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Cockroach Races at the Aussie Hotel on Australia Day (Changed to Yabby Races 2011) |
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2014 Races 2014 Aussie Hotel Cowra Cockroach Cup Winners of each race progressed to the 2014 final and the full field and trainers were: 1 Yabby Road - Kerrie Reid 2 One Flew Over The Yabby’s Nest - Richard Leary 3 Crabstick - Parkesy 4 Yabbygail - Rick B 5 Crouching Crayfish, Hidden Yabby - Megan Burns 6 What Lies Beneath - Ticky Lee Final Results: 1st - One Flew Over The Yabby’s Nest - Richard Leary 2nd - Crabstick - Parkesy 3rd - Crouching Crayfish, Hidden Yabby - Megan Burns
2013 Race Day 2013 Aussie Hotel Cowra Cockroach Cup With the preliminary races out of the way, winners of each race progressed to the 2013 final and the full field and trainers were:
2012 Races Another exciting day of yabby race action at the Aussie Hotel on Australia Day. A rain shower before the first race had patrons running for cover but provided excellent conditions for the yabbies who were rearing to go. Race 1 The Aussie Hotel Bistro Yabby Cocktail 1st I See Dead Yabbies 2nd A Crayfish Named Desire 3rd Missing Toe Race 2 Bottom of the Dam Steeplechase 1st Show Me The Yabby 2nd Muddy Waters 3rd Toonyabbie Race 3 Yabbies on the Barbecue Plate 1st Yabbies of the Lost Ark 2nd Yabby Pump 3rd Ich Bein Ein Yabby Race 4 Lost Nipper Handicap 1st Bondi Nippers 2nd I Wish Pinchy Was Here To Enjoy This 3rd Bush Tucker Race 5 Helter Skelter Welter 1st Thermidor 2nd Bottom Feeder 3rd Crouching Crayfish, Hidden Yabby Race 6 Crayfish Scuttle 1st The Krusty Krab 2nd Yabby Horror Picture Show 3rd Cherax Destructor
2012 Aussie Hotel Cowra Cockroach Cup Winners of each race progressed to the 2012 final and the full field and trainers were: 1 I See Dead Yabbies - Jarrod Grainger 2 Show Me The Yabby - Brayden Stephens 3 Yabbies of the Lost Ark - Paul Goodsell 4 Bondi Nippers - Craig Reid 5 Thermidor - Mick V 6 The Krusty Krab - James McCormack After their earlier race, fatigue was a factor and it was a slow start but the final proved a great finish to the day. Yabbies of the Lost Ark came out on top, closely followed by I See Dead Yabbies and Bondi Nippers. Thermidor missed the start and hardly moved. No yabbies were injured through the day and enjoyed a great night’s fishing later at the dam as reward. 1st - Yabbies of the Lost Ark - Paul Goodsell 2nd - I See Dead Yabbies - Jarrod Grainger 3rd - Bondi Nippers - Craig Reid
2011 Races All things must change, and it was out with the cockroaches and in with the yabbies in 2011. Race 1 The Aussie Hotel Bistro Yabby Cocktail 1st Outback Lobster 2nd A Crayfish Named Desire 3rd Yabby Road Race 2 Bottom of the Dam Steeplechase 1st Show Me The Yabby 2nd One Flew Over The Yabby’s Nest 3rd Rock Lobster Race 3 Yabbies on the Barbecue Plate 1st Crab Stick 2nd Ich Bein Ein Yabby 3rd Marron Brando Race 4 Lost Nipper Handicap 1st The Crays Of Wrath 2nd Reservoir Dogs 3rd Yabbygail Race 5 Helter Skelter Welter 1st Thermidor eq. 2nd Bottom Feeder eq. 2nd Crouching Crayfish, Hidden Yabby Race 6 Crayfish Scuttle 1st Yabby Horror Picture Show 2nd Crawlshank Redemption 3rd Cherax Destructor
2011 Aussie Hotel Cowra Cockroach Cup It was all set or the big 2011 final. The full field and trainers were: 1 Outback Lobster - Clayton Velvelt 2 Show Me The Yabby - Kyle Smith 3 Crab Stick - Darren Heidke 4 The Crays Of Wrath - Warren Williams 5 Thermidor - Julie Newcombe 6 Yabby Horror Picture Show - Jane Jeffries In a boilover, it was Show Me The Yabby showing a clean pair of nippers, ahead of Thermidor, with Yabby Horror Picture Show in third place. No yabbies were harmed on the day, although chief steward Arthur Hodder was spotted later on with a large pot on the BBQ (thanks to Arthur for the loan of the yabbies on the day). 1st - Show Me The Yabby - Kyle Smith 2nd - Thermidor - Julie Newcombe 3rd - Yabby Horror Picture Show - Jane Jeffries
2010 Results: Another full day of cockroaches in front of a big crowd. Race 1 The Aussie Hotel Bistro Steaks 1st Surface Spray 2nd Australian Crawl 3rd Cocktagonal Race 2 Paws and Tails Steeplechase 1st Three Left Feet 2nd Osama Bin Liner 3rd Show Me The Cockie Race 3 Dirty Barbecue Plate 1st Weekend Scurrier 2nd Cockie Bugger 3rd Let Baygons Be Baygons Race 4 Live three Days Without A Head Handicap 1st La Cucaracha 2nd Schindler’s Pest 3rd Crawly Minogue Race 5 Helter Skelter Welter 1st Who Baygon You 2nd Insects, Flies And Videotape 3rd Like A Vermin Race 6 Cockroach Scuttle Race 7 Under The Fridge Steeplechase Race 8 Cowra Trophy Factory Dirty Cup Cup Final 3 races abandoned due to a hot track
2010 Aussie Hotel Cowra Cockroach Cup Field: 1 Surface Spray - Robyn Day 2 Three Left Feet - Brad reid 3 Weekend Scurrier - Ed Slattery 4 La Cucaracha - Mandy Ticehurst 5 Who Baygon You - Joe Gilbert Results: 1st - WEEKEND SCURRIER (ED SLATTERY) 2nd - THREE LEFT FEET (BRADLEY REID) 3rd - WHO BAYGON YOU (JOE GILBERT)
2009 Races
A full card of races was held at the Aussie Hotel on Australia Day at the newly-refurbished track, otherwise known as the Morteina Arena.
Race 1 was the Aussie Hotel Bistro Steaks where the Jeff Falconer trained I See Dead Roaches romped home ahead of Cocktagonal and a fast finishing What A Nuisance in third spot.
Major sponsor Anne Kennedy was on hand to sash the second race winner in the Paws’n’Tails Steeplechase. Show Me The Cockie was never headed scoring ahead of Three Left Feet followed by One Flew Over The Cockie’s Nest. Pre-race favourite Evonne Crawley was never in the hunt.
Race 3 was the Dirty Barbecue Plate with plenty of cockroaches having strong claims. In a tight fought finish, Let Baygons Be Baygons trained by Dave Manning just outlasted Dave Thompson’s Tony Roach, with Al Lovett’s Weekend Scurrier a close third.
In Race 4, Where’s Ya Wheelie Bin trained by Rich Leary got the money. Mission Unsquishable and Roach Bomb filled the places, while early favourite Sunrise With Mel And Cockie finished well back.
Next race on the card was the Helter Skelter Welter which saw The Exterminator first across the line, leading home Like A Vermin and Roaches On A Plane.
Race 6 was the Cockroach Scuttle where a close finish saw Crawlspace edge out Morteina Navratilova and Crawlshank Redemption.
It was a similar story in Race 7 where a photo was needed to separate winner Crawls Well That Ends Well, from the placegetters Crouching Cockie, Hidden Roach and Life Is Like A Box Of Cockies.
Mel Pope’s personally trained Midnight Creeper failed at the barrier in Race 7 initiating an steward’s inquiry. Full findings are still to be handed down, but it would appear that her cockroach was nobbled in some way by person or persons unknown.
The final preliminary race was the much-awaited Aussie Hotel Centenary Handicap. The Lord Of The Roaches showed three clean pairs of heels to dominate, finishing well ahead of second Archie Roach and third Mad Max 2:The Roach Warrior.
All was set then for the big Aussie Hotel Cockroach Cup with the winners of each race gaining entry to the prestigious final.
The full field (along with owner/trainer) was 1. I See Dead Roaches (Jeff Falconer), 2. Show Me The Cockie (Michelle Haines), 3. Let Baygons Be Baygons (Dave Manning), 4. Where’s Ya Wheelie Bin (Rich Leary), 5. The Exterminator (Johan Van Doorn), 6. Crawlspace (Michael Leach), 7. Crawls Well That Ends Well (Karen Leas), 8. The Lord Of The Roaches (Kristy Streeter).
In a fantastic finish, The Lord Of The Roaches prevailed with placegetters Let Baygons Be Baygons second and Crawls Well That Ends Well third.
Thanks to race day sponsors Anne Kennedy at Paws’n’Tails who supplied the majority of the cockroaches, and Robyn Roberts at the Trophy Factory for assistance with the trophy.
A few upsets, a few spills, money raised for charity and plenty of fun at the inaugural Aussie Hotel Cockroach Races – now that we know what we’re doing, should be an even bigger event on Australia Day 2010.
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