Melbourne Cup 2025: Half Yours Wins As Jamie Melham Follows In Michelle Payne’s Footsteps

Jockey Jamie Melham has go nan 2nd female to triumph nan Melbourne Cup aft Half Yours saluted connected a bedewed way nether cloudy skies astatine Flemington, successful beforehand of a crowd of astir 80,000 spectators.

Half Yours vanished 2 lengths up of Goodie Two Shoes, pinch Middle Earth third.

Melham’s triumph comes 10 years aft Michelle Payne go nan first female to triumph nan Melbourne Cup connected Prince of Penzance.

Of nan $4.5m winner’s prize money, nan owners person astir $3.8m, nan trainer gets $450,000 and nan jockey takes location $225,000.

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