Tom Hedley is known as the Godolphin of North Queensland and nobody has put more into the Cairns Jockey Club than him!

Stephen Massingham is hopeful former Sydney galloper Armour Force can overcome a distance query to give him a second Townsville Cup at Cluden Park on Saturday.

The Harrovian captured the imagination of the entire racing public during his dazzling career that lifted the galloper from low-grade races in Cairns to some of the highest-profile races in Australia.

The Harrovian captured the imagination of the entire racing public during his dazzling career that lifted the galloper from low-grade races in Cairns to some of the highest-profile races in Australia.

Champion Tolga trainer Roy Chillemi is hopeful Palencia - one of North Queensland’s star three-year-old's last season - is ready to strike his best form at Townsville on Thursday.