The 77-year-old horseman Ivan Schwamm drove his own horse Doc's Delight to win at Rangiora yesterday.
It was the first win for Schwamm in two seasons.
Doc's Delight is trained by Lew Driver at West Melton, who took over the horse about six weeks ago. Doc's Delight had not won in 36 starts when trained by Schwamm.
Schwamm has a stable at Leeston, about 18km away.
He does most of the work with his horses on the roadside and has to transport his horses to a track.
"We did a swap on his suggestion. He felt his horse would do better with work on a track and a change of scenery.
"I have given him President's Doll to work on the roads," Driver said.
President's Doll, the winner of two races, has not raced since March.
Smiling Shard rated 1.56.1 for 2240m (mobile) when he won the semifinal of the Australasian Breeders' Crown for 3yr-old colts and geldings at Melton last Friday night with Gavin Lang the driver.
Franco Jamar rated 1.59.2 when winning the other semifinal.
Smiling Shard has drawn one on the second line and Franco Jamar, one for the final next Sunday.
De Lovely rated 1.57.8 in the semifinal for 3yr-old fillies, the last quarter in 26.7.
Arctic Fire rated 1.58.4 in the other semifinal for fillies.
De Lovely has drawn the outside of the front line in the final.
Sushi Sushi, winner of the semifinal for 2yr-olds, drew the outside of the front line with Our Major Mark (second on Friday), drawn two.
Miami H drew one on the second row in the 3yr-old trot final.
Paramount Geegee drew 3.
Villagem, the Chariots Of Fire winner, won a 4yr-old heat yesterday in a 1.57.6 mile rate.
