Butt (23) is no stranger to the winner's circle, having trained ''roughly'' 30 winners in Australia, but he is now a winner in his home country with the only horse he has in training, Charlotte Grace.
The Bettor's Delight mare was driven to victory by Butt's younger sister Kimberly - a clear signal that the next generation of Butts is well and truly on the scene.
Butt, the son of leading reinsman Anthony, has spent much of the past seven years in Australia.
''I did a stint with David Murphy [in Victoria] when I was 16,'' he said.
''I was only there for a couple of months, then I came back here.''
Butt then went to Perth to work for Western Australian training guru Gary Hall sen before branching out on his own and moved to New South Wales in mid-2012.
He then had a stint in Victoria before heading further afield at the start of this year to expand on his racing knowledge.
''Then I went to France and America earlier this year for a couple of months each,'' Butt said.
''I worked in a stable in France then worked in two stables in America.''
Butt's colours will be familiar to racing fans. He has taken on the maroon colour made famous by great-grandfather Derek Jones and more recently by uncle Tim, and given it his own spin.
''I'm pretty good mates with [Mildura trainer] Shayne Cramp and he's got the V as well, so I got that off him.''
While Butt has two trotters joining the stable next week, Charlotte Grace has been his main project since he arrived back in New Zealand in September.
Charlotte Grace had one start for her co-breeder, Dan Cummings, and that could have been her lot until Cummings sold her.
''He sold her pretty much as a broodmare but said she could be tried again, so I put her back in work,'' Butt said.
''She's like most Bettor's Delights - she's pretty nice to work with.''
