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Matthew Sullivan November 5, 2025 - 8:09AM Share via Email Share on Facebook Share on Whatsapp Escucha este artículo Copied URL to clipboard codesports.com.au Melbourne Cup – full race replay Racing: Catch the full Melbourne Cup reply with Jamie Melham steering Half Yours to victory. Jamie Melham threaded the eye of the needle in a masterful ride to win the Melbourne Cup, nudging her husband out of the way in a thrilling sequence to end the race. Ten years after Michelle Payne’s triumph with Prince of Penzance, Melham (nee Kah) became the second female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup, steering Half Yours to victory in a stellar ride. Watch live coverage of the 2025 Spring Racing Carnival events with Racing.com available on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1. As the field bunched down the Flemington straight, Melham had some work to do to squeeze her way to the front, but she hit two tiny gaps next to the rails to put Half Yours in position to win. First, Melham got her elbows out and rode past her husband Ben, who was riding Smokin Romans, with Half Yours giving Smokin Romans a firm bump to move out of the way. “There was a tight gap and I said, ‘Move over Ben I’m coming through’,” Melham told Channel 9.” Copied URL to clipboard Jamie Melham pushes husband out of the way to win Melbourne Cup Jamie Melham joked with... Half Yours still had some work to do, and Melham expertly manoeuvred the horse through a tiny gap between Land Legend and Royal Supremacy, before holding off Goodie Too Shoes and Middle Earth for the win. Jamie Melham (circled, right), bumps husband Ben (left, next to rail) out of the way. “Then the next gap was extremely tight. I had no say, my horse just took me through. The team has got him the fittest I’ve ever seen this horse.” “Ooh, that was tight,” replied racing expert Francesca Cumani watching the replay. Melham paid tribute to her husband Ben after the couple made history by becoming the first married jockeys to ride in the Melbourne Cup together. Smokin Romans faded to finish 14th. The 29-year-old said she even listened to his pre-race advice on leaving her run late. It was a superb ride by Melham, who stuck to the inner rail while other jockeys went wide and took the long way round looking for an opening. “I wanted to get to the rails as close as I could,” she said. “But we got in a nice enough spot and (husband) Ben told me, let that first wave go, that’s exactly what I did, I cut through, there was a gap this big next to him and I was going to yell at him. Michelle Payne and Jamie Melham, history makers. (Photo by Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images) Jamie Melham after winning the Melbourne Cup with Half Yours. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos via Getty Images) “But my horse was just going too good anyway, he pulled me through the next gap, pulled me through the next gap where there was barely any room, but when a horse is going that well they just take you where you need to go.” It was a day to remember for Melham, who became the first female jockey to win the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup double as trainers Tony and Calvin McEvoy celebrated Half Yours’ triumph. READ MORE: Full Melbourne Cup finishing order READ MORE: ‘Half goes to him’: Melhams prize money deal Jamie and Ben Melham - the first married couple to ride in the Melbourne Cup. Picture: Instagram/jamieleemelham07 Jamie and Ben Melham got married recently. Picture: Instagram/jamieleemelham07 Pre-race, Melham joked the name of her horse Half Yours was apt, with Jamie and Ben sharing their prize money in their household. Jamie will take home $225,000 in prize money for her Melbourne Cup win. The star jockey has ridden a wave of positivity and happiness this year with her husband Ben, going from matrimony to spring major winner. Wet ‘n’ wild: Post-Cup debauchery in pictures VIEW GALLERY “Ben loves the name,” Melham said of Half Yours. “Now we’re married, half (prizemoney) goes to him and half goes to me.” Caulfield Cup glory last month on Half Yours and now Melbourne Cup glory at Flemington, has challenged Melham’s life milestone order. “Getting married, I said to Ben, was ‘the best day of my life’,” Melham said. “Caulfield Cup was pretty close to it, best day on the track anyway, let’s go with that!” More Coverage Jockey banned after Melbourne Cup ride Matthew Sullivan, Tyson Otto, Ben Talintyre and James McKern ‘Half goes to him’: Couple’s unique deal Gilbert Gardiner - Racenet Melham enjoyed a historic Caulfield Cup success, the 29-year-old became the first female jockey to win the 149th edition, but reality dawned the morning after. “The best thing was Ben rolled over and said, ‘Honey, I’m so proud of you’,” Melham said. “I’ve always wanted to make him proud and make my family proud.” Read related topics:Melbourne Join the conversation Add your comment to this story To join the conversation, please log in. 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