Jamie Melham has produced the ride of her life on Half Yours to win the $10 million Melbourne Cup at Flemington, making history in the process.

Melham's win made her the first female jockey to win both the Melbourne and Caulfield Cups, to go with her win on Half Yours last month.

It was the latest chapter in a fascinating high-profile career for the star jockey.

On the 10th anniversary of Michelle Payne's historic Melbourne Cup win on Prince of Penzance, Melham held Half Yours in midfield before making her move in the famous finishing straight, getting a perfect inside run along the rails to hit the front 200 metres out.

Half Yours beat Irish raider Goodie Two Shoes with the Ciaron Maher-trained Middle Earth third. Loading

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