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The Melbourne Cup 2025 is in the books and Half Yours is the winner. Half Yours made a late charge to take the lead from Land Legend, holding on to nab the win. Goodie Two Shoes finished the Melbourne Cup in second and Middle Earth took third place. The “race that stops a nation” came after a slight rain in Melbourne cleared up to make for good conditions for the 24-horse field. The race saw a bit of drama before it began, with a late change in the favorite. Full results and payouts will be added once they are made official. Historic Win for Jockey Jamie Melham As Fox Sports noted, jockey Jamie Melham made some history while guiding Half Yours to the win. Late Odds Change on Melbourne Cup Day As Fox Sports noted, Half Yours had been the favorite to win the Melbourne Cup until race day arrived and a horse took over. “The race has a new favorite on Cup day with big money coming for Irish import Al Riffa,” the report noted. “Caufield Cup winner Half Yours had held favoritism since the field was confirmed but Al Riffa — one of Europe’s elite stayers who is trained by Joseph O’Brien — took over as slight favorite early on Cup day.” As ESPN’s Darren Arthur noted, Al Riffa came into the race surrounded by question marks. “This raider has been in good form in Ireland, but saddles up for the Cup untested in Australian conditions,” Arthur wrote in his pre-race predictions. “Expertly trained, with form jockey Mark Zahra aboard it is expected to be one of the chances, but I’ve seen this movie before.”
