Gold Trip lands Melbourne Cup win
WINNER ALRIGHT: Gold Trip ridden by Mark Zahra rides past the crowd after winning the Melbourne Cup. Picture: AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake
Mark Zahra produced Gold Trip with a perfectly-timed challenge to lift the Lexus Melbourne Cup at Flemington.
Trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, Gold Trip was the top weight in the two-mile contest with James Ferguson's British raider Deauville Legend widely expected to play a major role in the Group One.
