Keepin' The Dream's reputation as a NSW provincial and country racetrack giant-killer was further enhanced with his dominant win in the $150,000 Rowley Mile at Hawkesbury on Saturday.Not for the first time in his career, Keepin' The Dream was neglected by punters as a serious winning chance but he proved the doubters wrong again as he ploughed through the mud.Sent off a $12 chance, Keepin' The Dream's earnings smashed through the $500,000 barrier, a fine achievement for a horse who has never won

Keepin' The Dream's reputation as a NSW provincial and country racetrack giant-killer was further enhanced with his dominant win in the $150,000 Rowley Mile at Hawkesbury on Saturday.

Not for the first time in his career, Keepin' The Dream was neglected by punters as a serious winning chance but he proved the doubters wrong again as he ploughed through the mud.

Sent off a $12 chance, Keepin' The Dream's earnings smashed through the $500,000 barrier, a fine achievement for a horse who has never won on a city racetrack.

Among his seven career victories are wins in the Hawkesbury Gold Cup, Scone and Gosford Cups as well as the Newmarket Handicap at Newcastle - all at odds of more than $10.

Hoping to maintain a winning formula, co-trainers Jim and Greg Lee are once again heading further away from Sydney in a bid to claim back-to-back Scone Cups.

"The Scone Cup is the one we are after again," Jim Lee said.

"He won it last year but he's going even better now.

"In the run he was always going to win and that's the first time I have been able to say that about him."

Keepin' The Dream was responsible for one of the hard-luck stories in last year's Rowley Mile but Saturday's result was never in doubt.

Peter Wells had the six-year-old tracking the leaders and once he headed to the better going in the centre of the track in the straight, he overhauled the leaders to win by a length.

Altered Boy ($7.50) ran on from the back to finish second with Pureness ($4.80) holding down third after leading, another three-quarters of a length away.

Wells' services in the saddle are highly-regarded but his metropolitan opportunities have been limited this season.

He is hoping his association with Keepin' The Dream can kick-start winning ways as a city rider.

"It is enormous to get on a good horse again and be able to stick with him," he said.

"The thing that means the most to me is they (the Lee brothers) have stuck with me.Hopefully I can keep on him for a long time to come."

If the Lees' plan for Keepin' The Dream comes together, Wells could find himself a part of this year's Queensland winter carnival action.

"We are thinking of taking him to Brisbane but we'll get over Scone first," Jim Lee said.

The $175,000 Listed Scone Cup (1600m) will be run on May 13 - the first day of a two-day carnival which includes a stand-alone Saturday meeting.