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An impressive first-up win to Divine Mr Artie has provided a tonic for trainer Brendan McCarthy who broke his arm when kicked by a horse.Jockey Craig Williams was impressed by the way the four-year-old gelding returned to racing in Saturdays Plenary Group Handicap (1200m) and is convinced the Group Three Standish Handicap on New Years Day over the same course would be ideal for Divine Mr Artie.McCarthy was not on track to see Divine Mr Artie sprint to a three-length win in his first start this season, with a stable representative explaining the trainer had undergone surgery on a broken arm sustained while loading a horse onto a float at his property on Friday.Its a good tonic for him getting the win today, getting hurt last night, stable representative Crystal Lethart said.Divine Mr Artie was resuming for his first start since winning at Caulfield on the final weekend of last season as a three-year-old in July, and Williams maintained a perfect record on the four-year-old gelding from his two rides on the sprinter.Well supported late from $5 to $4, Divine Mr Artie got cover back in the field in the straight track sprint before he chimed in on the outside and then surged clear in the final 200m to defeat Armada ($10), with another three-quarters of a length to Chiavari ($7) third.He ticked a lot of boxes coming into todays race and it looks like a race like the Standish, now that hes hopefully got his rating up enough to get him into the race, should be right up his alley the way hes come back, Williams said.Williams begins a stint in Hong Kong on Sunday but is back in Melbourne for racing on December 31 at Moonee Valley and the Standish Handicap the next day.Teemu Selanne Jersey . "Thank you for the warm welcome," Beckham said on an 80-degree February morning. In this case, it was soccer weather. The sport moved a step closer to returning to South Florida on Wednesday, when Beckham confirmed he has exercised his option to purchase a Major League Soccer expansion franchise in Miami. Joe Sakic Avalanche Jersey .Y. -- Knicks coach Mike Woodson said Wednesday that J. http://www.hockeyavalanche.com/authentic-nikita-zadorov-avalanche-jersey/ . - Oakland Raiders running back Rashad Jennings was speaking to a group of local high school students earlier this week when the conversation turned to the importance of being prepared when opportunities in life arise. Anton Lindholm Jersey . Hazard cut in from the left and scored with a swerving right-footed shot for ninth goal of the season, which proved to be enough for the victory despite Chelseas forwards again lacking a cutting edge up front. Nathan MacKinnon Avalanche Jersey .ca NFL Power Rankings, overtaking the Denver Broncos and remaining ahead of NFC competition San Francisco, Carolina and New Orleans.Texas?basketball coach Shaka Smart says the majority of his players view the election of Donald Trump as president a slap in the face.Speaking after Texas beat Incarnate Word 78-73 Friday in the No. 21 Longhorns season opener, Smart was asked if he had noticed other comments critical of Trump in the sports world, notably earlier Friday by San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich.The mentality of the majority of those guys is that the president they got, the president-elect, it was a slap in the face for those guys, Smart said, adding later some of his players were really, really hurt.As a guy who studied history and has a decent understanding in the backstory in this country, this is a real reminder to me of where we come from and where we are.ddddddddddddmart spoke for nearly seven minutes on the election and protests around the country before and since. He said he thought the country had moved forward on race issues with the election of Barack Obama in 2008.This is a real, real wakeup call and reminder about where we are at. This is just a beginning, Smart said. But you know what? Our country has spoken.Smart also said of his players, To them, it was a message of, Hey, you are not as significant and as important as other people in this country. ' ' '