The eyes of many North Queensland's racing fraternity will be glued to television sets on Sunday for the Hong Kong debut of former star sprinter Bank Bank Bank on Sunday.

The eyes of many North Queensland's racing fraternity will be glued to television sets on Sunday for the Hong Kong debut of former star sprinter Bank Bank Bank on Sunday.

Trainer Mark Dale will have a strong hand on his home track at Cannon Park in Cairns on Sunday and has given punters a key pointer by declaring Modernism as his best hope.

Lord of Light's impressive Cooktown Cup win on Saturday capped a big week for North Queensland's elder statesmen: trainer Ricky Ludwig and jockey Frank Edwards.

Tolga trainer Ricky Ludwig moved to Far North Queensland to retire before the racing bug bit hard.