WANGARATTA horses thrived at Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup Day races at the Wangaratta Turf Club, with several locally-trained horses enjoyed varying levels of success.

It was a positive day for trainer Andrew Dale, who had Super View finish second by less than a length in race four, before Rushford took out race six comfortably by two lengths.

Dale said overall, the Cup Day races at Wangaratta were exceptional.

“It was a good day – the facilities, the track, the turf club did a great job,” he said.

“Rushford was a recent acquisition for the stable, he was purchased quite cheaply on the Inglis Digital platform.

“We were always hoping we could win a couple of races with him, we’ve only had him for a couple of starts and he was able to win nicely in Wangaratta, albeit in a restricted grade.

“We’ll take it one race at a time, we’ll look at the calendar and find another option for him in the next couple of weeks.

“Super View is another recent acquisition for the stable.

“He was narrowly beaten on Tuesday, he won the start before, and he was narrowly beaten the start before that, so he’s been quite consistent over the last couple of months.”

Ben Brisbourne had the first local winner of the day, with Son Of A Boom saluting in race one.

“He’s been a pretty slow-maturing horse, a little bit frustrating for the connections – we thought he would’ve won a couple of races by now,” Brisbourne said.

“We’ve been trying him up in trip and he hasn’t been quite running it out, so the drop back to a mile looked like it really suited him.

“It’s nice to get a win on a home-town track, always.

“He’s a big, slow-maturing horse both mentally and physically, he’s shown us enough at home to say he’ll win more than just a maiden, so I was just delighted the owners allowed me to persist with him.

“It’s important to get these wins on the board.”