When Knight's Choice was born in the hills of northern New South Wales five years ago, 76-year-old breeder Norm Bazeley never dreamed he would become a stayer in the race that stops the nation.

Kristen Manning/The Thoroughbred Report Extreme Choice (Aus) made history in the 2024 G1 Melbourne Cup by siring the longshot Knight's Choice (Aus), who stunned as Australia's top stayer. For Sheila Laxon,

Knight’s Choice claimed Lexus Melbourne Cup gold as the European raiders failed to fire in the Flemington feature.Ireland and Britain appeared to have a strong challenge for the two-mile contest with Harry Eustace’s Bendigo Cup winner Sea King and the Brian Ellison-trained Geelong Cup hero Onesmoothoperator joined by Willie Mullins’ pair of Vauban and Absurde,