A white-hot Jason Holder and the heavily backed Another Award are searching for a third hometown victory in 20 years in Saturday’s $502,250 Group 1 Goodwood (1200m) at Morphettville.

Ballarat residents Tony and Calvin McEvoy are after their first hometown Cup with Silent Sovereign.

TheMcEvoy stable will take a proven path towards major races during the Racing SA Carnival via Saturday’s $102,250 Hills Railway Stakes (1100m) at Oakbank.

Six-year-old Despatch will race in the McEwen Stakes at The Valley on Saturday.

Woodside Park Stud’s Written Tycoon sired his seventh individual Group 1 winner when the Tony McEvoy-trained Despatch completed his rapid rise to the top grade in the $750,000 Goodwood at Morphettville on Saturday.