Julia Creek trainer Tanya Parry is gearing up for a massive day of racing when she heads to Mount Isa on Tuesday with a huge team of starters.

Han Dynasty, ‘Rodeo Thursday’ and a new apprentice jockey – it is a combination that is hard to hold out at this time of year.

For a jockey to be riding well past their 70th birthday after starting out as a teenager all those decades ago, it is an unbelievable achievement that is unlikely to be repeated again.

After almost 40 career attempts to break through, noted leader Fields Of Red has finally found his suitable racing surface – the sand of North West Queensland.

Jillaroo Leeusha Finlay had little to with thoroughbreds until a close friend asked if she would be interested in being a judge at Mount Isa Race Club meetings.