Knight’s Choice wins the 2024 Melbourne Cup
Knight’s Choice has won the Melbourne Cup in a photo finish from Warp Speed, with Okita Soushi third in the $8.5 million race at Flemington.
Nov 05, 2024, updated May 22, 2025
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.
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Noboru Takagi’s Warp Speed was second by a nose, with in-form jockey Jamie Kah third on Okita Soushi.
It was Dolan’s first win in the race that stops a nation.
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