Eamonn's Memory part-owner Adrian Grantham and jockey Josh Richards receive the Jerilderie Gold Cup.
The Jerilderie Gold Cup - the feature of Jerilderie’s race day on Saturday — produced a decisive and popular result.
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Eamonn’s Memory, trained by Andrew Dale of Wangaratta, claimed the Cup in style after being guided to victory by jockey Josh Richards.
Part-owner Adrian Grantham was on hand to proudly accept the trophy.
It continued a good run for Dale in local racing.
He was the most successful trainer of the day at the Berrigan Races earlier this year.
In Jerilderie, the Wangaratta trained gelding kicked home on the final straight to win by a length over Nathan Hobson’s Jaz Tycoon from Swan Hill, and local trainer Paul McVicar’s Gobbo’s Mate in third.
The 2025 Jerilderie Gold Cup under way.
Dale’s mare Turnaquid also won race four by less than half a length over another Wangaratta trained runner, Thunder Pace.
While Southern Riverina trainer McVicar did not win the cup race, he was quite active at Jerilderie in five other races.
He had a runner-up finish in the Pumps, Pipes and Power Maiden Handicap (1300m).
With Josh Richards aboard, Lady Emilia passed the finish line second after starting in barrier 11.
McVicar also tried his luck in a few other races, with Blessing Season and Four Esses coming in sixth and eighth respectively in race one, and The Sweeney was eights in race four.
Jerilderie Gold Cup race day results are as follows:
Race 1- McNaughts Maiden Plate (1000m): Highland Belle, trained by Saab Hasan and ridden by John Keating, 1; Megaflash, trained by Steve Cunningham and ridden by Justin Stanley, 2; Shalaa’s Secret, trained by J E and C Ledger and ridden by Hannah Le Blanc, 3.
Race 2 - Elders Jerilderie Benchmark 58 Handicap (1000m): The Wayfarer, trained by Nathan Hobson and ridden by Makisha Salter, 1; Son of Zorro, trained by Dan McCarthy and ridden by John Kissick, 2; Black Adam, trained by Dan McCarthy and ridden by Alice Kennedy, 3.
Race 3 - Lowes Petroleum Benchmark 45 Handicap (1200m): Turnaquid, trained by Andrew Dale and ridden by John Kissick, 1; Thunder Pace, trained by Dan McCarthy and ridden by Hayley Spitse, 2; Timbolton, trained by Graham Donaldson and ridden by Josh Richards, 3.
Race 4 - Pumps, Pipes and Power Maiden Handicap (1300m) - Grunt For Glory, trained by Annalise Maragos and ridden by Hannah Le Blanc, 1; Lady Emilia trained by Paul McVicar and ridden by Josh Richards, 2; Saraya, trained by Nathan Hobson and ridden by Bradley Vale, 3.
Race 5 - Coleambally Community Bendigo Bank Jerilderie Gold Cup (1400m) - Eamonn’s Memory, trained by Andrew Dale and ridden by Josh Richards, 1; Jaz Tycoon, trained by Nathan Hobson and ridden by Bradley Vale 2; Gobbo’s Mate, trained by Paul McVicar and ridden by John Kissick 3.
Race 6 - Jerilderie IGA Benchmark 50 Handicap (1400m): Where Ya Bean, trained by Tyson Barton and ridden by Stephen Brown Jnr, 1; Gargantuan, trained by Erin Maher and ridden by John Kissick, 2; Crusheen Lass, trained by Andrew Dale and ridden by Milos Bunjevac, 3.
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