Hometown heroine Kelsey Bale crowned herself Victoria’s new country cups ‘Queen’ in the 2023 Geelong Gold Cup Final…

Anthony Azzopardi and fastest heat winner Adhana Rico will be ‘one out’ against the locals when they enter enemy territory in Friday night’s $116,335 Group 2 Sportsbet Geelong Gold Cup Final (520m).

Victoria’s reigning country cups ‘king’, Typhoon Sammy, will add enormous interest to Friday night’s Geelong Gold Cup meeting when he makes a surprise return from retirement.