'Terrible to watch': Mare euthanased after fall with Melbourne Cup winner
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Half Yours (top left) fell in the final 200 metres of the Caulfield Cup. (Supplied: Racing.com)
Last year's Melbourne Cup winner, Half Yours, has gone down in a nasty fall late in the Caulfield Cup, which was won by Dominic Beddgood's Kingswood.
With about 200 metres to go in the 2,400m race, Half Yours was in the middle of the pack when there appeared to be contact with Kings Valley.
Half Yours went down hard, sending jockey Mark Zahra into the turf, with New Zealand's Ohope Wins also coming down after Jye McNeil was unable to avoid the fallen McEvoy Racing product.
Half Yours returned to his stall after the race and was "all OK", according to Racing.com, while stewards said Zahra and McNeil were both "conscious and alert" and transported to hospital for further assessment.
Trainer Tony McEvoy said shortly after the race that Half Yours had suffered some abrasions but looked OK, all things considered.
"That was terrible to watch," McEvoy said.
"The horse, he's got a couple of lacerations, he seems bright, he seems composed in himself.
"He's got a laceration under his arm, he's got a laceration on a hind leg. They look superficial."
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