Schreck – the most feared and revered name in racing returns Posted by: Ric Chapman+ at 8:56am on 25/1/2021
Ever.
He was the most feared, respected and revered Chief Racing stipe to ever hold the position.
He resided over the infamous Fine Cotton ring in for example and rounded up all the culprits. And he dealt with every nefarious and blatantly foul as well as the discreetly evil types, with an iron fist.
Nicknamed The Sheriff because one day some yelled out to him at Rosehill and said Sheriff mispronouncing his name Schreck, but it stuck.
“I heard it that day and Keith Robbins who wrote for the Daily Telegraph back then, heard it too, so he coined it.