The Trots Vision coverage will be ramped up for tomorrow night’s Australasian Premier Trotting Sale series meeting at Tabcorp Park Melton.
Caller Dan Mielicki will join Rob Auber for the wall-to-wall coverage, which will kick off shortly before the first race at 5.07pm.
Two heats of the APTS series are part of the eight-race card, with one for the three-year-old colts and geldings and another for the three-year-old fillies. They provide a pathway to $50,000 Group 1 finals at Melton on August 21.
Tomorrow, small but quality fields have been assembled in both divisions. Vicbred Super Series 2YO Trotting Colts and Geldings third place-getter Aldebaran Zeus (Brent Lilley) is one of the fancied runners in the clash for the boys, while Group 1 winner Banglez (Emma Stewart) and 2021 NSW Trotters Oaks champion Aldebaran Ursula (Kerryann Morris) are key hopes in the battle between the girls.
The Wednesday meeting is one of three at Tabcorp Park in coming days, with the Saturday night metropolitan card highlighted by the TAB Melton Pace Final and the Hip Pocket Workwear and Safety Coulter Crown – both at Group 3 level – as well as the Melton Mares Championship.
The exciting Jilliby Babavska (Paddy Lee), whose last win was the Group 3 Lenin Trotters Free For All in November of 2019, is one of the intriguing runners on the 10-event card. It will be his first start in more than a year and a half after overcoming injury.
In another big week of Victorian racing, double headers are planned for both Thursday and Friday, while Melton fires back up for a rare Monday meeting after the weekend.
THE WEEK AHEAD
TUESDAY
Shepparton (night)
Caller: Lachlan McIntosh
The first of two Shepparton meetings for the week kicks off from 5.04pm.
WEDNESDAY
Tabcorp Park Melton (night)
Caller: Dan Mielicki
A big week of racing at Victorian harness headquarters fires up with two Australasian Premier Trotting Sale series heats, which lead to $50,000 finals on August 21. Expanded Trots Vision coverage is planned, with Rob Auber and Dan Mielicki teaming up as hosts.
THURSDAY
Charlton (day)
Caller: Luke Humphreys
The first meeting of two double headers gets underway at Charlton from 12.16pm, with the VHRC-APG-APTS Super Bonus Race Series card providing bonuses to connections.
Geelong (night)
Caller: Lachlan McIntosh
The first of seven races from Beckley Park kicks off at 5.35pm.
FRIDAY
Yarra Valley (day)
Caller: Brendan Delaney
Racing kicks off in the Yarra Valley at 12.32pm for the first of two meetings on the day.
Mildura (night)
Caller: Luke Humphreys
Mildura picks up the Friday night timeslot from Ballarat, with the opening race set to go at 5.22pm.
SATURDAY
Tabcorp Park Melton (night)
Caller: Dan Mielicki
The TAB Melton Pace Final and the Hip Pocket Workwear and Safety Coulter Crown – both at Group 3 level – are among the highlights on a 10-race card.
SUNDAY
Shepparton (day)
Caller: Lachlan McIntosh
The club backs up from its Tuesday meeting with a weekend afternoon card.
MONDAY
Tabcorp Park Melton (day)
Caller: Dan Mielicki
Melton plays host to a fourth meeting in the space of 10 days, with Dan Mielicki back behind the binoculars.
