Melbourne Cup racehorse Anthony Van Dyck euthanised, Twilight Payment this year's winner

Racehorse Twilight Payment won the race, giving owner Lloyd Williams his seventh Melbourne Cup, and trainer Joseph O'Brien his second. Racehorse Anthony Van Dyck has been euthanised after suffering an injury running in this year's Melbourne Cup in Flemington.

Jockey Jye McNeil returns to scale after riding Twilight Payment to victory in race 7, The Lexus Melbourne Cup, during Melbourne Cup Day at Flemington. Source: AAP Image/Racing Photos, Brett Holburt