For the second consecutive Sunday, David Peckham of Allendale East trained five winners at Tara Raceway but at last week’s Category 2 meeting he required only four races to complete the task.

Littermates Bourne Franky and Bourne Swift kicked off their trainer’s big day in the third race – the Williams Crane Hire Grade 6 Stake (400 metres) – when they were unable to be split on the line.

Bourne Swift, a last start maiden winner, quickly opened up a big break over the strong finishing Bourne Franky who had run third the previous week behind another Peckham-trained littermate in Bourne Model in the John Reid Memorial Maiden (512 m).

But the line came too quickly for Bourne Franky – although only just. And after what seemed an eternity, a dead heat was posted.

And while dead heats crop up from time to time, this was one with a difference given that both greyhounds are with the same trainer and are from the same litter – by Feral Franky out of Sweet On Me.

The last dead heat at Tara Raceway had been in May last year when Melissa Freitag’s Breezed In and Shayne Fisher’s Fifield crossed the line together in a 400 metre event.

From a truly local perspective the last dead heat had been the previous August when John Little’s Bungaloo Josh and Noel Perry’s Rough Girl Kody couldn’t be split.

Peckham’s third winner of the day came up in the following race, the Todd’s Photographics Stake (600 m), with Warringah Bale, a rising five-year-old and 107 starts to his name.

Owned at Murray Bridge by Becc Weinert, the son of Fernando Bale and Parsec Bale settled in second spot early behind tearaway leader Purified before finishing strongly in the home straight for a two length win in 35.39 seconds.

Then, in the Klaassens Contractors Stake (400 m), the Peckham owned and trained Bourne Nancy led all the way for a 1¼ length win over Barra Banjo in 23.19 seconds.

And bringing up his fifth winner, and a kennel quinella in the Greg Martlew Autos Stake (400 m), was Mavie who led all the way when defeating Bourne Model by 4¼ lengths in a quick 22.88 seconds.

First starter Super Spook kicked the day off for trainer Tracie Price with an 8¾ lengths win over Cheques To Burn in 18.18 seconds in the Exchange Printers Maiden Stake (305 m).

The black bitch is owned locally by Garry Harding who picked up the daughter of Superior Panama and Oriental Amber as a giveaway from Echuca breeder Rod Clark who also trains Mighty Quinn, runner-up to Chapel Road in this year’s Cadillac Racing Mount Gambier Cup.

“She’s certainly well bred, being by a US sire while her dam was a winner of 27 races and $78,000 in prize money,” said Harding. “But Rod found she was a bit full on for where he resides so he had to move her on.”

Harding said while he was now intending to send Super Spook to NSW where she would race at Temora and Wagga, his long-term goal was to mate her with Giant’s Flash, which he part-owns.

Trained by Price, Giant’s Flash won 26 races, formerly held the Mount Gambier 512 metre track record at 29.19 seconds and still holds the 600 metre record at 34.58 seconds.

Meanwhile, Millicent owner-trainer Dave Green broke a three month run of outs when Sher Zany opened his winning account for his new owners in the Icon Signs Mixed Stake over 600 metres.

Purchased in June by Green and Moorak owner-trainer Jason Newman for $3000, the son of US sire Konomi and Sherbini led all the way for a three length win over Here To Burn in a smart 35.11 seconds.

The win came at the black dog’s fifth start for Green and Newman, who always believed it had been only a matter of time before Sher Zany – now a winner of 14 races and close to $100,000 in prize money – found winning form again at Tara Raceway.

“I believe Sher Zany has been a good pick-up for down here,” said Newman. “He’s won here in sub-35 seconds over 600 metres and also over the distance at Cannington, The Meadows and Sandown Park so he should be a good addition to the staying ranks.

“And when Redshift Uniform recently returned here from WA the opportunity was there to try and boost our distance numbers in order that we may be able to further promote distance racing.”