The last race of the day here at Flemington on Emirates Stakes Day, the $125,000 Emirates Airline Handicap over 1400m, has been won by the Danny O’Brien trained five-year-old Keano.
Lady Gaga led early from Keano and held it until Keano with jockey James Winks took the lead in the last 200m and held off a strong finish from Ahdashim who was second. The Mick Price trained Lady Gaga managed to hold onto third place followed by Berringama rounding out the first four.
Race favourite We’re Gonna Rock could only manage 7th place.
2010 Emirates Airline Handicap Finishing Order
| Horse | Jockey | Finish | SP |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEANO(NZ) | JAMES WINKS | 1st | $9 |
| AHDASHIM(NZ) | NASH RAWILLER | 2nd | $7.50 |
| LADY GAGA | DALE SMITH | 3rd | $10 |
| BERRINGAMA | NICHOLAS HALL | 4th | $7 |
| OKAY OKY | CHRIS SYMONS | 5th | $13 |
| ITSAMONTY | CRAIG NEWITT | 6th | $71 |
| WE’RE GONNA ROCK | MICHAEL RODD | 7th | $2.40F |
| KING HOAKS | DANNY NIKOLIC | 8th | $51 |
| ZAGREB | BRAD RAWILLER | 9th | $21 |
| RANSOM WILLY | MARK PEGUS | 10th | $41 |
| ISHANT | DWAYNE DUNN | 11th | $18 |
| PERTURBO | BEN MELHAM | Scratched | |
| BAWAARDI | GLYN SCHOFIELD | Scratched | |
| MANGONUI | CRAIG WILLIAMS | Scratched | |
| RESCHEDULED(NZ) | LISA CROPP | Scratched |
