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Trailblazer Melham rides Half Yours to Melbourne Cup glory, completes rare double


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Jamie Melham become the first female jockey to claim a coveted double in Australian horse racing when she rode Caulfield Cup winner Half Yours to victory in the A$9 million (US$5.85 million) Melbourne Cup at Flemington on Tuesday. Last month, Melham became the first woman to win the Caulfield Cup in its 149-year history, guiding the Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained Half Yours to an emphatic victory in the A$5 million handicap over 2,400m. Ten years after Michelle Payne’s breakthrough on Prince of...

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