Melbourne Cup 2025 Result & Replay - Half Yours Creates History with Famous Cups Double
In a stunning display at the 2025 Melbourne Cup, Half Yours emerged victorious, ridden by Jamie Melham. The triumph was significant for multiple reasons: it marked the first Melbourne Cup win for the father-son training team of Tony and Calvin McEvoy. Jamie Melham also etched her name in history as the first female jockey to win the Caulfield-Melbourne Cup double. This victory joins a select group of horses achieving the rare Cups double feat, echoing the historic wins of champions like Rising Fast and Might And Power.
- Half Yours wins the 2025 Melbourne Cup at Flemington
- Jamie Melham becomes the first female jockey to complete the Caulfield-Melbourne Cup double
- Tony and Calvin McEvoy celebrate their first Melbourne Cup victory
Half Yours produced a brilliant staying performance to win the 2025 Melbourne Cup at Flemington, delivering a first victory in the great race for the father-and-son training partnership of Tony and Calvin McEvoy.
- Melbourne Cup 2025 result:
Ridden superbly by Jamie Melham, the five-year-old became the first Australian-bred galloper to win the Cup since Vow And Declare in 2019, and Melham made history as the first female jockey ever to complete the Caulfield Cup–Melbourne Cup double, following her earlier success aboard the same horse in the Caulfield Cup.
She also joined Michelle Payne as only the second woman to win the Melbourne Cup, a decade after Payne’s historic triumph aboard Prince Of Penzance in 2015.
The victory completed a famous Cups double for Half Yours, who became the 13th horse in history to achieve the rare feat, joining an elite list that includes Rising Fast, Might And Power, and Without A Fight.
The son of St Jean sat midfield before tracking into the race stylishly at the 600m, hitting the front at the clock tower and racing clear to score by 2.75 lengths from Goodie Two Shoes, with Middle Earth finishing third.
Melbourne Cup 2025 result:
| Pos | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Half Yours | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Jamie Melham | — |
| 2 | Goodie Two Shoes (IRE) | Joseph O'Brien | Wayne Lordan | 2.75L |
| 3 | Middle Earth (GB) | Ciaron Maher | Ethan Brown | 4.25L |
| 4 | River Of Stars (IRE) | Chris Waller | Beau Mertens | 6.75L |
| 5 | Torranzino (NZ) | Paul Preusker | Celine Gaudray | 8L |
| 6 | Vauban (FR) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Blake Shinn | 9.25L |
| 7 | Al Riffa (FR) | Joseph O'Brien | Mark Zahra | 9.35L |
| 8 | Absurde (FR) | Willie Mullins | Kerrin McEvoy | 9.55L |
| 9 | Changingoftheguard (IRE) | Kris Lees | Tim Clark | 9.85L |
| 10 | Meydaan (IRE) | Simon & Ed Crisford | James McDonald | 10.15L |
| 11 | Furthur (IRE) | Andrew Balding | Michael Dee | 11.15L |
| 12 | Arapaho (FR) | Bjorn Baker | Rachel King | 11.9L |
| 13 | Flatten The Curve (FR) | Henk Grewe | Thore Hammer Hansen | 11.96L |
| 14 | Smokin’ Romans (NZ) | Ciaron Maher | Ben Melham | 12.71L |
| 15 | Royal Supremacy (IRE) | Ciaron Maher | Robbie Dolan | 13.01L |
| 16 | Valiant King (GB) | Chris Waller | Jye McNeil | 14.01L |
| 16 | Onesmoothoperator (USA) | Brian Ellison | Harry Coffey | 14.01L |
| 18 | More Felons (IRE) | Chris Waller | Tommy Berry | 16.51L |
| 19 | Presage Nocturne (IRE) | Alessandro Botti | Stephane Pasquier | 18.01L |
| 20 | Parchment Party (USA) | William Mott | John Velazquez | 19.76L |
| 21 | Athabascan (FR) | John O'Shea & Tom Charlton | Declan Bates | 21.01L |
| 22 | Land Legend (FR) | Chris Waller | Joao Moreira | 23.76L |
| 23 | Chevalier Rose (JPN) | Hisashi Shimizu | Damian Lane | 28.01L |
| 24 | Buckaroo (GB) | Chris Waller | Craig Williams | 99L |
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