Twenty-three years ago Sheila Laxon was the first female trainer to win the Melbourne Cup when Ethereal won the Caulfield-Melbourne Cup double.

Knight’s Choice has won the Melbourne Cup in a massive boilover, prevailing in a photo finish from Japanese raider Warp Speed. Ridden by Irish...

A longshot from the Sunshine Coast has caused a sensation in the Melbourne Cup, providing local trainer Sheila Laxon with a long-awaited second win on...

A longshot from the Sunshine Coast has caused a sensation in the Melbourne Cup, providing local trainer Sheila Laxon with a long-awaited second win on...

Knight's Choice has won the Melbourne Cup in a photo finish from Warp Speed, with Okita Soushi third in the $8.5 million race at Flemington.

Knight’s Choice wins the Melbourne Cup in blissful weather on a perfect track in front of big crowds at Flemington Racecourse.

Knight’s Choice wins the Melbourne Cup in blissful weather on a perfect track in front of big crowds at Flemington Racecourse.

Unheralded outsider Knight’s Choice has sprung one of the rudest shocks in Melbourne Cup history, edging out Warp Speed in a photo finish.

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