Koala King was a former champion Australian Standardbred pacing horse of the 1970s and 80s who won a host of Australasian Pacers Grand Circuit and feature races including the 1980 Inter Dominion Pacing Championship at Harold Park Paceway and the 1981 A G Hunter Cup.
Koala King was driven in the early part of his career by Kevin Robinson before Brian Hancock took the reins for many of his feature race wins.
On 28 July 1978 at Harold Park Koala King, the race favourite, was in the centre of major error when his driver Kevin Robinson mistook the laps in the main event.
[1] Koala King contested the national hero and sentimental favourite Paleface Adios in the 39th Inter Dominion held in 1980 at Sydney.
Paleface Adios was already a winner of over 100 races and eight Inter Dominion heats, but was denied victory in the championship final by a brilliant Koala King.