Melbourne, released from lockdown, races into equestrian Cup action

SYDNEY, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Australia's premier horse race, the Melbourne Cup, was run on Tuesday afternoon, just a week after the Victorian capital city came out of its prolonged COVID-19 lockdown.

Verry Elleegant ridden by leading Australian jockey James McDonald won the 3,200-meter race from 24 of the world's top thoroughbreds vying for the prestigious trophy and the prize money of eight million Australian dol