The 2025 Melbourne Cup has been won by Half Yours for jockey Jamie Melham and trainers Tony and Calvin McEvoy.

The win delivered Melham her first Melbourne Cup success following on from her victory aboard Half Yours in the recent Caulfield Cup.

She now enters the record books as the only female jockey to win both the Caulfield and Melbourne Cup.

Goodie Two Shoes finished second while Middle Earth ran third.

River Of Stars filled fourth.

Al Riffa, heavily supported in betting in the countdown to the race, finished midfield.

This is what the riders thought of their mount’s performance in the Melbourne Cup.

DIVIDENDS: What the winner, trifecta and first four paid

FULL FINISHING ORDER: Where every horse finished

REPLAY: Watch Jamie Melham’s incredible ride for historic win

Melbourne Cup Full Race | 03:24

1st – HALF YOURS (Jamie Melham) You play out the race in your head 20, 30 times how you want the race to happen. I wanted to get to the rails as close as I could but we got in a nice enough spot and (husband) Ben told me, let that first wave go, that’s exactly what I did, I cut through, there was a gap this big next to him and I was going to yell at him but my horse was just going too good anyway, he pulled me through the next gap, pulled me through the next gap where there was barely any room, but when a horse is going that well they just take you where you need to go.

2nd – GOODIE TWO SHOES (Wayne Lordan) Ran a wonderful race, got a nice position from my draw and she’s run a cracker, just one better today but ran great.

3rd – MIDDLE EARTH (Ethan Brown) He ran great. This is obviously his trip, he showed his true colours today, he’s going to be a much better horse next prep, that’ll toughen him up but he couldn’t have run much better.

4th – RIVER OF STARS (Beau Mertens) She was fantastic. Slow tempo didn’t suit her but when Land Legend took off, it really made her relax and in a comfortable position. She travelled in really well, probably didn’t have the sprint like the others but she sustained a good gallop through the line.

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5th – TORRANZINO (Celine Gaudray) Couldn’t be happier with the run that we got. He was a bit on the bridle throughout but he had a really tough finish.

6th – VAUBAN (Blake Shinn) He ran super. Big turnaround from the Caulfield Cup. Hit the line well but the winner and the other horse had a bit better turn-of-foot.

7th – AL RIFFA (Mark Zahra) It was ok. I was four-wide and had to find a spot to get in and there was too much to do with that weight.

8th – ABSURDE (Kerrin McEvoy) He ran well. The pace wasn’t that strong through the first part, had to give them a start. He picked up into it well, good honest run.

9th – CHANGINGOFTHEGUARD (Tim Clark) I thought he ran really well. Just when Land Legend went around we were in a position where we had to cart the field up which probably cost him running a few placings closer up.

10th – MEYDAAN (James McDonald) He ran well. Got into a lovely spot, switched off well but probably just found the 3200m a fraction far.

11th – FURTHUR (Michael Dee) He’s very inexperienced still, he was a touch slow out, travelled very, very strong. We were getting knocked about the first time past the post but travelled strong, held up a nice gallop all the way to the line but his first half he’s just raced a little bit ungenerously.

Melham reacts to Melbourne Cup triumph | 02:06

12th – ARAPAHO (Rachel King) Really brave. He hasn’t had the best set up coming into today, but honest as ever.

13th – FLATTEN THE CURVE (Thore Hammer-Hansen) I found myself a lot further back than ideal but he still ran a good race considering. Just probably went too quick early doors.

14th – SMOKIN’ ROMANS (Ben Melham) He ran well, the old bugger. He’s just had a prep where he’s probably been running on firm ground. He’s got a bit soft ground and he’s just a bit over it. Proud of him anyway.

15th – ROYAL SUPREMACY (Robbie Dolan) The wide barrier wasn’t in his aid today, once I couldn’t get cover on him he straight away he just over raced into the first bend, I had to flow with him to get him to relax and it just told late.

16th – VALIANT KING (Jye McNeil) They found their spots quickly inside me, I wasn’t able to give him every chance today, he had to do it too tough three wide facing the breeze. Initially I had cover from Land Legend but when he went I was stranded.

Note: McNeil, the 2020 Melbourne Cup winner, was later given an 18-meeting ban for interfering with Presage Nocturne and Vauban at the 2500m mark.

17th – ONESMOOTHOPERATOR (Harry Coffey) He had a lovely run but when the pressure came at the six hundred, he failed to quicken, the wheels were spinning on the soft going.

History Made as Half Yours wins Melb Cup | 05:07

18th – MORE FELONS (Tommy Berry) It was very muddling run race and it made it sort of hard to move into it early enough from where we were and he’s battled on ok.

19th – PRESAGE NOCTURNE (Stephane Pasquier) A bit disappointed because he was favoured in the odds.

20th – PARCHMENT PARTY (John Velazquez) Provided no comment.

21st – ATHABASCAN (Declan Bates) Disappointing. We got deleted early and it sort of put us further back earlier than we wanted. He just hasn’t quite finished off as we would have liked.

22nd – LAND LEGEND (Joao Moreira) No manners, pushed too hard. He did a lot of things wrong in the race.

‘Welcome to the club’ Melham joins Payne | 01:30

23rd – CHEVALIER ROSE (Damian Lane) Disappointing. Unfortunately didn’t race to his best today.

24th – BUCKAROO (Craig Williams) We know how good a horse he is but in today’s race he was not far away from the eventual winner but he was three-wide on the back and basically put himself out of the race when they went slow.