Aussie star Jamie Melham has broken down in tears as she became the second female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup in dramatic scenes. Fairytales do come true. Half Yours has won the 165th Melbourne Cup with Aussie star Jamie Melham becoming the second female jockey to win the Great Race.

It is the first Tuesday in November, which means it is time to run the Melbourne Cup and we have all the details you need to pick a winner in the big one.

Read the comments from the trainers and each of the jockeys about their rides in the 2025 Melbourne Cup raced at Flemington on Tuesday 4th November. Calvin McEvoy: “Unbelievable. Wow, what a horse. He’s continued to raise the bar, I’ve got no words. It’s been amazing, it’s been such a big team effort. What an amazing horse. Unbelievable.

Melbourne Hospitality Holdings is proposing a 160-room hotel along with a 542-space parking garage in the Eau Gallie Arts District.

Half Yours has claimed victory in the $10 million 2025 Lexus Melbourne Cup, leading the pack on a wet and cloudy day at Flemington Racecourse. Half Yours has claimed victory in the coveted 2025 Lexus Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse.

The Melbourne Cup will have a full field of 24 horses for the first time in six years after Racing Victoria announced on Monday night that all runners had passed their pre-race scans and checks. All runners passed their mandatory checks for the $10 million race, which marks the first time since 2019 that there hasn't been a late scratching.

The 165th running of the Melbourne Cup is set to be a soggy one, as rain drenches the city ahead of the race that stops a nation.

Welcome to live coverage of 2025 Melbourne Cup day from Flemington in Melbourne, plus Big Dance day at Royal Randwick in Sydney.