The Group 1 Pegasus Club Queen of the Pacific is a standing start marathon for harness racing mares over 2760 metres and will be the feature event on tomorrow night's card of metro harness racing at Tabcorp Park Melton.

The mighty Frith is the early favourite but there has been strong support with fixed odds players for Emma Stewart's rising star Berisari to cause the upset. Meanwhile reigning champion Gumdrops has been specked at big odds. Can she go back to back?

In the University Meat 4YO & 5YO Championship Lennytheshark is aiming to become only the third pacer after Tailamade Lombo and Smoken Up to win the Group 2 event at age 4 and then again at age 5. David Aiken has him primed to do it but he'll get fierce competition from the likes of Hectorjayjay and Chilli Palmer.

There are also two Group 1 2YO Trot races in the finals of the Empire Stallions Vicbred Platinum Home Grown Classic series on the program.

In the colts and geldings division the favoured pair are Sundons Courage and Cruisin Around, while the fillies' race is wide-open with a host of live chances according to the market.

Don't miss the Victorians racing in Sydney at Menangle tomorrow night in the NSW Trotters Derby and the La Coocaracha.

And best of luck if you're having a punt!

– Cody Winnell (Media Manager, HRV)

It's never quite the stuff of champagne until you've actually won the race, but Amanda Turnbull and her stable would have been chuffed with step one of their New Zealand Harness Jewels journey, receiving some good news out of the barrier draws.

Just Cala, who will race as simply "Cala" in NZ, snared gate two for the 4YO Diamond event, while Turnbull's three-year-old Glenferrie Bronte will come out of gate four in the 3YO fillies Diamond. "I can't wait to get over there," Turnbull said.

The news wasn't so good for the Andy and Kate Gath camp though, their talented gelding Burnaholeinmypocket to start from the widest draw on the front line, barrier nine, in his race.

Despite the early setback though trainer Gath remained upbeat, saying the whole team was looking forward to the race day and was thrilled to have the opportunity to represent Australia at the prestigious event.

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Weekend Trots Preview

Berisari the mare most wanted by early punters

Berisari has been backed with fixed odds markets to win the Pegasus Club Queen of the Pacific tomorrow night at Tabcorp Park Melton.

Fans of Frith meanwhile will be rubbing their hands together as the champion mare's price drifts. Will she touch even money? 

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Fast Fact: Nathan Jack has driven 1456 career winners. 

Angove chasing Group 1 double at Melton

With only two horses in work at his Muckleford camp, trainer Chris Angove would achieve quite a remarkable feat if he were able to secure a Group 1 winning double at Tabcorp Park Melton tomorrow night.

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Fast Fact: Aerial Scott won the first Inter Dominion Trotting Championship in 1948 for driver Bob Young. The race was run over 16 furlongs (3200 metres).

Exotic Nights – $20,000 Quaddie Jackpot

HRV and TAB's Melton Exotic Nights campaign rolls on tomorrow night at at Tabcorp Park Melton.

For the month of May, place an exotics bet on any night meeting at Tabcorp Park Melton with your TAB Rewards card and you’ll score double TAB Rewards points.

Additionally there will be $20,000 Vic TAB Quaddie Jackpots on every night meeting at Tabcorp Park Melton during May.

So get trackside and have a crack, visit your local TAB outlet, bet via the TAB app or online at tab.com.au

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Media Centre

• Podcast: Gait Speed with Jason Bonnington & Blake Redden (RSN Tuesday)
• Podcast: Inside Word with Cody Winnell (RSN, Winners, Thursday)
• Podcast: Trots Weekend Preview with Jason Bonnington (RSN Friday)
• Podcast: Trots Weekend Review with Jason Bonnington (RSN, Winners)
• Podcast: Harness Review with Len Baker (Melton 97.9FM Monday)
• Podcast: HRV GM of Operations Vaughn Lynch (RSN, Racing Ahead)
• Podcast: Onefortysevenseven with Brett Coffey & Shannon Nixon
• Podcast: Melton Preview Podcast, Jason Bonnington & Cody Winnell RSN Carnival (Friday)
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