Melbourne Cup 2025 RECAP: How Jamie Melham and connections of Half Yours celebrated historic Cup victory; Blake Shinn suffers leg injury after nasty fall

Thanks for joining us in the blog for today's Lexus Melbourne Cup!

A massive day of racing headlined by Jamie Melham's brilliant win on Half Yours.

We'll catch you back here on Thursday for the Crown Oaks.

Persian Spirit salutes in the last at Flemington!

Harry Coffey gets his mount flying at the perfect time, taking the widest run and bolting in to win by a number of lengths.

Sunshineinmypocket nabbed second place, with Ndola finishing third.

Bit of a delay for the last at Flemington following Blake Shinn's fall in race nine.

Should be getting underway shortly in the Channel 9 Trophy.

Sunshineinmypocket looks set to start favourite, with Persian Spirit and Ndola also prominent in the betting market.

A somewhat positive update filtering through regarding jockey Blake Shinn after his fall in race nine aboard She's Got Pizzazz.

"He has a serious leg injury - we're not sure the extent of it, all we know is that it is a leg injury," Tony Jones said on the Nine broadcast.

"The good news is he's conscious, he's sitting up and he will be taken to hospital."

Dance To The Boom causes a huge upset in the Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes!

Red-hot favourite Surfin Bird failed to factor into the finish over the 1400m trip.

Some real concern for Blake Shinn and She's Got Pizzazz after a nasty fall down the straight and fingers crossed both are OK.

The horse looked to be fine after the incident, continuing to run along.

Word has since filtered through that Shinn was sitting up and conscious after the fall.

After the triumph of Half Yours in the Melbourne Cup, co-trainer Tony McEvoy expressed his gratitude and humble appreciation for the outpouring of support.

"Well and truly, it's an incredible feeling," he told Nine's broadcast.

I'm overwhelmed by the amount of support and well-wishes that we've had and the people who are happy for us to have won that race. And what a joy to win the great race.

"It's an incredible feeling."

Jockey Jamie Melham joins trainers Calvin and Tony McEvoy to proudly hoist their Melbourne Cup trophies.

The Block winners Britt and Taz have clearly spent some of their prize money on their race-day outfits because they look incredible!

Britt is wearing a $500 gown from Eliya The Label, which she matched with a pink fascinator and handbag.

Taz looked snazzy in a burgundy suit jacket and pink button-down shirt.

This is how jockey Jamie Melham and the jubilant connections of Half Yours erupted after winning the race that stops a nation.