![]() ![]() He had to watch on as the horse he had been booked to ride - Verry Elleegant won the Cup last year. The star jockey was suspended for three months and missed the 2021 Melbourne Cup for his involvement in the infamous Mornington house party that breached Covid-19 restrictions in Victoria. Zahra's win is the ultimate redemption story. Gold Trip is on a stunning hot streak, having also finished second in the Cox Plate and second in the Caulfield Cup.Ĭamorra, Numerian and Serpentine pulled up during their runs but did complete the race. The French horse is also the first horse in 99 years to win the Melbourne Cup with just one previous race win. It is the first time a horse has won the Melbourne Cup at a top weight of 57.5kg since Makybe Diva. Gold Trip's run has created some incredible history. You can read the full results of every race at Flemington here. There was also some huge drama on the morning of the Cup with another fancied runner, Lunar Flare, being scratched by Racing Victoria's vets. Yeah, it's obviously a dream that we all want to achieve," he said.Įarlier, the racing world was shocked when police were called after an activist was filmed dumping 1000 litres of “oily sludge” onto the track at Flemington. Melbourne Cup, it's unbelievable."Įustace was visibly shaking when interviewed after the race. ![]() He went on to say: "The last 50m I was thinking I'm going to win this. "It’s just elation when I crossed the line. He’s a horse that when you go, you don’t give him a chance to think about it. "(I was thinking) just piss off, no one come near me," he said. Winning jockey Zahra said the final moments of the race were nerve-wracking. Mark Zahra riding Gold Trip wins the Cup. Gold Trip did it the hard way, taking the lead with more than 300m to run before Emissary looked to be making a challenge of it with 150m to go.īut the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained horse showed its class by finding one final effort at the finish line wo win by 1.5 lengths. The connections of the six-year-old horse are celebrating a payday of more than $4 million.Įmissary finished second and High Emocean was third.įavourite Deauville Legend was fourth, while highly fancied runner Realm of Flowers was fifth. The 162nd running of the great race delivered plenty of drama right to the finish line as the miserable weather did its best to ruin the day for the 80,000 spectators that braved the stormy conditions.īut nothing could overshadow the $8 million, 3200m handicap classic. Until Gold Trip stunned the world to win the 2022 Melbourne Cup at Flemington on Tuesday.ġ2 months on from one of the worst days of his life, the 40-year-old can finally exorcise the demons that have haunted him since the infamous Airbnb scandal rocked the sport. Jockey Mark Zahra couldn't forgive himself.
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