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Thema speichern VorschauTAMPA, Fla. -- Hue Jackson is looking for any edge he can get to turn the Cleveland Browns into winners.The first-year coach welcomed an opportunity to bring his team to Florida for a pair of joint practices with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this week, figuring its not only helpful work leading into a preseason game between the clubs, but also could prove beneficial when the Browns visit the Sunshine State again next month.It is a little hot, it is a little humid, and Im glad that it is, Jackson said Tuesday. The hotter the better because thats the way it is going to be as we start during the (regular) season against Miami.The teams will share the practice fields at One Buccaneer Place again Wednesday, then face each other in a nationally televised exhibition Friday night.Jackson wants to gauge the Browns response to the unusual training camp routine. 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PETERSBURG, Fla.Mitchell Beer is hoping the horse who played a starring role in launching his training career a year ago can return to winning ways when she runs at Flemington.Beer began his training career in December last year when he formed a partnership with Max Hinton at Mornington, and it didnt take long for Jacquis Joy to register Beers first city winner.That came at Caulfield on Boxing Day and she added another city win a couple of weeks later at the same track to make it three victories from her first three starts for the team after being bought from New Zealand.Jacquis Joy has not won since, but Beer is convinced the four-year-old has more metropolitan victories in her and is hoping one of them comes at Flemington on Saturday in the Beachside Handicap.We couldnt have asked for much more from her, Beer said.She won her first three and two in town, and was our first runner. Shes done an amazing job but I certainly dont think weve seen the end of her.Shes certainly got some more metropolitan wins in her and looking at that field on Saturday shes certainly a really good each-way chance and it wont shock us to see her back in the winners stall.Beer was initially disappoointed with Jacquis Joys first-up fifth in a race at Moonee Valley in late October but felt she was intimidated inside horses, and she now wears blinkers.ddddddddddddHe was happy with her last-start third at Ballarat in a fillies and mares benchmark race over 1200m.The mare steps to 1400m and Beer believes she is going as well as last summer.Along with Jacquis Joys city wins, the team also won a Group Three race with Almighty Girl in autumn.On Wednesday Lock And Load claimed a metropoltian win at Mornington.Its been an incredible 12 months, Beer said.To go out on my own and start a business was extremely daunting. My first goals and aspirations were just to get through the first 12 months with a small team of horses.But through the likes of her (Jacquis Joy) and Almighty Girl, I think weve had about 15 winners, probably four metropolitan winners including a Group Three winner.So its been a pretty fantastic 12 months and weve attracted some really nice horses off the back of that. So the next couple of years looks extremely bright. ' ' '