A big weekend of racing ahead with the Epsom Handicap and Metropolitan headlining a Super Saturday at Randwick that will see four Group 1 races decided while Makybe Diva and Lad Of The Manor will do battle once again in the Turnbull Stakes at Flemington.
Leading Sydney trainer Gai Waterhouse will be shooting for a fourth Epsom Handicap when she saddles up Mr Celebrity, Lotteria, Flaming and last years winner Desert War. The Allan Denham trained Collate is the hardest to beat after taking out the Cameron Handicap at Newcastle, a race in which Mr Celebrity finished second.
The John Hawkes trained Railings and Tim Martin trained Stormhill look as though they will battle out the Metropolitan. The Grafton Cup winner Stormhill gets the nod after turned the tables on Railings the last time they met.
Australian Horse of the Year Makybe Diva and Lad Of The Manor will again do battle in the Turnbull Stakes at Flemington on Saturday. The champion mare has been under a cloud during the week with some members of the press reporting all is not well after bookmakers took bets on Mummify to win the Cox Plate.
Trainer Lee Freedman responded to those suggestions during the week, daring $4-00 to be posted for the Turnbull so he could get on.