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Melbourne Cup-winning jockey drops F-bomb live on TV as wife screams with joy

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Melbourne Cup-winning jockey drops F-bomb live on TV as wife screams with joy

Mark Zahra's horse won the Melbourne Cup. He was suspended last year for a Covid-19 breach. His wife yelled "No more seconds" live on TV. He describes the win as a miracle. It was his mother's day off. She used to give him the day to watch the race. Last year he was in Byron Bay and got caught drinking. Now he's riding a horse that he used not to think about.

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