Lyell Creek

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Lyell Creek is one of New Zealands best ever trotters. Also known as "Creek The Freak" he had 113 starts for 56 wins, 15 seconds and 11 thirds. Achieving a fastest mile rate of 1.52.4 and winning $2,256,924 in stake money, an Australasian record for a trotter. Lyell Creek won the 2000 Inter Dominion Trotting Championship Grand final at Moonee Valley in Melbourne, taking home $295,000 for his efforts. He also won New Zealand's two biggest trotting races, the Dominion Handicap and the Rowe Cup, both on three occasions.