A year like no other for Melbourne Cup-winning jockey

JYE McNeil's Melbourne Cup triumph aboard Twilight Payment came less than a decade after the Myall-raised jockey's first race win in Kerang's Summer Cup.

On Tuesday, proud parents Michelle and Darryl were watching from home, sending the decibel reading sky high as it became apparent their son couldn't be caught over the last 200 metres.

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