Emotions run high as Media solves Cup puzzle

IRELAND’S Media Puzzle, ridden by Damien Oliver, powered home to an emotion charged Melbourne Cup victory yesterday with the rider immediately dedicating the win to his brother and fellow jockey Jason, who died in a track fall last week.

The win provided another chapter in the folklore of Australia’s greatest horse race as Oliver brought the Dermot Weld-trained gelding to an unforgettable victory in the US$2.3m race.

“I wish my brother was still here to see this,” said the jockey. Oliver carried the hopes and wagers of the nation following Jason’s death. Oliver’s father also died in a race fall in the early 1970s.