Ahead of their Round 8 clash against Fremantle in Perth on Sunday, Richmond stars Dustin Martin and Josh Caddy have already enjoyed a win this week.
Martin and Caddy are part-owners of four-year-old stayer Main Stage, which snapped a 578-day drought by winning over 1800 metres at Sandown on Wednesday.
Prior to his one-length victory under Michael Walker in the Benchmark 84 event, Main Stage, which is trained by Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young, hadn't won since October, 2017.
"Thank God for that, the owners were starting to get a little bit impatient," Young told Racing.com.
"We took the blinkers off and went back to basics and we've ridden him from the back and it's worked.
He's back in the winners circle. Main Stage was too strong late, running over the top of them for his first win in 578 days. @busuttin pic.twitter.com/ZZkfVlW9mH
— Racing.com (@Racing) May 8, 2019
"He's been going over the jumps, he's been going up the Hill track… we've just really put the work into him.
"It's great for the owners; a big thank you to them for being patient enough because I was a bit worried there he might be walking out the door."
The gelded son of Reliable Man has won three of his 19 starts for earnings of $268,000.
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