THERE'S been plenty of win droughts broken since the move to regional-based harness racing in Victoria in early April.
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You can now add Frank Barac to the list.
The Elmore hobby trainer notched his first winner since Anzac Day 2016, when Madam Reactor won the three-year-old maiden pace at Lord's Raceway on Thursday night.
The filly's first win came at career start number 12 and followed a pair of previous placings, including a third at Bendigo the previous week.
Barac said once back at home he celebrated with a glass of Wolf Blass Eaglehawk Shiraz.
"It's been a long time (between wins), a couple of years," he said.
"This filly has always had ability, but it's taken a long time to get her where she is.
"She's a bit immature. I gave her a long break (after her eighth start) and gave her four months off and brought her back in slowly and suddenly she's turned the corner for me."
Despite putting win number one on board, Barac said there was no rush to get Madam Reactor back to the track, albeit a crack at another three-year-old fillies pace next Thursday will surely prove tempting.
"It helps when there is no long travelling involved, she's not the best traveller. Short trips to Bendigo probably suit her." he said.
Madam Reactor, by Auckland Reactor out of Madam Altissimo, is owned and bred by Barac and his wife Laura, with daughter Yvette charged with the strapping duties.
She was driven to victory by comeback driver Rod Lakey.
"He's come back with a vengeance, he's driving winners from the left and the right," Barac said.
"The bloke who was stabled next to me last night said I reckon if we could put Rod on a broomstick we could win with that.
"He did very well out in front, I was very happy with his drive."
Before Thursday, Barac's last race win was with Shebetterwin in the Ray Woods Memorial Pace at the Kyabram Harness Racing Club meeting at Echuca on April 25, 2016.
Night eight of regional racing was highlighted by a training double to Glenn Douglas with Ozzie Playboy and Torrid Saint, driving doubles to Lakey (including Nikita Adele) and Alex Ashwood (Keilah and Surbiton Pretender), and a second win on the trot for the trainer/driver combination of Darryl Pearce and Shannon O'Sullivan with Paying Your Way.
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