Scratch maps of Australia are usually reversed for grey nomads who are ticking off all the towns they have visited along their journey.

Admired former hoop Keith Ballard created national headlines when he retired from the saddle late last year as the oldest active jockey in Australia.

Horseman Reece Zahl credits an off-season learning journey working under Brett Robb at Dubbo as instrumental in his own fledgling training career.

Country stalwart Glenda Bell will rely on two of her close friends to find her way to Brisbane for the Country Stampede Final at Doomben next month.

Bungarribee Lad has been a cherished horse to the Thompson family from the first day he was born and now they cannot wait to test the seven-year-old on the big stage later this year.

Rockhampton trainer Tim Cook and his Brisbane counterpart Lindsay Gough share a common interest.