Leading hoops Scott Seamer, Brett Prebble, Glen Boss and Patrick Payne will kick off Saturday by riding at the Futurity Stakes meeting at Caulfield before boarding planes and heading to Sydney where they will saddle up at the Canterbury Guineas night meeting.

Seamer, who's riding in white hot (red isn't hot enough for him) form at present, has five confirmed bookings for Caulfield, four for Lee Freedman as well as the champion Cups heroine Ethereal. He will then head to Sydney where his feature ride is aboard the kiwi Derby king Leica Guv for Jeff McVean. He is also booked to ride the boom Queensland filly Calaway Gal and the in form kiwi Preferred Lies in Group events.

Glen Boss is in the busiest weekend of all the hoops. He will fly to Sydney, where he has eight rides on the Canterbury Guineas card. Then he will remain in Sydney where already he has five bookings for the meeting at Warwick Farm on Sunday.

SCOTT SEAMER

Australia's hottest jockey is hunting further Group One glory in both venues on Saturday.

He will ride last start winner Barkada in the Futurity Stakes (G1) - one of four rides for local trainer Lee Freedman. He also partners Ethereal for the first time in Australia since her record breaking Melbourne Cup win.

He will also be aboard Leica Guv in his Australian debut in the Rosehill Guineas and boom Queensland filly Calaway Gal in the Sweet Embrace Stakes in the fourth event. One of his more interesting rides is for Richard Dee. Seamer and Dee will combine with the in form Preferred Lies in the Group Three Canterbury Cup.

CAULFIELD

R2 - John C Reilly Super Vobis Hcp - EL CAPITAN (Lee Freedman)
R3 - Auspower Plte - VIGNETTE (Lee Freedman)
R5 - Futurity Stks (G1) - BARKADA (Lee Freedman)
R6 - St. George Stks (G2) - ETHEREAL (Sheila Laxon)
R7 - Shannons Classic (G2) - ALL COURAGE (Lee Freedman)

CANTERBURY

R3 - Canterbury Park Stks (G2) - DIAMOND DANE (Bruce McLachlan)
R4 - Sweet Embrace Stks (G3) - CALAWAY GAL (Bruce Brown)
R5 - Canterbury Cup (G3) - PREFERRED LIES (Richard Dee)
R6 - Canterbury Guineas (G1) - LEICA GUV (Jeff McVean)

BRETT PREBBLE

It's a busy time for Victoria's new father on Saturday with four confirmed rides in Melbourne and two in Sydney.

At Caulfield he will ride the boom Mayfield-Smith trained Rubitano as well as highly regarded staying prospect The Secondmortgage for Michael Moroney. He will also ride Desert Sky in the Group One Futurity Stakes for Mathew Ellerton.

His two confirmed rides in Sydney are Pentastic for David Hall in the Canterbury Guineas (G1) and the in form Kaapgun for Noel-Mayfield Smith in the Canterbury Cup (G3).

CAULFIELD

R2 - John C Reilly Super Vobis Hcp - I'LL BE GONE (Mathew Ellerton)
R4 - WJ (Bill) Adams Stks (LR) - RUBITANO (Brian Mayfield-Smith)
R5 - Futurity Stks (G1) - DESERT SKY (Mathew Ellerton)
R8 - Victoria Gold Cup (LR) - THE SECONDMORTGAGE (Michael Moroney)

CANTERBURY

Race 5 - Canterbury Cup (G3) - KAAPGUN (Noel Mayfield-Smith)
Race 6 - Canterbury Guineas (G1) - PENTASTIC (David Hall)

GLEN BOSS

Boss is set for an amazingly busy weekend with already 12 rides confirmed for Saturday and another five for Warwick Farm on Sunday.

In Melbourne his best rides are on the Roger James trained Piper Star in thwe St George Stakes and Royal Code in the Shannons Classic.

Later he will have eight rides in Sydney headlined by the Gai Waterhouse runners Heritiere and Agincourt Express. He also rides G1 winner Asia in the Canterbury Cup.

CAULFIELD

R3 - Auspower Plte - REGAL VINTAGE (Cliff Brown)
R6 - St. George Stks (G2) - PIPER STAR (Roger James)
R7 - Shannons Classic (G2) - ROYAL CODE (David Hall)
R8 - Victoria Gold Cup (LR) - KARASI (David Hall)

CANTERBURY

R1 - Skyline Stks (G3) - COHAN (Clarry Conners)
R2 - Birthday Card Stks (LR) - RADIANCE OF APOLLO (Allan Denham)
R3 - Canterbury Stks (G2) - SHOGUN LODGE (Bob Thomsen)
R4 - Sweet Embrace Stks (G3) - SADDLER'S SILK (Bob Thomsen)
R5 - Canterbury Cup (G3) - ASIA (Jack Denham)
R6 - Canterbury Guineas (G1) - HERITIERE (Gai Waterhouse)
R7 - Eskimo Prince Stks (LR) - ACADEME (Guy Walter)
R8 - Bert Lillye Plte - AGINCOURT EXPRESS (Gai Waterhouse)

THEN: Warwick Farm on Sunday - already five confirmed rides.

PATRICK PAYNE

Payne will ride the highly rated Perth two-year-old Hardrada as well as the Group Two winner Ustinov at Caulfield. He will then head to Sydney to partner the Guy Walter trained Cheverny in the Canterbury Cup. The Pat Carey trained Thong Classic is also a confirmed listed race ride in Melbourne.

Last weekend Payne and Walter combined to win the Chipping Norton Stakes with the outstanding performer Tie the Knot.

CAULFIELD

R2 - John C Reilly Hcp - HARDRADA (Lou Luciani)
R4 - WJ (Bill) Adams Stks (LR) - THONG CLASSIC (Pat Carey)
R7 - Shannons Classic (G2) - USTINOV (Bart Cummings)

CANTERBURY

R5 - Canterbury Cup (G3) - CHEVERNY (Guy Walter)

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