Host Of The Party will look to take a clean sweep of the Darwin Triple Crown when he lines up in the $200,000 Carlton Mid Darwin Cup (2000m) today.

Early market favourite Spartan Eagle will have to overcome the widest draw after barriers were finalised this morning for Monday’s $200,000 Darwin Cup.

Victorian stayer Hawks Bay will have to break his own modern day weight-carrying record to win his second successive $200,000 Darwin Cup at Fannie Bay on August 5.

Host Of The Party will appreciate the step up in trip and prove very hard to beat when he lines up in the Centrebet RST62 Handicap (2000m) at Geelong today.

Powerhouse Melbourne based trainer Peter Moody appears to be slowly finding form north of the border and looks set to collect back to back wins with progressive filly Pretty Gully when she lines up at Wyong today.