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Michael Dee heads to unfamiliar territory in Sydney on Festival Stakes day as he approaches a significant milestone in the latter stages of his apprenticeship.The Melbourne-based New Zealander needs two city wins to lose his claim and and will ride at Rosehill for the first time on Saturday.The 20-year-old is booked to partner the Ciaron Maher-trained Hazzabeel in the Group Three Festival Stakes (1500m) and will also be aboard Husson Eagle in the Listed Starlight Stakes unless Racing NSW does a backflip and lets Michelle Payne ride.Racing NSW doesnt recognise dual trainer/jockey licences which Payne holds in Victoria, meaning she is classed as a trainer only in NSW.Payne has been hoping Racing NSW will reverse its decision so she can continue her association with Husson Eagle who is trained by her brother Patrick.On Monday, Racing NSW said its position was unchanged.If she doesnt get her licence granted, Ill be going up for two really nice rides, Dee said.The 20-year-old Dee has only ridden once in Sydney when third in the Group One Metropolitan on the Godolphin-owned Allergic last month at Randwick.He was keen to stick with Hazzabeel after riding the former Perth-based horse to a 1-3/4 length win in the Listed Kilmore Cup (1600m) on November 20.He just won the Kilmore Cup that well and I think Ciaron has got him back on track, Dee said.He was originally going to go to Perth for the Kingston Town Stakes (this Saturday) but due to flights getting cancelled and he had to divert and change plans. There was this nice race in Sydney for him.The race was run to suit him in the Kilmore Cup with good tempo and he was able to work into it nicely and win running away from them. I think if there was good speed in the race this weekend, he should be able to do the same.At what is a vital stage of his career, Dee is keen to use Saturdays opportunity to show trainers he can compete against the senior riders without a claim .Its also a good opportunity to get in a different area and be riding in these good races, he said.He is looking forward to the challenge as a senior rider.I won the Kilmore Cup the other day and Ive won a few other stakes races here in Melbourne. So I dont see why I cant take the next step, he said.Ian Kinsler Padres Jersey .Y. -- Leading 3-0 with only 11:25 left, the Colorado Avalanche committed a seemingly meaningless penalty to give the New York Islanders a power play. 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The stretch begins Saturday at No. 16 Arkansas, with the Tide then going to No. 9 Tennessee before a home game with No. 8 Texas A&M.The next three weeks will be a grinder, center Bradley Bozeman said Monday.A grinder, indeed. Alabama (5-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) has been tested only once this season, though its taken a quarter or so to get going in several games.That lone challenge, incidentally, came in the only SEC road game so far. Thats when Alabama overcame a 24-3 deficit and a late charge to edge No. 14 Mississippi snare a 48-43 and end a two-year losing streak to the Rebels. Three of the next four are road games, closing with a trip to LSU.`Bama stampeded its only other ranked opponent, then-No. 20 Southern California, 52-6 in the opener at Arlington, Texas. Besides Ole Miss, the Tide has won the other four games by an average of 37.5 points and leads the SEC in scoring offense while ranking second in scoring defense. With seven touchdowns, Alabamas special teams and defense have actually outscored three of the first five opponents.That came against teams like Kent State and Western Kentucky, though. The offense figures to improve along the way with three key freshmen -- quarterback Jalen Hurts, tailback Joshua Jacobs and right tackle Jonah Williams -- banking some experience. Jacobs started in place of an injured Damien Harris (ankle) against Kentucky and rushed for 100 yards.Williams has started every game and Hurts has so clearly solidified the starting job that opening-game starter Blake Barnett left the team and withdrew from school last week.ddddddddddddNow comes the toughest part of the schedule, though. After these four games, Alabama faces struggling SEC West opponents Mississippi State and Auburn and FCS team Chattanooga.It really is nothing new since the Tide has faced 53 Top 25 teams since the start of the 2008 season and beaten 41 of them, a .773 winning percentage.Pretty much every year we have a long SEC stretch, so Im pretty used to it now, defensive end Dalvin Tomlinson said.Tide players are also accustomed to tuning out the hype and adhering to Tide coach Nick Sabans message about staying grounded and not being satisfied with your performance.There is room for improvement.The passing game wasnt clicking in the first half against Kentucky. Botched execution also led to a fumble when tailback Bo Scarbrough bumped the arm of quarterback Jalen Hurts.I think our team is making progress, but I think we need to continue to do that and continue to work because every week in the SEC youve got a real challenge and a real test and that certainly wont be any different playing on the road this weekend against Arkansas, Saban said.NOTE: Wide receiver ArDarius Stewart is returning to practice after missing the past two games with a knee injury sustained against Mississippi. Were hopeful that hell be able to get through the week and make the kind of progress he needs to be able to contribute in this game, Saban said. ' ' '