Can the man who argued for the Midway series win the first race?
Greg Hickman reckons he had a hand in getting the Midway race series up and running: one, because he thought it would be a good idea for racings middle class; but two, because he had the ear of an influential owner. Greg Hickman is eyeing a win in the first Midway race. Credit:Getty  If Racing NSW chairman and Our Bellagio Miss part-owner Russell Balding had his way, the Hickman-trained mare wouldnt be lining up in the first edition of Midway, a weekly event which will cater for smaller metropolitan stables and provincial trainers. But such is fate Our Bellagio Miss will start as one of the favourites for the race at Rosehill on Saturday, which has now extended the marquee metropolitan program to 10 events each week. I probably half provoked it a bit when I said, all of the country trainers are getting looked after, the provincial trainers are getting looked after and theres a lot in the middle who travel everywhere to keep racing going, Hickman joked.