The team behind trotting's forgotten hero Speeding Spur are embracing the pressure as the superstar returns to the track at Alexandra Park on Friday night.
The six-year-old hasn't raced since March and only four times in 21 months after two injuries sidelined him at crucial times.
The best of his age as a three-year-old, Speeding Spur was eventually replaced as our best trotter by Monbet, although with both having suffered plenty of setbacks they have only met three times in their open class careers.
The anticipation for Speeding Spur's return has been heightened as Monbet is injured again and possibly out for the season, making Speeding Spur almost certainly the best trotter racing in Australasia.
Co-trainer and driver Josh Dickie says while that will have punters expecting a lot from the stallion, he and father John are simply happy to have him back.