7 Nov 2012

Green Moon wins Melbourne Cup

11:34 am on 7 November 2012

Green Moon has won the Melbourne Cup, making up for its disappointing seventh place in last month's Cox Plate.

It's the fourth victory for owner Lloyd Williams in the Cup, his other winners being Just A Dash in 1981, What A Nuisance in 1985 and Efficient in 2007.

Jockey Brett Prebble was riding in his tenth cup and flew in from Hong Kong for the race.

The New Zealand jockey James McDonald rode the Gai Waterhouse trained runner-up Fiorente, while Jackellberry was third.