A hobby trainer will be hoping to snare one of the last remaining berths in the $2 million Big Dance when he heads to Port Macquarie on Friday.

There’s something special about guiding a young thoroughbred into the world of horse racing and that’s where Daniel Robinson has found his passion.

There was probably never much chance Daniel Robinson was going to part with Karmazone after buying him as a yearling in Adelaide in 2017.

Hawkesbury trainer Daniel Robinson is banking on an important gear change turning around Karmazone’s fortunes on home ground on Sunday.