Bianco Vilano and Asgarda – which filled the quinella in the Albury Country Championships and have a huge date ahead in next month’s $1 million Final – are set to showcase their strengths in Thursday's Albury City Handicap (1175m).

To say the connections Zabellsareringing and Royal Pharoah have had to be patient after an enduring a spate of seconds would be stating the obvious.

Christmas Day arrives early for Murrumbidgee Turf Club with one of Wagga’s favourite meetings held on Friday.

In-form galloper Demanding Mo will need to rise to another level as he steps up in the weights for the SDRA Championship Preview (1400m) at Albury on Thursday.