A showdown between brilliant last-start winners Sleepee, Keayang Livana and Illawong Stardust provides a mouth-watering storyline to this Saturday night's IRT Australia Matriarch Trot at Tabcorp Park Melton.
Sleepee proved giant-killer when she emerged from a spell to run down Cover Of Darkness and win last weekend's Woodlands Stud Noopy Kiosk Trotters Free For All on the same card that saw Illawong Stardust overcome a back row draw and wide run for the last lap to take out the Melton City Council Trot.
Keayang Livana wasn't at the races last Saturday, but made a stunning return from a break seven days earlier with a big triumph in the Hygain La Coocaracha Trotters Free For All.
The three look among the key players for the $30,000 Group 2 feature alongside Matthew Craven's star duo Pink Galahs and Queen Of Crime, David Miles' Emerald Stride and Andy Gath's Monaro Maro.
The TAB Blacks A Fake Free For All for the fast class pacers is also a cracker.
David Aiken's top guns Malcolms Rhythm, Sirletic and Max Delight have drawn alongside one another in barriers four, five and six in a race that includes Shadow Sax (Craven) and Code Bailey (Margaret Lee) among the field of eight.
Another big week is planned on Trots Vision, with the Melton meeting one of those to get expansive coverage via thetrots.com.au.
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THE WEEK AHEAD
TUESDAY
Bendigo (night)
Lachlan McIntosh will call all the racing from Lord's Raceway, with the first event to kick off at 4.55pm.
WEDNESDAY
Echuca (night)
The seventh heat of the Alabar Vicbred Platinum Mares Sprint Championship headlines the card from the state's border, with the race leading up to a $40,000 final at Tabcorp Park Melton on August 7. Luke Humphreys is your caller.
THURSDAY
Kilmore (night)
Five trotting events are scheduled on the nine-race card, including two $10,000 Aldebaran Park Vicbred Platinum maidens for horses four and older.
Iceeyalookin is an interesting debutant at the meeting, being a half-sister to multiple Group 1-winning mare Shes An Image.
Lachlan McIntosh will be behind the binoculars.
FRIDAY
Stawell (day)
A quality nine-event card will be called by Rob Auber, with a six-horse claiming race kicking off the afternoon's racing from 11.52am.
Mildura (night)
Luke Humphreys takes his regular spot in the caller's box at Mildura as the club swaps the recent afternoon timeslot for the evening block.
As usual, Bernie Winkle will carry plenty of interest as he bids to make it 31 wins at the Sunraysia circuit.
SATURDAY
Tabcorp Park Melton (night)
Rob Auber and Nikkita Ross will join caller Dan Mielicki for the wall-to-wall coverage on Trots Vision, with the IRT Australia Matriarch Trot and TAB Blacks A Fake Free For All among the highlights of the 10-race meeting.
SUNDAY
Cranbourne (twilight)
Cranbourne racing is again back in the Sunday twilight zone, with Rob Auber set to call all of the racing.
MONDAY
Maryborough (day)
Lachlan McIntosh will call Maryborough’s one and only meeting for June.