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Luck and more luck needed in Blue Riband

Luck and more luck needed in Blue Riband

ALL the main chances are on the second row...then there's us! That was the tongue-in-cheek comment from Damian Wilson when discussing Saturday night's Victoria Oaks in Melton. Wilson will contest the Group One with Ideal Moth, which has drawn the outside of the back row

Keep your friends close and your frenemies closer!

Keep your friends close and your frenemies closer!

EXHILARATING sqauregaiter Keayang Zahara doesn't need to look far to find her biggest threat ahead of Saturday night's mega Melton meeting. Widely-regarded as the most exciting trotting mare produced during the past decade, Keayang Zahara is a $1.30 TAB Fixed Odds favourite in the Bill

Talented youngster heading interstate - again!

Talented youngster heading interstate - again!

TO South Australia via Tasmania is certainly the long way around for Victorian youngster Coniston, but that's no concern according to trainer John Tormey. With the three-year-old finalising a successful campaign on the Apple Isle last month, Tormey has decided to head in the opposite direction this time.

Cahir dares to dream

Cahir dares to dream

LIKE so many leaving an Australian Pacing Gold Sale with their latest purchase, Nathan Cahir had dreams of grandeur. Visions of his acquisition blazing down the home straight under lights, glorious sunset in the background, roses raining down and a grandstand of adoring fans cheering him on. Well, maybe not

Classic at his mercy

Classic at his mercy

HE'S poised to contest several majors in Melton on Saturday night, with each of his runners 'in the market' and considered a reasonable chance. For example, Soho Americano is vying for favouritism in the Victoria Oaks despite her second row draw, while Sao Paulo Simba -

Aiming to join elite sorority

Aiming to join elite sorority

HAVING joined an elite sorority earlier in the season, classy youngster Gatesys Gem is aiming to assume her position among another rare group of fillies this weekend. Taken north last May, Gatesys Gem became just the sixth member of the 'fairer sex' to complete the New South Wales

Can he defy logic this weekend?

Can he defy logic this weekend?

EVERY once in a while, a competitor comes along that defies the odds, defies logic and fulfils an incredible dream. One such case which springs to mind is George Foreman, who captured the greatest title in the whole world - Heavyweight Championship belt - in 1973, before retiring from the