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Horse racing-Almandin wins the Melbourne Cup

MELBOURNE, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Almandin, ridden by Kerrin McEvoy, won the 156th version of the A$6.2 million ($4.71 million) Melbourne Cup at Flemington racecourse on Tuesday. Heartbreak City finished second in the 3,200 metre handicap with favourite Hartnell third. (Reporting by Ian Ransom, editing by Nick Mulvenney)