New Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce has told Gabby Agbonlahor he still has a future at the club, despite the striker not playing for more than six months. Agbonlahor started his career at Villa and has made almost 400 appearances for the club, but has not featured since March due to a series of discipline and fitness problems.Bruce, however, handed a first appearance of the season to Micah Richards in his first game in charge against Wolves in October, and has said that no player will be written off over past indiscretions. Birmham vs A Villa October 30, 2016, 11:30am Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass Ive said to all the players here theyve all got a clean slate and Im not interested in what happened before, Bruce told Sky Sports. Micah has a bit of a knee problem at the moment but he played the first game for me and Gabby is the same. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just £6.99. No contract He needs to get himself in better condition, he understands that and hes been doing that for the last two weeks.Hes only 30 and hes played his whole life in the big league, so Im not just going to discard him over whats happened in the past. Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce speaks ahead of Aston Villas match against Birmingham Villa only won one of their first 11 games of the season in the Championship, but have collected seven points from three games since Bruce took over.Next up for Villa is a trip to Bruces former club Birmingham on Sunday, live on Sky Sports.You can watch Premier League football, plus Englands tour of Bangladesh and the Mexican Grand Prix on Sky Sports. Upgrade now and enjoy six months at half price! Also See: Ollies predictions Villa earn second straight win Bruce: Changes paying off Les Ferdinand’s journey Jason Williams Jersey . Ouellette, from Montreal, already has three Olympic gold medals since joining the team in 1999. Yogi Ferrell Kings Jersey . 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The brief Los Alamitos Winter Thoroughbred meet winds down over the upcoming weekend with a race designed especially for 2014 Horse of the Year California Chrome as a prep for his final start in next months $12 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational, and as a fan farewell event for the state-bred hero who has stabled at Los Al for the majority of his amazing career.The $180,000 Winter Challenge Stakes drew a field of 12, two of those also-eligibles, with California Chrome slated to start on the outside in post position 10. Each of the starters are guaranteed at least $10,000 if they finish the race, which would seem to be the only plausible reason the connections of several of Chromes foes would have to contest what is shaping up like a 1-1/16-mile paid workout for the future Hall of Fame racehorse.As a celebration and a fond goodbye to Chrome from his Southern California fans, the Winter Challenge is a cant-miss event. But for those looking to turn a profit by wagering on Chrome on Saturday, its a certainty that even the payoffs for bets like the exacta and trifecta will be quite modest given that Chrome is practically a cinch to leave the gate at odds of 1-to-10.Eight of the nine other horses scheduled to start in the Winter Challenge exit optional-claiming or straight claiming races, the only exception being Longacres Mile winner Point Piper (#4), whose most recent start was a runner-up finish to Midnight Storm in the Native Diver Stakes. That Jerry Holllendorfer-trained 6-year-old is an honest horse who has hung tough against the likes of Dortmund and Effinex over the past year or so, and I figure Mario Gutierrez will be wise enough not to challenge Chrome through the early stages of the race and shoot for the runner-up check.ddddddddddddPoint Piper will probably be the second wagering choice at post time, and, with a $20 budget, I will include him underneath California Chrome in an $8 exacta. With the remaining $12, Ill select three other horses that should have longer odds and use them with Point Piper in a $1 trifecta in the second and third slots behind Chrome. Papacoolpapacool (#9) has made all but one of his 18 career starts on either turf or synthetic surfaces. The gelding has two stakes wins on turf, and like Point Piper, has shown the ability to fashion a decent closing kick with a good trip.The other two horses, Lucky J Lane (#6) and Avanti Bello (#7), also have some stakes experience, particularly Avanti Bello. That Doug ONeill-trained 4-year-old is probably the most consistent racehorse in the Winter Challenge aside from California Chrome, having finished in the top three in eight of his 11 starts this year.Betting strategy on a $20 budget $8 exacta: 10 with 4 $1 trifecta: 10 with 4,6,7,9 with 4,6,7,9 ($12)For more stories like this check out Americas Best Racing. ' ' '