#Shita Bed

MUCH has changed at the Dapto Showgrounds since this writer first ventured to the circuit in the early'80's when Secretary Manager Bill Dwyer challenged convention. The country's inaugural $100000 to the winner race - the Green's Supercoat Classic (won by Kylie Bale from the five alley in 1992) was but one of Dwyer's innovations and, back then, his…

A RACEHORSE with a VERY X-rated name had the last laugh after winning at a whopping 150-1. The bizarrely-named Shita Bed - probably the worst name in racing - was victorious at monster odds in a race in Tokyo, Japan. It looked like all hopes of victory could be flushed down the pan when the three-year-old was introduced at a three-figure price. But…