Afternoon edition: Fairytale win for Kn ight’s Choice in Melbourne Cup

Email Knight’s Choice, a horse whose owners rejected a $2.3m offer to sell, has won the 2024 Melbourne Cup.

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Today's top stories Fairytale win for Knight’s Choice in Melbourne Cup Knight’s Choice, a horse whose owners rejected a $2.3m offer to sell, has won the 2024 Melbourne Cup. READ MORE   Melbourne Cup Day LIVE updates: Knight’s Choice wins Cup in huge boilover; full finishing order Sheila Laxon has won her second Melbourne Cup with rank outsider Knight’s Choice, who saluted at $81 to become the race’s longest-priced winner since Prinze Of Penzance. READ MORE   And they’re off! Thousands flee Morphettville just before big race Thousands of well-dressed attendees had to be evacuated from Adelaide’s premier Melbourne Cup event at Morphettville Racecourse after a fire alarm went off. Watch video. READ MORE   Notorious bikie lived large on meth after knowing slammer fate A Finks bikie who knew he was going back to jail decided to spend his final moments of freedom with a huge meth stash, a court has heard. READ MORE   Ciao CIBO: Coffee conversion sees popular chain absorbed by Gloria Jeans Adelaide’s 22 CIBO Espresso outlets have been bought out by a Queensland coffee-and-cake giant and ready to be remade into another popular cafe chain. READ MORE   Taxpayer tab of Western Hospital sale rising and still to be tallied Taxpayers will be paying for the sale of Western Hospital for several years to come though the total is unknown even to government, but the deal will ease pressure on the public sy... READ MORE   Trio of SA wineries rated among the world’s best Three SA wineries have been recognised on a list of the world’s best vineyards – and our top-rated venue might surprise you. READ MORE   Truckie bailed after two dead in horror Fleurieu crash Two Queensland women have died, multiple people in hospital, and a man released on police bail after a horrific multi-vehicle crash south of Adelaide. READ MORE   Bushfire burns as state warned to brace for ‘severe’ thunderstorms on Cup day A bushfire is buring on the Eyre Peninsula as rain starts to fall across Adelaide and on the state’s south coast as stormy weather arrives on Melbourne Cup day. READ MORE   ‘Where sport meets stupid’: New Triple M Rush Hour details revealed After axing its Adelaide drive show, Triple M’s The Rush Hour will have a distinctively Melbourne flavour on the local airwaves. Have your say. READ MORE   RBA makes huge call on rates Homeowners desperate for some relief were left disappointed as the Reserve Bank of Australia held interest rates for the eighth time in a row. READ MORE   Record price for luxury apartment A $130m luxury apartment development in Adelaide’s East End has set a new price record as it reaches its highest point – see the latest images. READ MORE   Deadly crash was on a ‘horrible stretch of road’ A local who has witnessed her fair share of road crashes says the double fatal multi-vehicle crash on Monday was “something else” and has called for road improvements. Have your sa... READ MORE   The four words that haunt Jess Adamson from her TV reporting days Everyone – including the media – has a role to play in breaking the cycle of SA’s domestic violence scourge, writes Jess Adamson. READ MORE   Four of five allegedly involved in tobacco wars attack out on bail Only one of a group of five men charged for a vicious attack in a restaurant, allegedly relating to the illicit tobacco trade, now remains in custody. READ MORE   2024 Melbourne Cup sweep Put away the pen and paper, and create your own custom Melbourne Cup sweep with our online generator. READ MORE   Teens to face court after allegedly deliberately-lit bushfire Two teenagers have been charged after a bushfire was allegedly lit and scorched about an acre of land. READ MORE   Newsletters Today's Paper +Rewards Want to change how you receive these emails? Manage your newsletter preferences or unsubscribe from this newsletter. Sent by The Advertiser, GPO Box 339, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia.