A former singer on a Melbourne Cup-themed cruise ship who appeared on television’s The Voice has won Australia’s biggest horse race in a huge 90-1 upset. Irish jockey Robbie Dolan, who was making his debut in “the race that stops a nation”,

In riding the gelding’s late kick all the way to the post, Robbie Dolan became the first widely recognised singer to win the Cup, “unless ... Ronan Keating hasn’t won a Melbourne Cup, has he?”, the jockey joked afterwards.

Buckaroo had been the favourite to win but finished ninth, with Knight's Choice - a 90-1 shot - storming home to win by a nose in the final strides. Dolan was previously best known as a contestant on The Voice Australia,

A former singer on a Melbourne Cup-themed cruise ship who appeared on television’s The Voice has won Australia’s biggest horse race in a huge 90-1 upset. Irish jockey Robbie Dolan, who was making his debut in “the race that stops a nation”,