1926 24 July 6/3 Friedjof Nansen, the form horse in the opener, ran his race, but..Lady Inver dominated most of the running and had a winning margin over the Log Cabin oat-burner at the end.
1941 21 July 11/4 There isn't a galloper in the lot who can say ‘I'm the boss’, so your milkman's oat burner might do just as well as any of 'em.
1973 B. Broadfoot v. 50 Them oatburners never broke down.
1990 R. Baker iii. viii. 109 The kid doesn't even mention Tom Mix's oatburner Tony.