Nick Walsh, 25, has only been training for a handful of years, but has already forged an impressive reputation in Central Queensland.

Trainer Nick Walsh is banking on the Chinny Boom form line to give him his first Capricornia Yearling Sales Classic victory at Rockhampton on Saturday.

The Rockhampton racing industry is gearing for a huge week with the clock well and truly ticking away towards the Capricornia Yearling Sale Racing Carnival.

Another chapter in one of the state’s most successful breeding stories unfolded at Eagle Farm on Saturday when Ekaterina was part of a winning treble for trainer Robert Heathcote.

Trainer Nick Walsh has sounded an ominous warning to rivals of Age Of Innocence ahead of the former Victorian’s bid to maintain her unbeaten Queensland record in the Class 4 Handicap at Rockhampton on Tuesday.