Melbourne Cup 2023 witnessed some historic moments as jockey Mark Zahra scripted another victory to his name. Zahra is undoubtedly a phenomenal rider. After his first Grade 1 win back in 2006, he hasn’t looked back, adding another 27 victories to his name. Riding Without a Doubt, Australian continued his dominance at the Melbourne Cup.

Mark Zahra is Australia’s leading rider and has been over the past few years. He was outstanding during the whole race; however, the event was highlighted by the royal sisters during the opening ceremony. The twins looked stunning donned with matching dresses.

Marks Zahra goes back-to-back at to script history

Mark Zahra has tasted success year after year and still can’t get enough. He, however, was struck with a hard choice as to which horse to choose. Zahra won the Melbourne Cup last year, riding Gold Trip. But this time, the veteran Australian chose to go with the in-form Without a Fight, and it paid off eventually.

Without a Fight and Zahra combined perfectly, handing both historic victories. Zahra sprinted Without a Fight, leaving everyone behind. Without a Fight rode so well that Zahra was able to celebrate a few seconds even before the race finished. Speaking with Sky Sports, the 41-year-old jockey expressed his pure joy after the win. “It’s amazing to do it once but to do it again on a different horse, back-to-back, my feet haven’t touched the ground yet.”, Zahra explained.

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With this $8 million Melbourne Cup victory, Zahra became the only second rider ever to win back-to-back Melbourne Cups. He did it last year on Gold Trip, and this year on Without a Fight. The Melbourne Cup 2023 was even more lightened by the presence of the Spencer sisters, headlining the Fashions in the Field.

Spencer sisters lighten up the Melbourne Cup

Mark Zahra created history, and so did Without a Fight by becoming the first horse since 2001 to win the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup in the same year. However, the event was lightened up in the start by the presence of the Spencer sisters, Lady Amelia Spencer and Lady Eliza Spencer.

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The 31-year-old twins are the nieces of Princess Dianna. They were invited as judges for the Fashions in the Field, where hundreds of people enter, hoping to be crowned the ‘Best Dressed’ and ‘Best Suited’. The royal twins had donned matching red dresses, looking stunning together.

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