Overview
- Half Yours took the 2025 Melbourne Cup with a late move past Land Legend, as Jamie Melham became the second female jockey to win the race.
- The victory sealed Melham’s rare Caulfield–Melbourne Cup double after last month’s Caulfield Cup win on the same horse.
- Goodie Two Shoes finished second and Middle Earth third after light rain cleared to leave favorable conditions at Flemington.
- Cup-day wagering shifted favoritism to Al Riffa, but the McEvoy-trained Half Yours, drawn in barrier eight and carrying 53kg, delivered.
- The $10 million handicap also featured the first Cup meeting between married jockeys, with Ben Melham aboard Smokin’ Romans.