Overview
- Half Yours, trained by Tony and Calvin McEvoy, finished clear of Goodie Two Shoes with Middle Earth third in the 3,200-metre handicap at Flemington.
- The race was conducted on a soft 5 surface after rain through Cup day, with the winner drawing and settling from barrier eight before powering home.
- Melham paid an emotional tribute to her late grandfather and later embraced husband Ben Melham, who finished 14th on Smokin' Romans.
- The winner was the only Australian-bred horse in the 24-strong field, with attendance reported at around 80,000.
- Media reports put the A$4.5m winner’s purse split at about A$3.8m to owners, A$450,000 to trainers and A$225,000 to the jockey.