Scone Race Club chairman Noel Leckie was the driving force behind fine-tuning the $100,000 Inglis Challenge for two-year-olds and shared in the spoils when Voodoo Lad scored an impressive win.

Friday's victory also gave trainer Rod Northam his third win in the race in the past five years with Okane successful in 2010 and Tinszelda in 2012.

Leckie bred the son of I Am Invincible, sold him to Kevin Maloney from Segenhoe Stud then bought back in.

"It's a great thrill to win the race and having bred the winner makes it even better," Leckie said.

"I always liked him and that is why I bought back a share.

"I think the Challenge is now in a position where it has become a race that attracts good horses.

"It was 1300 metres but we tweaked it around, got it back to 1100 metres and that is where it will stay."

Voodoo Lad, jumping from the inside gate, was away a little slowly but quickly worked along the rail to share the lead.

James McDonald released his hold slightly and let Voodoo Lad stride to the lead in the straight to beat the heavily backed Canberra-trained Rom Baro by a half length.

Trained by Matthew Dale, Rom Baro was backed in from $100 early in the week to $15.

McDonald said Voodoo Lad was a horse on the way up.

"He is a nice horse. I think he has a big future," he said.

"He only does what he has to but he had something left in the tank on the line."

Northam said he had always had a big opinion of Voodoo Lad.

"I have always thought he would make a good horse and this is the race we aimed him at," Northam said.

"Winning this race three times on my home track is a real thrill."