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,

The Australia-trained gelding Knight’s Choice has won the US$5.6 million Melbourne Cup, Australia’s premier horse race at odds of 80-1.

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.