For Clint Lundholm, Saturday will provide an exciting career highlight.
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The Dubbo trainer will have three horses contest a city meeting for the first time and while they're all outsiders he's going to savour the experience at Rosehill.
Lundholm will saddle up both Kahlo and Sticks 'N' Stones in the TAB Highway (1400m) while Joey's Destiny will line up in the day's final race, the Iron Jack Handicap (1100m).
despite his three-member team being at outsider odds for the Rosehill Gardens meeting.
"It's the first time I've ever brought three to town," Lundholm said.
"My mum Amelia is giving me a hand strapping. Good judge mum, we're really looking forward to the big day."
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Lundholm is on track to achieve his most successful training season to date with 21 winners on the board after scoring 33 previously.
He will spend Friday night at Gerald Ryan's facility at Rosehill to ensure his three hopes have the best chance of success.
Kahlo and Sticks 'N' Stones both head into the Highway after last-start wins but that's where the similarities end.
After failing to win in her first four starts she was shipped to Lundholm and scored on debut out west, saluting at Coonamble in October of last year.
Her second win came last week at her home track.
Sticks 'N' Stones also won there making it two wins and a third this preparation after a somewhat frustrating start to his career.
"We've got a really nice progressive filly in Kahlo who was dominant with a big weight, drops to the limit (52.5kg) so it'll be a buzz to see how far she can take it," Lundholm said, before speaking about Sticks 'N' Stones.
"She was an 18-start maiden but we persevered and the encouraging thing is when she broke through she went on with it super. Both her wins have been really strong; maybe she was a late-maturing four-year-old.
"The timing was right for a crack in town, when you've got fillies and mares race fit and in form, they generally hold it. And there's that level of prizemoney while they're eligible.
"Highways are tough to win at any time against those successful stables. But you've got to take them on at some stage and it's still a country class 2."
Joey's Destiny is a performed seven-race winner and is on the comeback trail after near a year's absence with extended issues.
He ran fourth at Warwick Farm in is return earlier this month.
"He's always had the ability, we considered retirement after his problems but he responded well enough to try another prep," Lundholm said.
"He's really hard to place up here with his winning record and the weights. He trialled nicely, he was competitive in town first-up, so we chucked him in for the trip with the other two."
Steady rain in the city had the Rosehill track rated a Heavy 8 on Friday.
Racing starts at 11.30am.
