Joseph O'Brien: Winning second Melbourne Cup at 27 'hard to believe'
Twilight Payment and Jye McNiel give trainer Joseph O'Brien his second Melbourne Cup win from Tiger Moth and Prince Of Arran. Photo: Healy Racing.
At a time of the night when most of us were still dreaming, Joseph O'Brien was fulfilling one. When Twilight Payment crossed the finish line shortly after 4am Irish time, O'Brien became a dual Melbourne Cup-winning trainer at the age of just 27. Astonishing doesn't even begin to cover it.
As was the case when Rekindling won the 2017 Melbourne Cup, O'Brien denied father Aidan a first victory in the race that stops a nation as Tiger Moth filled the bridesmaid role occupied by Johannes Vermeer three years ago.
