Since the year 2000, the most successful Melbourne Cup winning weights have been 51 to 51.5kg with five winners while 52 to 52.5kg and 54 to 54.5kg have each have won four Melbourne Cups since 2000.

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Robbie Dolan never grows tired of watching himself win the Melbourne Cup.“Sometimes you do have to look back and just be ...