Brisbane's Story Bridge
Hotel announces the 29th Annual Australia Day Cockroach Races
Traditionally
January 26 marks the landing of Captain Arthur Phillip in Sydney,
claiming Australia for the British Empire. However, the real show on Tuesday
January 26 will be at Brisbane's famous
Story Bridge Hotel for the 29th Annual Australia Day Cockroach Races.
Thousands
of patriots will pay homage to this vast brown land by heading to the Story
Bridge Hotel, as they have done for almost 30 years, for serious
cockroach race action.
Known as the greatest gathering of thoroughbred cockroaches in the
known universe, it's the highlight of the icky insect's sporting
calendar and a major social event for Australia. In fact, the event now
draws attention from all over the world. While names like Warne, Rafter,
Thorpe and Lockyer usually dominate a major Australian sporting event, on
January 26 it's Cocky Balboa, Ita Buttroach, Osama Bin Liner and
Sir Roach-a-Lot.
