YESTERDAY'S Launceston Cup triumph for Brighton-trained stayer Geegees Blackflash was one of the most memorable wins in recent years.
Geegees Blackflash ($7) powered to a two-length victory in yesterday's $225,000 Group Three AAMI Launceston Cup (2400m) at Mowbray, holding off a late challenge by Lucky Angel ($6.50), while Dream Pedlar ($41) ran third.
Race favourite Hurdy Gurdy Man ($3.60), winner of the Hobart Cup, bled from both nostrils during the race and retired from the running.
The stayer automatically incurs a three-month ban from racing.
Cup revellers on parade
Trained by John Luttrell, Geegees Blackflash was perfectly ridden by Victorian jockey Peter Mertens in yesterday's wet conditions.
Currently rated Tasmania's best racehorse, he had something to prove after finishing third in the Launceston Cup in 2011 and runner-up last year.
The win had the crowd cheering from all the stands when he raced past The Cleaner at the top of the straight.
Luttrell was confident his "best mate" could win the cup and was quick to thank owners Paul and Elizabeth Geard.
"They are great owners and they have stuck with me through thick and thin," Luttrell said.
"This horse is one of the best gallopers Tasmania has seen for some time and no one loves him as much as me.
"I thought he was over the line before the race and it didn't surprise me to see the way he won."
Mertens believes Geegees Blackflash would be very competitive at interstate level.
"He loved the conditions and when I went for him, he went straight by the opposition."
Tasmania's most prominent owners Paul and Elizabeth Geard were thrilled with the win.
"That tested our hearts," Elizabeth Geard said after the race.
"He has given us another huge thrill and no doubt has kept all of his fans across the country very happy."
Paul Geard was excited after the cup victory and surprised a few onlookers during post-race celebrations when he shouted the bar.
"We set him for the Launceston Cup and he's made us very proud," Geard said.
"He's a crowd favourite and we are proud Tasmanians who love to see the joy he brings to fellow Tasmanians."
Six-year-old Geegees Blackflash (Clangalang-La Quita) has now won 14 races, including the Tasmanian Derby (2010), Tasmanian Newmarket (2011), Hobart Cup (2012) and $791,000 in stakes.
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