Anamoe completes Cox Plate redemption story

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Anamoe has completed its redemption story, avenging past year's second-placed decorativeness to instrumentality retired the 2022 Cox Plate astatine the Moonee Valley Racecourse.

After being beaten by State Of Rest successful past year's Cox Plate, the James Cummings-trained Anamoe bushed retired I'm Thunderstruck, El Bodegon and Zaaki to triumph the $5 cardinal race.

Jockey James McDonald timed his tally to perfection aft Zaaki had led for the archetypal fractional of the race, earlier Anamoe came location with a bedewed sail.

Cummings was flooded with emotion aft the contention and called Anamoe "the champion equine I've had thing to bash with".

"It's a humbling acquisition for me, but I'm conscionable grateful that I tin beryllium a portion of a equine arsenic large arsenic Anamoe," helium told Seven.

"The information is he's conscionable had a weapon preparation. A mates of times it hasn't been plain sailing, but my squad person travel unneurotic successful phenomenal fashion."

Despite the eventual success, Cummings admitted that determination were hiccups on the travel successful mentation for the Cox Plate.

"There were moments that would thrust a lesser antheral to the bottle," helium said.

"But he's been managed by an highly businesslike team. I've got immoderate unbelievably talented and passionate radical down him that assistance to marque maine look good."

The extremity to this year's contention was a stark opposition to the arguable decorativeness to past year's Cox Plate, erstwhile Anamoe was bumped by the eventual winner, Ireland's State Of Rest.

Anamoe's squad launched a protestation that was yet dismissed by Racing Victoria stewards, giving trainer Joseph O'Brien and jockey Johnny Allen a celebrated win.

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