“Isn’t it amazing how the Country Championships has just gone from strength to strength.”

In the history of the Newhaven Park Country Championships no two brothers have ever qualified for the Final, but that could change at Albury on Sunday.

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

It seems increasingly likely that if Another One races on TAB Everest Day this year it’ll be chasing a Big Dance ticket and not having a second shot at The Kosciuszko.

Wagga galloper Another One is set to run at Sandown after bypassing a Stakes race in Sydney.