Cross Counter wins Australia's Melbourne Cup
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Jockey Kerrin McEvoy riding horse Cross Counter celebrates after winning the annual Melbourne Cup, the world's richest two-mile handicap, at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, on Nov 6, 2018.
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MELBOURNE (AFP) - British raider Cross Counter won the coveted A$7.3 million (S$7.24 million) Melbourne Cup at Flemington on Tuesday (Nov 6) on a soft track after torrential rain.
The four-year-old gelding gave jockey Kerrin McEvoy his third victory in the famous 3,200m handicap race after he powered past Marmelo in the finishing straight.
Prince of Arran came third.
