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French horse Gold Trip has won the 162nd edition of the A$8 million (NZ$8.8m) Melbourne Cup as crowds headed back to a rainswept Flemington after years of Covid-19 disruptions.

High-spirited revellers who attended 2022 Melbourne Cup celebrations will party into the night after watching horse Gold Trip ridden by jockey Mark Zahra storm to victory.

Top weight Gold Trip, ridden by Mark Zahra, won the Aus$8 million (US$5 million) Melbourne Cup on Tuesday as full crowds returned to Flemington for the "race that stops a nation".

By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Mark Zahra was drowning his sorrows a year ago after missing out on a ride on the Melbourne Cup winner but on Tues...

By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Mark Zahra was drowning his sorrows a year ago after missing out on a ride on the Melbourne Cup winner but on Tues...

The 2-1 favourite Deauville Legend finished in fourth place.

By PA Sport Reporters 2022-11-01

'Having been brought up in Newmarket Melbourne Cup came to me later in life but since I’ve been here you want to contest the races and win'

Gold Trip, ridden by Australian Mark Zahra, beats favourite Deauville Legend to win "the race that stops a nation".

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