Final approval next week...That's the prediction about the shambles of a row between Racing Victoria and the Aussie Quarantine Service. The Age reports: Fierce obbying appears to have drawn all parties closer to a resolution for the new quarantine centre at Werribee, after it was feared a further delay could seriously affect this year's 150th Melbourne Cup. The Quarantine and Inspection Service and Racing Victoria are significantly closer to approval of the operating manuals for the Werribee Int

Final approval next week...That's the prediction about the shambles of a row between Racing Victoria and the Aussie Quarantine Service. The Age reports: Fierce obbying appears to have drawn all parties closer to a resolution for the new quarantine centre at Werribee, after it was feared a further delay could seriously affect this year's 150th Melbourne Cup. The Quarantine and Inspection Service and Racing Victoria are significantly closer to approval of the operating manuals for the Werribee International Horse Centre. Racing officials had feared on Wednesday that had the approval been delayed indefinitely it could have caused havoc with international racehorses travelling to Australia for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups. The operating manuals for the new quarantine centre must be completed before it is allowed to open.

''There has been a lot of progress in the last 24 hours with AQIS. They have committed a lot more resources to the project and committed to work through the weekend,'' RVL's general manager of racing operations, Leigh Jordon, said yesterday. ''We are disappointed that final approval has been delayed, however we are working closely with AQIS to resolve the issue with an obvious degree of urgency.'' Racing Victoria is hopeful that final approval will be given next week.

Glen Boss has appealed against the severity (13 meetings) of a careless riding suspension. It allows him to ride Valdemoro in the Grp 2 Memsie Stakes at Caulfield on Sat. The Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board will hear his appeal on Monday. Valdemoro is one of Bossy's seven mounts at Caulfield.

Top Queensland filly Military Rose will trial at Flemington on Saturday and she is likely to return to racing in the Grp 2 Danehill Stakes (1200m) at Flemington next Saturday.

Racing NSW says the Wagga TAB Meeting scheduled for today (Aug 27) has been transferred to the Naranderra racecourse and will now be held on Saturday. The distances of the races and the race fields remain unchanged but new starting times have been allocated for all races.