Just turn right past the television cameras and lights and go looking for the stable door with a gold star pinned to it.
And there stood Kelly Evander, sweaty coat still steaming, head bowed, breathing deeply, as owner-trainer Brian O'Connor and assistant Jan Twemlow stripped off her gear.
A few minutes earlier, the 10-year-old little bay mare had finished a long and lonely last in the Brylin Boyz Trot.
On any other night that result would barely have raised an eyebrow among punters.
But last night it seemed to matter quite a lot more, especially to O'Connor, her 74-year-old owner-trainer-driver- and with good reason.
He'd wanted his pride and joy to acquit herself with distinction, given all the television and radio attention following yesterday's front-page story in the Otago Daily Times about Kelly Evander's incomparable 145-start losing streak.
And, for about 1200m of last night's $6000 event for non-winners, it was all going to plan, Kelly Evander trotting boldly three-wide up near the leaders, seemingly full of running.
But, suddenly, with about 1500m to go, her head shot up and she bounded into a wild gallop, finally settling back into her gait, but with all hopes extinguished.
Back at the stables, O'Connor smiled bravely.
"We were going so . . . well and then, 'clonk'."
In the harness racing world a clonk is bad news, as in knocked down, skittled, wiped out.
The stipendiary stewards investigated and duly fined Alister Kyle, from Winton, $200 for careless driving, allowing his horse, Dawns Boy, to check Kelly Evander.
Justice may have been done and with it vindication, of sorts, for O'Connor. But he took no pleasure from it.
That was damned annoying, he said.
So, does this mean, after 146 starts without success, he might finally give up and retire the little club-footed mare with her own online fan club (82 members now and counting).
"No, not the way she went tonight. She felt so full of life.
"She's no world-beater, but she might have that one win in her yet."
