An Archie Alexander stable favourite Mosh Music opens her spring campaign at Flemington on Saturday.
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The Ballarat staying mare lines up in the VRC Season Premiere Plate, 1410m.
Alexander has nominated Mosh Music, which has an excellent strike rate of nine wins in 18 career starts, for the Melbourne Cup.
Mosh Music bypassed last year's spring, instead racing through the summer into the autumn - a campaign which came off a break of 15 months away from the races.
She had two wins during the preparation, over 2400m at Sandown Hillside and the listed Roy Higgins Quality, 2600m, at Flemington before a sixth in the Adelaide Cup.
THE Ballarat stable of Tony and Calvin McEvoy take Caulfield and Melbourne Cups entry Coolth to the races on Saturday for the first time since February.
Coolth tackles the RC Member Michael Kiely Trophy, 1600m.
The lightly raced five-year-old won his first two race starts at South Australia in April-May last year.
He has raced eight times for three victories, with his latest success being over 2000m at Flemington in January.
THE McEvoys are also represented in the first black-type of the season in Victoria.
They have Secret Blaze in the group 3 $200,000 Aurie's Star Handicap, 1200m.
The six-year-old returned to racing at Caulfield on July 24, finishing well back in the group 3 Bletchingly Stakes.
He is also nominated for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups, and likely to find this too short despite being early in his preparation.
CIARON Maher and David Eustace continue to roll out new overseas gallopers, with two have their first Australian starts at Flemington and another second-up.
English import Durston, which has had to overcame a tendon injury in Australia, is top weight in the VRC Member Justin Hoy Trophy, 2000m.
The six-year-old is raced by Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Australia and has arrived in Australia with two wins and four minor placings in eight starts.
He has raced just once since August, 2019, and this is his first racing assignment since Ascot in June last year.
Mankayan, which races in the Australian Bloodstock colours, is first up since September in the VRC Member Michael Kiely Trophy, 1600m.
A six-year-old, Mankayan has two wins and five minor placings in nine starts in England.
Floating Artist is second-up for Maher and Eustace after finishing well back at Caulfield on July 10.
Durston, Mankayan and Floating Artist are all nominated for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups.
