Overview
- The favourite Half Yours held off River Of Stars, with Valiant King third and Presage Nocturne fourth.
- The gelding is trained by Tony and Calvin McEvoy, whose tactics and Melham’s timing drew broad praise.
- The win delivered Melham her 17th Group 1 success and her first victory in a Melbourne spring major.
- Half Yours was previously in Ciaron Maher’s stable and was bought by the McEvoys for $305,000 last November, a purchase linked to the late breeder-owner Colin McKenna.
- Prize money included a $3 million winner’s cheque, and bookmakers moved Half Yours to a reported $4 Melbourne Cup favourite.