Auckland Reactor, favourite for the New Zealand Trotting Cup on November 10, is down to resume racing in a free-for-all at Addington on Friday night.
The 2600m race is from a standing start which has been a problem for Auckland Reactor.
The winner of 24 of his 27 starts and runner-up in two others, Auckland Reactor has not raced since winning the Harness Jewels race for 4yr-olds at Ashburton in 1.53.8 at the end of May.
He won a work-out at Motukarara on Saturday after starting from 150m over 2600m.
He ran the distance in 3.38.6, the last 800m in 60.2, on a slushy track.
He won by a neck from stablemate Highview Tommy with two lengths to Fiery Falcon.
Auckland Reactor has had two wins and a second in his three standing start races.
Kotare Mach, Auditor General, Running On Time and King Of Strathfield were other work-out winners at Motukarara.
Kotare Mach is due to resume in a heat of the Sires' Stakes on Friday night.
The Mark Purdon and Grant Payne-trained Kotare Mach won three races last season.
Live Dangerously, who has had four wins and a second in five starts this season, is among his rivals in the Sires' Stakes heat.
King Of Strathfield is unbeaten in two starts.
Kevies Moment ran him to a nose in the work-out.
Auditor General has been entered for the Superstars Championship on Friday night.
Harley Earl, a fresh-up winner at Addington last Thursday, is also in the Superstars.
Top Notch Lavros collected a $3500 harness plus bonus for his win at Oamaru on Sunday.
Top Notch Lavros, who led for most of the way, was successful at Addington three days earlier.
Badlands Jewel, who has not raced since late December, has been entered for a race at Invercargill on Friday.
Badlands Jewel won the 2008 Sires' Stakes Final for 3yr-old fillies at Addington.
Three generations of the same family driving in a race is not without precedent.
Three members of the McCormick family drove in the same race at Forbury Park on Friday night.
Lawrence McCormick drove Cathy Combo, trained by his grandfather, Doug, to win.
Doug and his son, David (father of Lawrence), also drove in the race.
David Butt, his son, Robert, and his father, Robin, drove in the same race at Palmerston North last November.
David trained and drove Top Gear to win with Robin second on Day Of Our Lives.
David Butt drove in the farewell race for his grandfather, Wes Butt, at Addington in June, 1981.
Robin also drove in the race won by Tuatahi Girl, driven by G Ryder and trained by Peter Ryder.
Wes, who had reached the then compulsory retiring age of 65, finished second with Strydom and Robin third with Jamie Higgins.
The McCormick win also had an equine family connection.
Cathy Combo was bred by Doug and his daughter, Susan Roulston, and traces through four generations to Silver Wood, who gave Doug his first win 56 years ago, at Oamaru.
Silver Wood, a Casanova-Smartly mare won four races as a pacer.
