TAB Eureka night just got even bigger for Victoria.

After dominating Menangle’s inaugural TAB Eureka last year with Encipher winning the Eureka itself and Rock N Roll Doo taking out the Group 1 Len Smith, the Victorians will be back in force at Sydney’s home of harness on September 7.

Aside from the Victorians already in or expected to tackle the $2.1mil TAB Eureka, Victoria’s top open-class pacer Catch A Wave is Menangle-bound as well.

Bronte’s most favoured runners are calculated on Sulky.App utilising information such as horse-specific sectional data, race and driver statistics and a variety of likely speed maps.

Below are the most favoured horses for each race Saturday night at Melton.

Victorian-trained trotters have dominated the first quarter of the Australasian season - and the numbers tell the story.

Burrumbeet trainer Michael Stanley took a chance when sending his mare Our Chelsea Girl to the rookie stallion Soho Lanikai a few years ago, and his gamble paid off at Kilmore last Thursday.

The two-year-old colt Captain Moore was the resulting progeny of that mating and he has shown plenty of ability so far in his career, placing on debut at Cranbourne last month before breaking through for his maiden triumph in the Broadstead Kilmore Pace.

The old saying “talk is cheap” isn’t exactly true when it comes to the biggest harness races.

In fact, the pre-race could have a tangible effect on the outcome of the two huge Group 1s at Alexandra Park tonight.

Champion reinsman Chris Alford will renew his racetrack partnership with globetrotting squaregaiter Aldebaran Zeus when he makes a long-awaited return to Australian racing at Melton tonight.