MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australia-trained gelding Knight’s Choice has won the 164th running of Australia’s premier horse race the Melbourne Cup at odds of 80-1. The unfancied five-year-old was well back turning for home in the two mile handicap at the Flemington racecourse. But Ireland-born jockey Robbie Dolan threaded a path through the field of 23 horses to win in a photo finish from the Japan-trained runner Warp Speed. The race has pr…

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JOCKEY Robbie Dolan who mesmerised with his singing on The Voice clinched victory in his debut at the Melbourne Cup on a 100/1 shot in a thrilling photo finish. The Irishman, 28, came to many people’s attention in 2022 when he turned three chairs and joined Rita Ora’s team on the Australian version of the BBC show with a rendition of James Bay’s “Let It Go”. Robbie Dolan stormed to Melbourne Cup victory on 100/1 Knight’s ChoiceGetty The Irishman…

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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 expat jockey Robbie Dolan, Knight’s Choice surged past his rivals and hung on in a thrilling finish for trainers John Symons and Sheila Laxon.
Noboru Takagi’s Warp Speed was second by a nose, with in-form jockey Jamie Kah third on Okita Soushi.
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Knight's Choice is the winner of the 2024 Melbourne Cup. Photo: Getty Images  
Knight's Choice has won the 2024 Melbourne Cup in a huge upset.

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An Australian bred and trained thoroughbred has taken out the 164th Melbourne Cup. Knight's Choice won the race that stops a nation in front of a crowd of more than 91,000, who flocked to Flemington for a day of glitz and glamour.

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Knight's Choice wins the 164th Melbourne Cup

The Australia-trained gelding Knight's Choice has won the 164th running of Australia's premier horse race the Melbourne Cup at odds of 80-1. The unfancied five-year-old was well back turning for home in the two mile handicap at the Flemington racecourse. But Ireland-born jockey Robbie Dolan threaded a path through the…

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Knight's Choice wins 164th running of Australia's Melbourne Cup at 80-1

MELBOURNE (Reuters) –     Knight’s Choice won the 164th running of the Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse on Tuesday. Warp Speed placed second, with Okita Soushi third.  (Editing by Peter Rutherford)

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