{"id":82891,"date":"2022-10-20T09:05:01","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T22:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=82891"},"modified":"2022-10-20T09:09:04","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T22:09:04","slug":"emissary-geelong-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/emissary-geelong-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Emissary arrives late to win Geelong Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

EMISSARY has won this year’s Geelong Cup with a charging run to secure the $500,000 prize and a likely spot in the Melbourne Cup.<\/p>\n

In front of a big crowd – the first in three years – at Geelong Racecourse yesterday (Wednesday, October 19), the British horse was in second-last place when the field settled after the jump but tucked in behind fellow Brit Rodrigo Diaz at the 1,200-metre mark on his way to passing the entire field, rising to 15th at the 800-metre mark and 12th at the 400-metre mark.<\/p>\n

Jockey Blake Shinn hit the afterburners down the centre of the straight and Emissary surged, passing favourite Surefire to win by a length, with Irish horse Makram in third place nearly three lengths behind.<\/p>\n

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Emissary’s connections with City of Greater Geelong mayor Peter Murrihy (second from right).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Trainer Michael Moroney was very happy with the win.<\/p>\n

“We were disappointed with his last run but we put it down to the [soft] ground mainly and we were starting to wonder whether he really stayed but on that today, he certainly does,” Moroney told the media after the race.<\/p>\n

“We’d love to press on for a Melbourne Cup now, all going well.<\/p>\n

“It’s probably one of the better Geelong Cup fields we’ve seen for a long, long time and I think for that reason, the handicapper will recognise that.”<\/p>\n

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Crowds returned to the Geelong Cup for the first time in three years.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Emissary is 31st in the order of entry for the Melbourne Cup on November 1 and will need a weight penalty of at least 1kg to secure his entry into the race that stops a nation at Flemington.<\/p>\n

bet365 Geelong Cup results:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Emissary<\/li>\n
  2. Surefire<\/li>\n
  3. Makram<\/li>\n
  4. Rodrigo Diaz<\/li>\n
  5. Grove Ferry<\/li>\n
  6. Interpretation<\/li>\n
  7. Midnight Blue<\/li>\n
  8. Aurora’s Symphony<\/li>\n
  9. Luncies<\/li>\n
  10. Schabau<\/li>\n
  11. Team Captain<\/li>\n
  12. Attorney<\/li>\n
  13. Herman Hesse<\/li>\n
  14. La Dragontea<\/li>\n
  15. Teewaters<\/li>\n
  16. Media Award<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n