They call it the home of high speed harness racing and Geelong's Beckley Park is just that.
Officials were sent clambering for the record books after Penny Veejay scorched around the Geelong circuit in a blistering 1:54.3 mile rate to claim the $20,000 SEW-Eurodrive Rocket last Saturday night.
The time equalled the Victorian race record set at Cranbourne way back on February 7, 1997 by former American speedster and now successful sire Island Glow.
Only five other horses have broken the magical 1:55 mark under race conditions in Victoria - three of those at Moonee Valley, one at Maryborough and one at Ballarat.
Allwoods Chief paced a track record 1:54.4 in winning the Legends Mile at Moonee Valley on November 8, 1997, whilst Troublesome Fella (29/3/99) has won in 1:54.5 and Young Mister Charles (4/11/96) in 1:54.8 at the same venue.
Blatant Lie posted a slick 1:54.6 mile rate when victorious at Maryborough on May 19 last year, whilst Johnny Wizzard rated 1:54.9 to score at Ballarat on January 19, 2002.
Penny Veejay's record-equalling mile took 0.8 of a second off the Geelong track record held by dual Australian Horse of the Year Sokyola.
"It was an amazing performance and one which highlights just how good the track is here at Beckley Park," Geelong Harness Racing Club manager Lisa Downey said.
"Not only is the track fast, but it's one of the fairest in the state because horses can win from any barrier draw and as a result we have so many exciting finishes here.
"We were delighted to host such a great race on Saturday night and I wish to thank Rob Merola and SEW-Eurodrive for their sponsorship of the Geelong Rocket."
The Jayne Davies-trained and Chris Alford-driven Penny Veejay picked up a $2000 bonus for lowering the Geelong track record, but unfortunately for connections a further bonus for bettering the Victorian race record went begging as he only equalled Island Glow's mark.