MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australia-trained gelding Knight's Choice has won the 164th running of Australia's premier horse race the Melbourne Cup at odds of 80-1.

The 2024 Melbourne Cup has finished in a dramatic photo finish across all the placings, but $81 roughie Knight’s Choice has claimed the win. Melbourne Cup day has come to an end in dramatic circumstances with a protest lodged against winner Bel Air by the third-placed Warnie.

When Knight's Choice was born in the hills of northern New South Wales five years ago, 76-year-old breeder Norm Bazeley never dreamed he would become a stayer in the race that stops the nation.