As far as winners go, Terang trainer Paul Herry’s most recent success prior to last week at Tara Raceway with Drop Fifty had been with the same greyhound at Warrnambool in a maiden over 390 metres at the end of March last year.

Chasing his second win in 66 starts, Drop Fifty was always on the pace in the Federal Hotel Maiden/One Win Stake over 512 metres – a race which, according to the caller, changed complexion 48 times.

But on the line the black dog had a nose to spare over Hotfoot Swizzle. And for Herry it was his first win at the Mount Gambier track since June 1, 2018 when Stockwhip Sally defeated Cap Abbott’s Blonde Barbados by a neck in 30.41 seconds.

That was back in the days when time-graded meetings were conducted at Tara Raceway on Fridays.

Stockwhip Sally, a daughter of Lonesome Cry and Up And Away, had actually won her maiden at Tara Raceway on January 14, 2018 for the then Mortlake-based Herry.

Then, later that day, litter sister Got Some Cheek gave Herry a double when winning the Col and Val Sims Memorial Maiden (512 m) by a head from Bomber Creek who went on to win 16 races for fellow Mortlake trainer Peter Crawley.

Drop Fifty, a son of My Bro Fabio and the city-winning Timtams For Bams, found his way into the Terang kennels as an unnamed broken-in youngster.

“Look, he’s only a bread and butter dog. But really it’s more about the fun you get out of the game – and the people you meet along the way,” said Herry, involved in the sport for more than 50 years.

“In more recent times I also had a bit of fun with Miss Klara, a daughter of Oaks Road and Tarks Nemesis. I purchased her from a Bendigo Ready to Race auction and she was later successful at The Meadows, Geelong, Ballarat and Warrnambool.

“And in late 2017 I also won a couple of staying races at Tara Raceway with Garku Bale, a litter brother to the million dollar stayer Fanta Bale.”

Creating a big impression in the Exchange Printers Stake (400 m) was Rough Girl Slim – bred, owned and trained at OB Flat by Noel Perry.

The brindle bitch had won on debut over 305 metres at Tara Raceway back in February but went into last week’s grade six event on the back of seven subsequent unplaced runs.

However, there was a lot to like about her effort when she led all the way and defeated Aston Connor by three lengths in a best of day 22.98 seconds.

“Both of her wins have come from the one,” Perry said. “By and large she hasn’t had a lot of luck with box draws but did show what she’s capable of when jumping from in close.”

The September 2022 litter is by My Redeemer out of Vossy who won 13 races at Angle Park, Gawler and Mount Gambier. So far three of her litter – Rough Boy Russ, Rough Girl Mel and Rough Girl Slim – have collectively seven races.