Proud dad Tony McEvoy surprised his son Calvin at an awards night five years ago when he unexpectably announced to the crowd that they were forming a new training partnership.

On Tuesday, the father-and-son duo hope to shock the world as they fly the Australian flag with the only home-bred horse in this year’s $10 million group 1 Melbourne Cup.

The McEvoys will team up with a long-time family friend jockey Jamie Melham in a bid to win the Caulfield-Melbourne Cup double with Half Yours, an improving gelding they bought for $305,000 in an online auction.

Melham became the first woman to win the Caulfield Cup last month and is now aiming to become the second female rider to win Australia’s greatest race, following in the footsteps of Michelle Payne who captured the heart of a nation 10 yea

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