectiveness of THC for neurodegenerative conditions revealed that THCA reduced inflammation and improved cognitive function in subjects diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

Antiemetic Properties

It is common for patients to suffer from nausea and vomiting after chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and some medications. While traditional antiemetics, such as serotonin receptor antagonists, can be effective, they may also have unpleasant side effects. The antiemetic properties of THCA make it ideal for treating nausea and vomiting without experiencing undesirable reactions.

In a 2013 experiment, researchers found that THCA reduced vomiting and nausea induced by cisplatin, a chemotherapy drug. The study also revealed that THCA is a stronger antiemetic agent than THC because it does not readily cross the blood-brain barrier. It is also non-psychoactive, making it a safer alternative for people who do not wanting to get high.

Antioxidant Properties

When reactive oxygen is produced in excess, but the body cannot detoxify or repair the damage they cause, it can lead to oxidative stress. This can cause cancer, cardiovascular disease, and neurodegenerative disorders due to damage to cells. THCA interacts with the endocannabinoid systems to eliminate the free oxygen radicals and reduce oxidative stress. Moreover, it has a stronger affinity for reactive oxygen radicals, which allows it to neutralize them more effectively than THC.

Uses of THCA Flower

There are different ways to use your THCA flower to maximize its therapeutic benefits. Some of them include the following:

Juicing

You can juice raw cannabis leaves and flowers into smoothies. This is one of the best ways to consume the flower without risking decarboxylation and mistakenly converting the THCA cannabinoid to THC.

Topicals

The topical application involves rubbing creams or balms that contain THCA directly into the skin. This allows for localized delivery and reduces the risk of decarboxylation. Even better, topical application can improve skin conditions such as eczema and acne.

Tinctures

Tincture application involves dropping a few THCA tincture under the tongue and holding it for a few seconds before swallowing. This sends THCA into the bloodstream via the blood vessels under the tongue. You can also make your THCA flowers into tinctures by soaking the raw cannabis flower in alcohol or oil.

Smoking and Vaping

If you want to experience a psychoactive experience, you can also convert your THCA flower into THC by smoking or vaping the flower. Applying heat strips the THCA molecule of the carboxylic acid atom, converting it to THC, which readily binds to the CB1 receptor of the endocannabinoid system.

Milk man on London tube a sucker for love

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Milk man on London tube a sucker for love
Milk man on London tube a sucker for love

We’ve all done it. You see a fitty on the London tube, and you think to yourself ‘she’s nice. I’m perfect for her.’, so you stand up and whip it out to impress her.

That’s what happened when Elvin Carmichael headed into London tube on a sightseeing trip from his hometown of Nayland in Suffolk. Carmichael (26), a budding comedian of no fixed address, was on the central line near Stratford when a beautiful, young professional boarded the train and sat down beside him.

After staring at her reflection in the opposite window and taking a few selfies of the two of them together, the day-tripper began to repeatedly peer out of the corner of his eyes at the attractive young lady, who sitting, obliviously staring at her phone beside him. When these dating formalities were over, Carmichael, who has a history of mental illness, decided to take their romance to the next level.

Hand down trousers

An anonymous commuter who witnessed the events told this reporter “You instantly know when a nutter has boarded the London Tube because you can see them looking up and down the carriage, scanning for a victim.

After he sat down, I could see him mouthing some shit to himself – another surefire sign of lunacy. Anyway, after the unsuspecting woman sat down beside him, I watched to see what happened next. My hands began to clam up and I thought ‘here we go’. After he had taken the photos and done the eyes thing a few times, he started the mouthing again, practicing whatever crazy idea he had in his head. And then he did it.”

Did what?

“I was about to tell you. He stood up and faced the lady. She looked up from her phone. His back was to me now but I saw him put his hand down his trousers and reach for something. He began to slowly pull whatever it was up and out over his waistband. It turned out to be a large carton of full-fat milk. A few of the passengers began to take notice, but the girl, who was wearing ear pods, sat quite unmoved.”

Then what?

“Give me a chance, I was about to tell you. Then he reached down the back of his trousers and pulled out two paper straws, already out of their wrappers. They must have been lodged in his ass crack to have been so immediately accessible. He sat down again, this time facing the woman, and started to mouth some crazy shit.”

What did he say?

“I don’t know. I was wearing ear pods also, but he had taken the lid off the milk and put the straws in so it was probably a bonkers chat-up line. He kept puckering and making sucking motions with his lips. He was gesturing for the girl to drink the milk through the other straw as he sucked through his.”

Good grief. Then what happened?

“Don’t ask me. We got to Bethnal Green, which is my stop, so I got off.”

Ffs.

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