Lyell Creek
| Breed | Standardbred |
|---|---|
| Sire | Roydon (NZ) |
| Grandsire | Smooth Fella |
| Dam | Kahlum(NZ) |
| Maternal grandsire | Noodlum |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 1993 |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | P H Smith (NZ) |
| Owner | A M Butt, G A V Bruton (NZ) |
| Trainer | T G Butt (NZ) |
| Honours | |
| Record | |
| 113: 56-15-11 | |
| Earnings | |
| NZ$2,256,924 | |
| Major wins | |
|
1999, 2001, 2004 Dominion Handicap 2000 Vic Millennium Mile 2000, 2001, 2004 Rowe Cup 2001 Vic Bill Collins Trotters Mile 2004 NZ Trotting FFA | |
| Awards | |
| 2000, 2001, 2005 Grand Circuit Champion | |
| Honours | |
|
2000 Harness Horse of the Year (NZ) 2000, 2001 NZ Trotter of the Year 2000, 2001 Australian Trotter of the Year | |
| Last updated on: 26 August 2011. | |
Lyell Creek is one of New Zealand's best Standardbred trotters. Also known as "Creek The Freak", he had 113 starts for 56 wins, 15 seconds and 11 thirds, including an Australasian record 15 Group One wins.[1] His fastest mile rate was 1.52.4 and he won $2,950,224 in stake money, which is 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.[2] He also won New Zealand's two biggest trotting races, the Dominion Handicap and the Rowe Cup, both on three occasions. He also raced in Europe and campaigned extensively in North America, where highlights included a win in the Su Mac Lad and a close second in the Titan Cup.
A notable achievement of Lyell Creek was that he won 34 of his 37 starts before his extensive Northern Hemisphere campaign, with his only defeats being his debut (over a year before his second start), when pulled-up at his fourth start and when running third in the 2000 NZ Trotting Free-For-All.