Exciting Tasmanian stayer Eastender will have to overcome a strong interstate challenge to extend his winning sequence in Sunday’s $250,000 Hobart Cup at Elwick.

Winning his first Cup since 2004, Darren Weir took out the 2018 Ballarat Cup at Ballarat on Saturday with Kiwia.

The market is all over the place in the 2018 Ballarat Cup at Ballarat on Saturday.

A massive field lines up in the 2018 Ballarat Cup at Ballarat on Saturday.

Champion trainer Darren Weir hopes to end a 14-year Ballarat Cup drought for his stable with a massive team of runners in Saturday’s $350,000 finale to the spring carnival.