Owners Bob Boyd and Deidre Masters will be hoping history repeats itself when Kenny Dee Dee lines up for next week's Canola Cup final after the gelding proved too strong for his rivals in the Nufarm & Brett Myors Plastering Heat Six.
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The pair, along with trainer Bernie Hewitt took out the 2011 edition of the Canola Cup with Bobby Dee Dee, a full brother to Kenny Dee Dee.
Hewitt always had his charge travelling well in the leading pack and he sprinted well when asked for an effort in the run home to score by two and a quarter metres.
Enjaycee ($6.50, Murray Sullivan) gave his driver a torrid trip as he pulled hard and was brave in defeat after the hard grind.
He ran second just ahead of Gifted Royal ($7.90, Amanda Turnbull) which got out late to grab the minor prize.
Peter and Marie Neal are also owners who have tasted Canola Cup success (Snazzy Shannon in 2008) and they will be represented in another final after Kapow Shannon ($15.50) was aided by a 10-out-of-10 drive from Michael Munro to score a seven-and-a-half metre win in the opening heat sponsored by Central Hotel and Canowindra Produce.
Munro slotted Kapow Shannon into the one out, one back trail on settling but decided to go forward and find the death chair where he was able to control the race.
When pacemaker Lexys On Fire put up the white flag, Munro charged Kapow Shannon away and he gapped his rivals who had to be content with fighting out the minors.
Is That So ($35.20, Robert Clifford) and Kytherian Flyer ($23.70, John O'Shea) came from well back to run the placings.
After announcing her permanent move to Victoria, Amanda Turnbull seems to be spending as much time back at her former base near Bathurst of late and she was able to snare a winning double at Eugowra with her most important win coming in the Forbes Machinery & Frank Spice Autos Heat Two aboard $1.40 favourite Mattjestic Star.
From barrier one the hot pot appeared to be in trouble after being clearly crossed at the start.
But Turnbull shunted her way off the pegs shortly after and moved Mattjestic Star up to take over with two laps to run.
The Western District Derby winner always appeared to be in total control thereafter and did the job well, going on the score by five and three quarter metres over Keep On Moving ($7.00, John O'Shea) who was nothing but brave after he faced the breeze throughout.
What I Mean To Say ($20.40, Steve Dowton) tried his heart out in finishing a margin back in third.
Amanda's other win came in the Gundamain Feedlot & Byrne Clothing Pace (2100m) when the much improved Koloura Trump ($2.40) led home a stable quinella.
Koloura Trump death chaired but was aided by the very slow speed adopted by John O'Shea on the other Steve Turnbull runner Irish Shenanigans ($5.20) which led.
The farcical pace gave the opposition little hope of running the pair down.
The locals were cheering early in the day when Our Mannish Boy ($9.10) gave the Jones family from Eugowra a big thrill, coming home from back in the pack to take out the Jelbarts Tyrepower & Kevin Miller, Whitty, Lennon & Co Pace (1700m).
The barrier draw for next week's final was conducted after the final event on Sunday and after drawing barrier three, Holm Three may very well be sent out as the favourite for the final.
The draw is 1.PoppyCee, 2.Enjaycee (1st Emg), 3.Holm Three, 4.Kapow Shannon, 5.Kenny Dee Dee, 6.Go Lassie Go, 7.Keep On Moving, 8.Outlaw Fella, 9.Luksam, 10.Mattjestic Star, 11.Karloo Ten Seventy, 12.Is That So (2nd Emg).
