French horse Dunaden shrugged off a late jockey change to win a thrilling Melbourne Cup by the narrowest of margins from English stayer Red Cadeaux on Tuesday.
French horse Dunaden with jockey Christophe Lemair after winning the 6.2 million Australian dollar Melbourne Cup horse race, November 1, 2011. More than 100,000 people gathered at the Flemington race course to watch the race.
Dunaden's regular jockey Craig Williams was a late suspension from the 3,200 metre (two mile) race and Frenchman Christophe Lemaire was flown in from Tokyo as a replacement, only arriving on Monday afternoon.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
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