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Frespanol has erased memories of his last trip to the Sunshine Coast with victory in the open handicap, a race deferred from the Doomben wash-out.The 1350m-race abandoned on Saturday was added to what was already a 12--race program on Wednesday with many of the runners being prepared for upcoming summer features.Ridden by Jim Byrne, former Sydney-trained Frespanol ($10) scored by a short head to Jopa ($9) on Wednesday with a half length to third-placed Harada Bay ($8).The last time Frespanol headed to the Sunshine Coast in April he was in a float which rolled down an embankment on the Bruce Highway and he spent 40 minutes trapped inside.Frespanol and the three other horses on the truck escaped serious injury but he missed the winter carnival.Trainer Tony Gollan, who is in New Zealand for a horse sale, said by phone the win had come as no surprise and Frespanol had improved with each race this campaign.He was good first-up and then had no luck at all second-up when caught deep, Gollan said.He is a nice horse and he will now run in the Recognition Stakes at Eagle Farm on Saturday week.After that he will chase the feature races such as the Lough Neagh and Bernborough Stakes in the summer.Gollan said Frespanol owed him a win in a stakes race from his days when the gelding was trained in Sydney.He actually beat me in a stakes race when Gai Waterhouse trained him. My mare Tornado Miss ran second to him in the 2015 Spear Chief Stakes at Doomben, Gollan said.I do think he will be even fitter next time so the stakes race might be soon.Group Two winner Rudy lost no friends when he came from third last to finish fifth. Adidas NMD R2 Suomi . Mats Zuccarello and Derek Stepan scored shootout goals, and backup goalie Cam Talbot earned his second win in two nights as the Rangers shook off a late tying tally and beat the Maple Leafs 2-1 Monday night. Adidas NMD XR1 Ale . -- New England Revolution goalkeeper Matt Reis is retiring after a 16-year career to become the goalie coach for the Los Angeles Galaxy. http://www.nmdhalvalla.com/adidas-nmd-xr1-halvalla.html . Toronto has dropped games to Indiana and Miami since a five-game winning streak and closed out a three-game road trip at 1-2. Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 Suomi . Jason Zucker and Matt Cooke also scored for Minnesota, which has won five of six. Kuemper made five saves in the first, nine in the second, and nine in the third. The rookies best save came with 2:17 left in the third period when he denied former Wild forward Matt Cullen from just outside of the crease on the right side. Adidas Deerupt Suomi . -- Timbers coach Caleb Porter didnt stray from his business-like approach to the season even after Portland downed the two-time defending league champion Los Angeles Galaxy to gain crucial playoff position. The little kids dream is about to come true and the AFLs newest finalists have declared themselves ready for the challenge.Saturday weeks all-Sydney qualifying final at ANZ Stadium against the Swans will be the first taste of finals action for most of the GWS Giants.Steeled by several hard pre-seasons and multiple heavy defeats in their first three years, the Giants have no doubt they will be up to the task.It wasnt too long ago we were little kids dreaming about playing in these games watching guys like Stevie (Johnson) and Heath (Shaw) and Mummy (Shane Mumford) run around in finals games, Giants midfielder and foundation player Stephen Coniglio said.For us its been a long time coming and I know were all very much excited,Time will tell as to how we go on the big stage, but one things for sure theres a lot of guys are ready.The hunger for success of Coniglio and several other foundation players has been recognised by more recent recruits including former Geelong triple-premiership winner Steve Johnson.Some of those guys have gone through some absolute beltings in theiir career and they havent forgotten, forward Johnson said.ddddddddddddThey are really motivated by trying to get to the big stage.Ive joined the club and Ive come to realise just how hard it was for some of these guys guys that turned up here as 17-year-olds from all round the country....were living away from their families. Also on the back of that werent getting the results they were after.But to see how theyve all stuck together and the motivation of that group of players to want to have some premiership success has certainly driven me to want to improve and want to help play a role in getting them to a grand final one day.Coniglio described the acquisition late last year of former Cats forward Johnson as the cream and cherry on top of the Giants recruitment cake.West Australian Coniglio has become the Giants premier run-with player this year.He was looking forward to tussling again with a powerful Swans midfield he said had crazy depth. ' ' '