Dual Group One winner Lucky Hussler has bounced back to top form with a hard-fought victory over Illustrious Lad in the Kevin Heffernan Stakes at Sandown.Lucky Hussler had been unplaced in his two starts this spring in Group One sprints and trainer Darren Weir said it was good to see the gelding produce in Saturdays 1300m Group Three weight-for-age race.It was nice to see him attack the line again, Weir said.He had a knee chip removed at the end of his last preparation and hes had two runs back in and he had been working a lot better than he had been racing.So it was good to see him stretch out and have a crack today.Lucky Hussler had blinkers removed for Saturdays race, a move Weir said came about after an impressive trial on Tuesday.I think hes back on track for the Magic Millions, Weir said.Lucky Hussler won the $1 million Magic Millions Cup (1400m) at the Gold Coast in January and that is the target again on January 14 next year.Illustrious Lad, winner of a Group Two sprint at Flemington last start, crossed to sit outside the leader Faatinah and travelled into the race strongly before hitting the front early in the straight.Lucky Hussler, with Brad Rawiller aboard, emerged on his inside from back in the field and the pair surged clear of the pack inside the last 200m.Illustrious Lad kept rallying late but Lucky Hussler got home by a short head with four lengths to third-placed Super Cash.He kind of waited at the top of the straight, he was just going too easy, Illustrious Lads jockey Anthony Darmanin said.Once Brad came up beside me he went again but it was too late. 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Golden Boy Promotions received the final installment of its seven-figure contract buyout from heavyweight Luis King Kong Ortiz on Tuesday, making Ortiz a promotional free agent and bringing to an end the quick demise of what had been a fruitful relationship.Golden Boy Promotions and Luis Ortiz amicably parted ways, Golden Boy Promotions spokesman Stefan Friedman said in a statement. We are proud of the work that Golden Boy and Luis accomplished together culminating in his WBA heavyweight interim championship victory and subsequent title defenses. We wish Luis and his team all the best in the future.The statement for public consumption described an amicable separation, but that is not the case when the story is told privately.Ortiz and Golden Boy had ironed out a deal for Ortiz to defend his interim title against mandatory challenger Alexander Ustinov on Sept. 17 in the co-feature on the Canelo Alvarez-Liam Smith HBO PPV card at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. However, after making a deal, Ortizs camp tried to renegotiate for more money, according to two sources with knowledge of the situation.Golden Boy declined to pay more than it had already agreed to and said Ortiz could sit or buy out his contract if his camp met the companys asking price. Ultimately, Ortizs team came up with the low seven-figure payment -- in multiple installments -- and bought out the agreement.According to those close to Golden Boy CEO Oscar De La Hoya, he was disgusted by the turn of events but took the attitude that life was too short to work with people who did not honor their agreement.It became clear that Ortiz (25-0, 22 KOs) and Golden Boy were close to going their separate ways last week when the fight with the 39-year-old Ustinov (33-1, 24 KOs) was put up for auction at a purse bid and Golden Boy did not make an offer. Instead, there was oonly one bidder, Vlad Hrunov on behalf of Russian promoter Andrey Ryabinskys World of Boxing.dddddddddddd. With nobody else in the room to force a bidding war, he bid the minimum of $600,000.Ortiz is entitled to 60 percent, meaning he will earn $360,000, and Ustinov is entitled to 40 percent, meaning his purse will be $240,000.With the fight tentatively slated for Nov. 19 in Moscow, Las Vegas or Minsk, the capital of Ustinovs native Belarus, Golden Boy said Ortiz would likely earn less than he was offered for the appearance on Sept. 17 because of the tax burden he would face fighting overseas -- not to mention he likely wont be granted the perks reserved for fighters on their own promoters event.Golden Boy did a superb job handling Ortiz, a 37-year-old southpaw who defected from Cuba and lives in Miami, during their time together. After he knocked out Lateef Kayode in the first round in 2014 to win a vacant interim title, Ortiz tested positive for a banned substance. He was stripped of the title, suspended and fined and the result was changed to a no decision. But despite so many being down on Ortiz, Golden Boy stuck by him and when he returned got him one tuneup fight and then another shot at the interim belt.He knocked out overmatched Matias Ariel Vidondo in the third round on the HBO PPV undercard of Gennady Golovkin-David Lemieux to claim the interim title and has made two defenses. Golden Boy got both fights on HBO as main events, a sensational seventh-round knockout of contender Bryant Jennings in December followed by a sixth-round destruction of Tony Thompson on March 5, leading many to view Ortiz as the best heavyweight in the world. No one from Ortizs team could be reached for comment. ' ' '