The drive and work ethic that took Larry Cassidy to the summit of the Sydney jockeys' ranks haven't diminished since he moved his family to Queensland 14 months ago. The jockey with international experience remains highly committed, reports Craig Young in the Sydney Morning Herald.His report adds: ''I still get to the track and ride work,'' Cassidy said yesterday after completing trackwork commitments. ''I ride a lot of work for Rob Heathcote, he has been a major supporter, and he is the right o

The drive and work ethic that took Larry Cassidy to the summit of the Sydney jockeys' ranks haven't diminished since he moved his family to Queensland 14 months ago. The jockey with international experience remains highly committed, reports Craig Young in the Sydney Morning Herald.

His report adds: ''I still get to the track and ride work,'' Cassidy said yesterday after completing trackwork commitments. ''I ride a lot of work for Rob Heathcote, he has been a major supporter, and he is the right one to ride work for, he is the leading [Brisbane] trainer.''

Cassidy, who rides Heathcote's unbeaten juvenile Buffering in tomorrow's Bollinger Champagne Classic and the Chris Waller-trained Triple Honour in the Doomben Cup, knows what is involved in dealing with heavyweights. At one point he was the No.1 jockey for Bob and Jack Ingham's massive Woodlands Stud racing operation.

Cassidy will team up again with Jack Ingham's son Greg, who is the owner-breeder of the Queensland Oaks-bound Shabana, which runs in tomorrow's Doomben Roses. Cassidy had a stint riding in Hong Kong where the world's best riders gather. It's a domain where a jockey's sanity has been known to be tested. Regularly, too. There was a Singapore sojourn for Cassidy and in two years there he rode back-to-back Derby winners.