Half Yours Wins Melbourne Cup

Half Yours won the 165th Melbourne Cup at Flemington, ridden by Jamie Melham, pulling clear in the final 200m to claim victory. Melham—who rode Half Yours to last month’s Caulfield Cup and competed as Jamie Kah until marrying this year—became only the second woman to win the Melbourne Cup and the first female jockey to complete a Caulfield–Melbourne Cup double. Goodie Two Shoes finished second and Middle Earth third; Half Yours was the only Australian‑born runner and paid $8.60 after starting equal third favourite. The race was run on a wet track in rainy conditions before a large Flemington crowd. The win delivered trainers Tony and Calvin McEvoy their first Melbourne Cup victory and the A$4.5 million winners' prize, with the jockey’s share roughly A$225,000 amid heavy betting and wide media coverage.