In most seasons, Road To Rock would be a strong contender to claim Horse of the Year honours but trainer Anthony Cummings has conceded this year's crown to the Peter Moody-trained Typhoon Tracy.Road To Rock, who makes his Queensland debut in Saturday's Group Two Hollindale Stakes (1800m) at the Gold Coast, has won two Group One races this season and can make it three if successful in the Doomben Cup (2020m) on May 22.However, Typhoon Tracy has a stranglehold on the Horse of the Year title with f

In most seasons, Road To Rock would be a strong contender to claim Horse of the Year honours but trainer Anthony Cummings has conceded this year's crown to the Peter Moody-trained Typhoon Tracy.

Road To Rock, who makes his Queensland debut in Saturday's Group Two Hollindale Stakes (1800m) at the Gold Coast, has won two Group One races this season and can make it three if successful in the Doomben Cup (2020m) on May 22.

However, Typhoon Tracy has a stranglehold on the Horse of the Year title with four wins at the elite level this season in the Myer Classic, Orr Stakes and Futurity Stakes in Melbourne and the Queen Of The Turf in Sydney.

Cummings, who is enjoying a career-best season with five Group One wins, believes Road To Rock is capable of winning both the Hollindale Stakes and Doomben Cup before retirement.

However, a Doomben Cup victory won't be enough to eclipse Typhoon Tracy's astounding season.

"He's capable of winning his next two runs but unfortunately only one is a Group One," Cummings said.

"He's already won two Group Ones this year and winning the Doomben Cup would normally be enough to go close to winning the title.

"His record could be better as he should have won the Doncaster Handicap and he was unlucky not to win last year's Epsom.

"Typhoon Tracy looks to have the title won with four Group Ones."

Road To Rock claimed his second Group One success last start in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) at Randwick and will have only two runs in Queensland before being retired to stand at stud.

Cummings had planned to send Road to Rock to Singapore later this month but changed tack and sent him to Brisbane to chase a Doomben Cup victory to boost his stud value.

Several studs in Australia and New Zealand have shown interest in Road To Rock but negotiations are continuing and no decision has yet been made on where he'll stand.

Road To Rock, who worked strongly at Doomben on Wednesday with race jockey Stathi Katsidis aboard, has pleased Cummings since arriving on Monday.

"His work at Doomben was very good and I couldn't be happier with him," Cummings said.

Cummings conceded horses having their first start at the Gold Coast were disadvantaged but was confident Katsidis' experience would help overcome it.

"The Gold Coast track can be a worry for horses who have never raced there before but that's why Stathi is on him," he said.

Cummings sounded an ominous warning to Road To Rock's rival trainers by declaring the son of Encosta De Lago had shown no signs of training off following his Sydney autumn campaign.

"He hasn't gone backwards that's for sure," he said.

"He had a good campaign in Sydney and I haven't had any issues with him."

Although Cummings believes there are few flaws in Road To Rock ahead of the Hollindale Stakes, the astute trainer is wary of a rain-affected track.

"He ran third in the Epsom on a heavy track and handled it but he did lose his footing and dipped a few times," he said.

"He's won on a heavy track but these tracks can get quite gluey as they dry out."