Bargain buy Ocean Emperor will take a crucial step towards the North Queensland winter carnival sprints if he maintains his unblemished record for the Tom Button stable at Cairns on Friday.

Bargain buy Ocean Emperor will take a crucial step towards the North Queensland winter carnival sprints if he maintains his unblemished record for the Tom Button stable at Cairns on Friday.

Trainer Tom Button is loving his new life in north Queensland and is hopeful new stable acquisition Ocean Emperor can make a big impact at Bowen on Friday.

Trainer Tom Button is loving his new life in North Queensland and is hopeful recent stable acquisition Ocean Emperor can make a big impact at Bowen on Friday.

It will be a memorable moment for Rockhampton trainer Kerrod Smyth and long-time clients - the Noffke family - when Fay Faye starts at Emerald on Tuesday.