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Jockey Mark Zahra completed a rare slice of history on two fronts with his stunning Melbourne Cup triumph on Tuesday. Zahra piloted Without A Fight to victory to win the race that stops the nation for the second consecutive year after winning on Gold Trip in 2022.
Without A Fight wins thrilling Melbourne Cup. He became only the sixth jockey to ever win back-to-back Melbourne Cups on different horses and first since Harry White in 1979. After crossing the finish line, Zahra celebrated with a two-finger salute to the crowd to reference his extraordinary achievement. “I was on a horse you can sit on. He’s got an electric turn of foot and he pulled me all the way to the line and it was all over,” he told Channel 10 immediately after the race.
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