Lizzie Maguire arrived in Melbourne on Tuesday.
She will be driven by her regular driver Peter Ferguson, who trails drivers' premiership leader Dexter Dunn by eight wins.
Lizzie Maguire should be improved after her last-start win at Alexandra Park last Friday night, when she raced in a fresh condition"She blew after the race and I feel she improves with racing and should be spot on for Friday night," Dixon said.
Victoria Oaks winner Kept For Pleasure drew the outside of the second row.
She has not raced since being run down for second to Staccato in the Vicbred Final on May 30.
Queensland Oaks winner Riverboat Rosie drew three.
Safin, the Harness Jewels winner trained by John Green, has been scratched from the Oaks.
She drew the outside of the front line.
Safin, racing as Game Safin, won the Gold Coast Oaks at her first start in Australia and was then third to Riverboat Rosie in the Queensland Oaks.
She ran sixth in the Queensland Derby last Saturday night.
"She has remained at the Gold Coast and with the wide draw in the Australian Oaks they have decided not to run her," Brain Hughes, her Pukekohe co-trainer, said last night.
"John [Green] said she went a great race in the Derby. She has another race in Brisbane in early August on her programme."
•Cullen's Creek continued his fine form with a win at the Ashburton work-outs on Tuesday.
The Tim Butt and Phil Anderson-trained 2yr-old won a heat over a mobile mile in 2.01.7, the last 800 in 57.9, the final 400 in 27.4.
Cullen's Creek won a trial at Ashburton on July 8.
Be Artful looked above average when he won over 2400m in 3.08.4, the final 800 in 58.3, the last 400 in 27.5.
A 3yr-old gelding by Artiscape from the fine racemare Biddy BB, he is trained by Dave Anderson.
•Courage Under Fire will stand at the Stallion Station in Victoria next season.
He has stood for six years at Nevele R Stud, Prebbleton..
He is second to Christian Cullen (19 individual winners) on the 2yr-old sires' list this term with nine individual winners.
•There is uncertainty surrounding the Interdominion series at Albion Park, Brisbane next year.
Concerns have be raised over the safety on one of the main grandstands.
A report on the viability of repairing the stand is due shortly.
Options are to move the series to the Parklands track at the Gold Coast track or switch the hosting with New South Wales, either at Harold Park on the new Menangle Park complex.











