Thebigbadwolf will be chasing three wins on the trot when he returns to Tamworth Paceway on Thursday afternoon - after securing his debut win, in race start 62, at the track this month.
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Trained at Tamworth by Tony Missen, the nine-year-old is raced by Dubbo harness identity Lester Hoy.
Hoy got "pleasure" out of watching him break his long win drought, before making it back-to-back wins in his last start at Tamworth.
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And the industry veteran, who has been involved in the sport for more than 50 years, explained the origins behind the Three-Art Nouveau gelding's clever name.
"He was born with a breathing problem and he huffs and puffs a lot, so hence his name," he said.
With Anthony Varga retaining the drive, Thebigbadwolf will contest the The Multiquip Transport Pace (1609m) on Thursday. "Tony is certainly doing a top job with the horse," Hoy said.
Varga steered Thebigbadwolf to a 2.5m win in the Believe In Heaven-Horse Of The Year Pace at Tamworth last week.
The race was named after the Missen-trained Believe In Heaven, the 2019/2020 horse of the year. Believe In Heaven is raced by Missen's wife, Joy.
This week's run for Thebigbawolf will be a bit tougher - with him going from the nine barrier on the second line.
(In his last start, he drew the one barrier and led all the way.)
"He found the line nice last start," Varga said.
Varga has five drives on Thursday's program after driving a winning double last week.
Pure Laughter, from the Danny Mackney stables, will also be looking for back-to-back wins on Thursday after the mare broke an 11-month winning drought last week at Tamworth.
