US EditionFemale Jockey Melham Eyes Piece of History at Melbourne Cup
Jamie Melham seeks to become the first female jockey to win both the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup in the same year riding Half Yours in the $9 million race.
- Jamie Melham, jockey, will ride Caulfield Cup winner Half Yours in the A$9 million Melbourne Cup at Flemington on Tuesday, with Half Yours the only Australian-bred galloper in the $10 million race.
- This year, Jamie Melham, jockey, has ridden a wave of positivity after marrying Ben Melham, jockey and husband, while her bid coincides with the 10th anniversary of Michelle Payne's 2015 Melbourne Cup win.
- Team McEvoy-trained Half Yours built form with a Naturalism Stakes win, a Turnbull Stakes run and the Caulfield Cup triumph, reflecting consistent runs since March.
- If Half Yours prevails, Jamie Melham, jockey will be the first female jockey to complete the Caulfield–Melbourne Cup double and, with Ben Melham, jockey and husband, form the first married riders in the Melbourne Cup.
- Bookmakers on Monday rated Half Yours second at 6/1 behind favourite Al Riffa, and Melham's 1,345 winners and 18 Group 1s experience bolster chances in the field of 24 under rain.
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Watauga Democrat
Jamie Melham on Half Yours only second woman to win Melbourne Cup
Jamie Melham became only the second woman jockey to win the Aus$10 million (US$6.5 million) Melbourne Cup on Tuesday, steering Half Yours to victory in Australia's "race that stops a nation".
Melbourne Cup: Caulfield Cup-winning female jockey Melham goes for rare double
Jamie Melham will bid to become the first female jockey to claim a coveted double in Australian horse racing when she rides Caulfield Cup winner Half Yours 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 2,400 metres. …
Horseracing-Female jockey Melham eyes piece of history at Melbourne Cup
MELBOURNE - Jamie Melham will bid to become the first female jockey to claim a coveted double in Australian horse racing when she rides Caulfield Cup winner Half Yours in the A$9 million ($5.85 million) Melbourne Cup at Flemington on Tuesday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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