Stony Creek Racecourse

Stony Creek Racecourse is located at South Gippsland Highway, Stony Creek, Victoria.

Stony Creek Racecourse is best known as the site of "Triple treat at the Creek - 1987", referring to the finish of the Rod Carmichael Handicap. The judges of the day could not distinguish who won between Fast Seal, Mr Spectre and Chesterfield and declared a triple dead heat.

This thrust Stony Creek Racecourse into the Australian racing spotlight and evoked a huge response. News helicopters arrived within the hour and there was huge demand for the photos of the finish, which appeared the next day in the newspapers Australia-wide. Racecaller Peter Eustace had his voice - declaring "I can't split these" - beamed all over the nation.

There was havoc in TAB outlets around the country - with six separate win and place dividends, three quinella and six trifecta dividends. It also meant all three horses were alive in the daily double and quadrella!

The race and the result remain hot topics of conversation in racing circles. Many of those involved that day are still asked questions about the result. None have any doubt that it was a triple dead-heat".

Track width of 16m and becomes wider on the turns. There is a slight downgrade from the 1400m to 1000m, then falls quite sharply to the 800m. Then an upgrade to the 500m where it falls slightly to 200m with a slight upgrade to the winning post. Track is fully irrigated and well-grassed.

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