Owner Wayne Brown had named the filly in memory of his great mate, Bryan Scanlon, who passed away as a result of cancer.

Not only was Brown there to see the filly get her first win, but Bryan’s wife Barb Scanlon was also there.

The pair were able to share the special moment, along with Nyngan trainer Rodney Robb.

“They are the precious things in racing. It’s good to win, don’t worry about that, everyone loves winning but you see these things money can’t buy,” Robb said.

“A lot of good things come out of racing and this is one of them.”

Brown bred Bryan’s Babe out of a mare that he and Scanlon had shared, Ay Dee Bee.

“It’s the first horse I’ve ever bred and the first horse where I picked the mother,” Brown said.

“I brought Barb today because I thought she could win and I wanted her to be here. She shed a tear.

“I’m so glad everything worked out today.”

Jockey Mathew Cahill had some work to do in the closing stages of the race to ensure the story was complete but had timed the ride to perfection.

Bryan’s Babe started as short price $1.80 favourite from barrier 10 while Gayna Williams’ filly Dollar Thief (Greg Ryan, $6.50) was considered its biggest threat.

Ryan got Dollar Thief out to the early lead but Cahill didn’t him out of his sight and as they rounded the bend onto the home straight there was half a length between them.

It was a two-horse race but Bryan’s Babe had too much speed and opened a three-quarter length gap as they crossed the line.

“She’s always showed plenty of ability,” Robb said of his filly. 

“I took her to Coonamble for the big two-year-old race there last year in her first start and she ran second, so she’s always been a nice filly.

“Then she finished fourth in a big race at Dubbo, she was probably a bit tired. She’s been out in the paddock for a spell and now she’s come out and won.”

Robb praised Cahill’s ride.

“Everybody says how good every jockey is but Mathew Cahill really is a very good rider,” he said.

“I said to Mathew that she wasn’t that fast out of the gate and the first 100 metres was going to be crucial. He knew what to do.”

It caps a good week for Robb after he got two winners at the Macquarie Picnic Races at Trangie, including the victory in the feature race with Austin.