Jamie Melham has created history by riding Half Yours to victory in the $10 million Melbourne Cup.

A decade after Michelle Payne became the first female jockey to win the race that stops a nation, close friend Melham became the first to complete the Caulfield-Melbourne Cup double.

Half Yours burst clear in a thrilling finish at Flemington for father-son training duo Tony and Calvin McEvoy.

Two-time winner Joseph O’Brien’s Goodie Two Shoes was second, with Ciaron Maher-trained Middle Earth third.

French raider Presage Nocturne was smashed into $5.50 favouritism before the race but did not place.

Rain threatened to dampen spirits on Tuesday 4 November, but the Cup was run on a track that had been upgraded to a soft 5 rating.

Earlier, red-hot jockey Mark Zahra continued his outstanding

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