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Veteran Queensland sprinter Steel Zip will trial this week as he prepares for what will probably be his last campaign.The nine-year-old has many fans in Queensland because of his almost white coat and tough attitude to racing.Steel Zip has had 74 starts for 11 wins, 20 minor placings and $915,000 prize money.More than half his races have been in stakes company (44) and he has won five times at that level.The gelding had his first start six years ago on November 11, 2010, when he was second in an Ipswich maiden.This will almost certainly be his last hurrah, although he doesnt seem to know it. He really likes life in the stable and his trips to the beach, trainer Pat Duff said.He raced well again during the winter being stakes-placed in the Eye Liner Stakes and Ramornie Handicap and finishing a close-up fourth in the Glasshouse Mountains Sprint.But the time is looming when he will be retired. I have said all along that I would never risk him if there is any doubt about his ability to continue racing.Duff took Steel Zip to Toowoomba last week to work between races and was going to trial him last Thursday at Doomben.But he didnt need to trial on Thursday and I will trial him instead this week at Deagon, Duff said.He said Steel Zips main mission would be the $1 million QTIS Magic Millions race on January 13.Steel Zip ran third to Buffering in it last year and it looks the type of race he can win this time, he said.I havent decided on his comeback run just yet because there area few Group races which wouldnt suit him. But there is a 1350m race in a couple of weeks at Doomben which is his likely comeback. Cheap Air Max China . -- Eastern Kentucky thrives off creating havoc for others. Nike Air Max Supply From China . There are surprises among the Vezina candidates, but most of the others are standard top-tier performers, even if the two Hart Trophy runners-ups have never been quite as good as they have been through the first half of the season. http://www.cheapairmaxchina.us/ .C. -- Calgarys Kevin Koe did it the hard way again. Nike Air max Shoes China .C. -- Charlotte Bobcats coach Steve Clifford said after all of these years in the NBA hes still amazed at some of the things LeBron James does. Cheap Air Max Shoes China .com) - The red-hot Los Angeles Kings will try to extend their winning streak to a season-high seven games when they visit the Edmonton Oilers for Sundays clash at Rexall Place. RIO DE JANEIRO -- Three golds in four days. The Iron Lady sure has made up for her previous Olympic disappointments.Katinka Hosszu won the 200-meter individual medley Tuesday to complete a sweep of the IMs.Amazing, said Hosszu, whose nickname comes from her grueling schedule. I honestly cant believe I have three golds.The 27-year-old Hungarian came to Rio de Janeiro with five golds and nine medals overall at the world championships. But she had never won an Olympic medal, her closest call a fourth-place showing in the 400 IM four years ago in London.I would have been OK grabbing any color, she said.Her fourth games have been a triumph for Hosszu, who is coached by her American-born husband, Shane Tusup. The couple met as students at the University of Southern California.Hosszu shattered the world record in the 400 IM, also claimed gold in the 100 backstroke, and held off Britains Siobhan-Marie OConnor to take the 200 IM. The winning time was an Olympic-record 2 minutes, 6.58 seconds.I dont think I had my best race, but this is what weve been working for the last four years, she said.ddddddddddddAt the 2012 London Games, Hosszu was expected to shine. Instead, she struggled on swimmings biggest stage.I was so nervous, so afraid, what if I dont win a medal? she recalled. Coming into Rio, I wanted to take it like any other meet. Im really able to just be myself.Hosszu dropped out of the 200 butterfly during the afternoon preliminaries, wanting to put her full energy into a race that encompasses all three strokes.It worked.Having just one gold would have been unbelievable for me, Hosszu said. Having three is really just a bonus.And shes not done yet.Hosszu still has the 200 back and 200 butterfly on her schedule.Katinka is having a fantastic meet, said American rival Katie Ledecky, winner of three medals, including two golds. She has such a wide range of events that shes been continually improving on the last couple of years. ' ' '