New Zealand's best racehorse Wall Street made up for his Cox Plate failure when he finished strongly to win the A$1 million ($1.27 million) Emirates Stakes at Flemington yesterday.
Palmerston North trainer Jeff Lynds said the Montjeu 6-year-old's Cox Plate chances were dashed at the start and finished seventh to champion So You Think.
Lynds put blinkers on the gelding for the drop back to the 1600m yesterday as well as adding a tongue tie.
"Perhaps Bart [Cummings] should try and buy this bugger as a replacement for So You Think," said Lynds referring to Cummings losing the dual Cox Plate winner to Ireland because of the sale of a 50 per cent share to Coolmore Stud.
The win capped off a memorable Melbourne Cup carnival for jockey Hugh Bowman, who won the Victoria Derby last Saturday aboard Lion Tamer.
Bowman brought Wall Street ($6 fav) with a well-timed run down the outside from 12th to score by a short half-head from Dao Dao ($15) with Chasm ($15) a nose away third.
- AAP
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