Garachico has saluted at cricket score odds in the $250,000 Australian Heritage Cup (2800m), with the $81 shot stunning the Flemington crowd on Tuesday.
The Dominic Sutton-trained six-year-old timed a run perfectly to beat home Newfoundland ($9.50) and Whisky On The Hill ($6), with Quantam Cat running on for fourth.
With plenty of money coming for Whisky On The Hill late, nobody expected Garachico to challenge in this competitive staying contest, restricted to Australian and New Zealand horses, but Billy Egan rode it to perfection.
Victorian Racing Club announced the new $250,000 Australian Heritage Cup (2800m) would be run on Melbourne Cup day in September, replacing the traditional 2800m Benchmark 96 race on the same program.
Remarkably Garachico finished third in this race last year as a $7 chance, but has done very little since switching from the Leon and Troy Corstens stable to Sutton.
