Love On Sunday has been a goldmine for former plumber Alex Malliff and will be out to give the Mareeba trainer his first win in the Atherton Cup in North Queensland on Saturday.

Nathan Day has been crowned the top jockey of a popular FNQ race series following a white-hot afternoon at the office on Tuesday.

Tolga trainer Janel Ryan and her partner and former jockey Ron are busy putting the finishing touches on a team of five gallopers headed for their annual pilgrimage to Mt Garnet's annual two-day races later this month.

Local bragging rights will be up for grabs in Tolga in Far North Queensland when rival trainers Roy Chillemi and Sharlee Hoffman go head-to-head in the Open Handicap at Townsville on Saturday.

North Queensland galloper Fast Train was once trained by Gerald Ryan and now the former Sydney gelding looks well on the way to heading to Brisbane this summer for the Country Cups Challenge Final at Doomben in December.