Durham Town earned a well-overdue feature win in yesterday's group 3 Stewards' Stakes, and Logan, the Ruakaka co-trainer of the Falkirk 6yr-old, was understandably emotional after it.
Logan, like so many in the racing industry, was a good friend of racing personality John Devlin, who died on Tuesday morning from cancer.
The Logan contingent was wearing black armbands to mark Devlin's death, and Logan asked Canterbury Jockey Club chief executive Tim Mills for a favour.
''John Devlin had a [corporate] box here for 25 years and his box was empty,'' Logan said.
''He's left a very big hole. I think JD was there helping me over the line today, and I'm quite emotional about it.''
The win was fitting, not just on an emotional level for Logan, but also on a racing level, as Durham Town has encountered more than his fair share of bad luck in big races.
Jockey Vinnie Colgan was forced over the running rail in the 2012 Telegraph Handicap, just three weeks after Durham Town was badly checked in the 2012 Railway Handicap.
''He's so deserving of winning a big one, because he's had so many bad-luck stories.''
Durham Town prepared for yesterday's 1200m with a third at Rotorua last month over the same distance, and Logan was thrilled to hear from leading jockey James McDonald, who wanted to ride the gelding in the Stewards.
''That's massive. It gives you a lot of encouragement,'' she said.
''When [McDonald] got off today, he said to win with that amount of weight [59.5kg] on your back means he's going to win a big one.
''We've nominated him for the Telegraph and we'll look at the Railway, but I believe this horse will only get better when we get him over some more ground.''
Wingatui galloper Natuzzi was the unlucky runner in the sprint, getting checked at the top of the straight before storming home for second.
His trainer, Paul Richards, was thrilled with the gelding's effort and the way he hit the line, along with reports from jockey Chris Johnson, suggests he will be over more ground in the future.
''As Chris said, the way he relaxed today, he'll get a mile this year.
''If he hadn't got stopped halfway down, he would have won.''
