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

A decision to reject a huge offer to sell was vindicated with victory in the Melbourne Cup, even though the owners of Knight's Choice had some doubts along the way to the race.

Sheila Laxon went from Melbourne Cup trailblazer to legend in just under 200 seconds at Flemington on Tuesday. Laxon was the first female trainer to officially train a winner of the race that stops a ...