TRAINER Mike Moroney has decided to add another run to Xcellent's program after his surprise defeat at the hands of Sir Slick in the Zabeel Classic in Auckland on Boxing Day.
VISIT any racing stable these days and you will see lots of chestnuts, bays and browns, and not all of them will be racehorses.
CHIEF steward Des Gleeson has described his meeting yesterday with Racing Victoria Limited chairman Michael Duffy as a "normal review."
BALLARAT trainer Graeme Hicks wants to erase the nightmare of Majestic Arch's failure at Sandown Hillside last week when he starts in the Vocabulary Handicap (2040m) at Moonee Valley tomorrow.
HERE is the horse all the money says will win Victoria's biggest harness race.
DANNY Nikolic has perhaps the best handle on the outcome of today's Lord Stakes at Caulfield, but still admits it is too close to call.
LIKE most others, trainer Andrew Noblet was blown away by the debut win of Turing, favourite for today's Dennis Hanrahan Handicap at Caulfield.
THE scratching of pre-race favourite Immortality can pave the way for Darren Gauci to celebrate his birthday with a victory in today's Christmas Stakes at Caulfield.
RACING Victoria Limited chief steward Des Gleeson has rejected calls for a review of RVL's integrity services department.
AFTER a handful of placings in stakes races, Cranbourne trainer Robbie Griffiths wondered if Cocinero would ever win a feature race.
VICTORIA'S infuriating problem with wildly varying track ratings surfaced again at Caulfield yesterday.
THE equine flu epidemic should be eliminated altogether in Australia in 2008, according to federal Agriculture Minister Tony Burke.
MELBOURNE Cup-winning trainer Graeme Rogerson will cap an extraordinary two months when he launches his harness racing driving career in New Zealand tomorrow.
NOEL Callow has spent the past fortnight in Melbourne recovering from a whirlwind end to a stellar year.
VICTORIA'S freakish weather forced trainer Andy Gath to scratch his two runners from last night's $150,000 Group 1 Tasmanian Championship.
YOUNG Victorian trainer Emma Stewart scored the biggest win of her career when Manwarra Goforgold led throughout in last night's $150,000 Tasmanian Championship (2579m) at Elwick.
SPACE is fast running out on the Racing Victoria Limited board room whiteboard as the list of pressing issues grows like car park queues at Chadstone.
THE Australian Trainers' Association has dropped a Christmas bombshell by calling on Racing Victoria Limited to review the operations and functions of its Integrity Services Department.
STEWARDS nationally are keeping statistics on all incidents of saddles slipping in races.
1. Show A Heart Handicap 12:15pm
5. Murcotts Driving Excellence Plate 2:50pm
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Peter Robl (right) rides to victory on Our Mosstique at Randwick on Saturday. Picture: Mark Evans
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