The Melbourne Cup is back for another year, with some new faces and returning thoroughbreds for the biggest race in Australia.Caulfield Cup runner-up Buckaroo is still considered a strong possibility to win despite a poor barrier draw,

Newly-minted Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Robbie Dolan could not lose on Tuesday, regardless of the result at Flemington.

Knight's Choice etched his name into Australian folklore when running out a shock winner of the Melbourne Cup (G1) Nov. 5 at Flemington and in the process provided his sire, Newgate Farm resident Extreme Choice,

WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Robbie Dolan stuns on The Voice. But if you think you’ve seen this face before, you’d be dead right, because the Irish jockey made a name for himself in Australia in 2022 when he appeared on Channel 7’s The Voice Australia.

Robbie Dolan fulfilled a lifelong dream when he took out Australian racing's biggest prize on Tuesday in a photo finish from Warp Speed - but he had a nervous wait before the result was confirmed.

In riding the gelding’s late kick all the way to the post, Robbie Dolan became the first widely recognised singer to win the Cup, “unless ... Ronan Keating hasn’t won a Melbourne Cup, has he?”, the jockey joked afterwards.

Melbourne Cup winning jockey Robbie Dolan isn't just a talented hoop - he can also sing. Dolan, 28, won plenty of admirers when he appeared on one of Australia's favourite TV shows in 2022.