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Trainer John Sadler has an eye on the future with new recruit Observational which is why he has chosen to run him in the Ballarat Cup.Sadler is keen to test him at a distance and has opted to run him over 2200 metres at Ballarat on Saturday rather than the shorter Kilmore Cup (1600m) the following day.Theres a query as to whether the horse can stay or not and one of the reasons why he is probably running in this race and not the Kilmore Cup is that for next time in, I just want to see exactly what his trip is, Sadler said.Its a little bit further and it has been suggested that maybe hes a better miler. But if he runs the trip, hell run very well.The imported Observational was formerly in the team of prominent owner Lloyd Williams before being sold privately and joining Sadlers Caulfield stable.Last years Bendigo Golden Mile winner made his debut for his new trainer during Melbourne Cup week at Flemington, finishing 10th but beaten less than four lengths in a 1600m benchmark race won by Boom Time.It was a good run. He didnt have a lot of luck, Sadler said.Observational began his career in the UK before joining Williams private trainerr Robert Hickmott at Macedon Lodge.He won the Golden Mile at his Australian debut last year but has not won in nine starts since with his best result a close third in the Group Three Easter Cup (2000m) at Caulfield in March.Sadler formerly trained for Williams and has had success with horses bought from that team, most notably with Linton who he trained to win the 2013 Group One Stradbroke Handicap.Observational has barrier eight in a capacity field of 18 plus four emergencies and is at $15 with the Lee and Anthony Freedman-trained Cool Chap the $6.50 favourite.Lidari, one of four runners for Darren Weir, is at $8.50 along with the Chris Waller-trained Lady Le Fay.Waller won last years Ballarat Cup with Junoob. St.Louis Blues Gear . Halifax beat the Saint John Sea Dogs 7-5 on the strength of two goals apiece from Nikolaj Ehlers, Matt Murphy and Brent Andrews. Jonathan Drouin also scored and had three assists while Zachary Fucale made 17 saves for the Mooseheads (16-8-0), who led 6-1 after two periods. Wholesale Blues Jerseys . Defenceman Yannick Weber scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Canucks breathed a sigh of relief with a 2-1 win on Saturday night. https://www.cheapblues.com/ . The Swede became the first golfer to win the PGA Tours FedEx Cup and European Tours Race to Dubai in the same season. "It is still taking a little time to sink in what Ive achieved this week as was the case when I won the FedEx Cup but then it just kept getting better and better as the days went on and I am sure this will be the same," he said. St.Louis Blues Shirts . LUCIE, Fla. Fake Blues Jerseys . Peter Gammons, an analyst for Major League Baseballs network and website, drew the ire of hockey fans on Sunday when he criticized the two NHL teams on Twitter for their physical game the night before. Exciting -- and maybe even surprising -- news for fans of the Badgers:?Wisconsin is currently the only school to have both its football and mens basketball teams ranked in the top 10 of the AP Top 25 polls, as noted by Zach Heilprin of the Wisconsin Sports Zone.The football team?(6-2) is?No. 8 following Saturdays 23-17 overtime win over previously unbeaten Nebraska. The basketball Badgers appear at No. 9 in The Associated Press preseason poll that was released Monday.During the 2015-16 academic year, Wisconsins football team finished?at No. 21, while the mens basketball team wasnt ranked.Last season, two schools --?Oklahoma?and?Michigan Statee?--?appeared?in the final top 10s for?football and basketball.ddddddddddddOklahoma finished?No. 5 in football and No. 7 in basketball.?Michigan State was No. 2 in basketball and No. 6 in football.So, it begs the question: Is Wisconsin a football school or a basketball school?Or is it neither? It could be argued that the school is sort of a Renaissance man when it comes to these two high-profile sports. For now, fans can smile at the fact that their school is topping the charts across the board.-- Meaghan Latella? ' ' '