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Half Yours is trained in Australia by father and son Tony and Calvin McEvoy.<\/p>\n
The 5-1 favourite Presage Nocturne finished 19th in what was the 165th edition of the two-mile race.<\/p>\n
O’Brien’s Al Riffa was seventh with Absurde eighth for fellow Irish trainer Willie Mullins, while Meydaan finished 10th for British trainers Simon and Ed Crisford.<\/p>\n
Melham said she knew she was going to come first the moment she went past her husband Ben, a fellow jockey who was riding Smokin’ Romans. His horse finished 14th.<\/p>\n
The 29-year-old, who returned to racing after a bad fall in 2023, said she has had an amazing year. <\/p>\n
“Got married, had some really great days on the track, but nothing ever, ever compares to this feeling right now,” she said.<\/p>\n
Melham also paid tribute to her grandfather, who died last week. <\/p>\n
“The last thing he watched was the Caulfield Cup, and he was such a big supporter of mine,” she said. <\/p>\n
“So he’s up there opening those gaps for me because I needed a few gaps open then.”<\/p>\n
Michelle Payne, who was the first woman to win the Melbourne Cup in 2015 on the 100-1 outsider Prince of Penzance, spoke to Melham after the race, saying: “Welcome to the club.”<\/p>\n
The 80,000-strong crowd at Flemington braved a cold, wet and windy day to witness what is often called the ‘race that stops a nation’.<\/p>\n
The Melbourne Cup was first run in 1861 and is worth 10m Australian dollars (\u00a35m), making it the world’s richest handicap race – a type of race where each horse is allocated a weight, according to its ability and past performances, as a way to level the playing field.<\/p>\n
However, the race remains a controversial event and in recent years has attracted demonstrations over animal welfare.<\/p>\n
Between 2013 and 2020, six horses died either during or after running in the Melbourne Cup – four of them as a result of injuries sustained during the race, leading to race organisers introducing additional safety measures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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