The city of Wagga’s ‘emblem’ is the crow which appears on the council’s coat of arms as well as branding through local businesses, with the name Wagga a Wiradjuri term for ‘place of many crows’ and from Thursday the entire city ‘takes flight’.

Nothing but quotes from the trainer of each runner in the $2 million The Kosciuszko (1200m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday about their chances in the popular country feature on TAB Everest Day.

Albury-based sprinter Mnementh will head to Caulfield in a bid to add another Stakes win to his record.

After a ‘forgive’ run, Art Cadeau will be out to turn around his fortunes in the Winter Stakes.

Matthew Dale is counting the days until top sprinter Front Page walks into his stable after being announced as the new trainer of the reigning Kosciuszko champion.