Knight’s Choice Wins the 2024 Melbourne Cup

Published on November 5, 2024

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. What did we just witness?! 🤯 KNIGHT’S CHOICE holds on to win the 2024 Lexus Melbourne Cup! 🎥 @wwos | #MelbourneCup | #MelbCupCarnival pic.twitter.com/Ok2GKUTm0I — Victoria Racing Club (@FlemingtonVRC) November 5, 2024 It was Dolan’s Melbourne Cup debut....

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