Melham makes even bigger mark on Cup Week

Jamie Melham ensured Half Yours' historic Melbourne Cup success was not her only highlight from this year's Melbourne Cup Carnival, posting a running double in the first half of Saturday's Champions Day program.

After winning the third event, the Listed Fisher Stakes, aboard the Peter Snowden-trained Need Some Luck, Melham backed up and won the Group 2 Matriarch Stakes aboard Sunset Park for Brad Widdup.

Melham said it was great to add to what had already been a life-changing week, but she was not yet in a position to fully comprehend her achievements.

"It still feels like a big dream still," Melham said.

"It's very, very surreal, I've had a great few days since seeing mum and dad and family and have spoken to everybody.

"I'm looking forward to next week, going home and letting it sink in."

Sunset Park, who started $17, turned the tables on She's A Hustler from the Group 3 Tesio Stakes (2040m) at Moonee Valley, in which she finished third, leading all the way for a 1-1/4-length win over the $2.70 favourite in the 2000-metre Matriarch.

It was a valuable maiden Black Type success for Sunset Park, an imported daughter of Sea The Stars who has now won four of 11 starts.

"She came down here for the race at Moonee Valley and was dead stiff there, so we decided to keep her here for this," Widdup said.

"It was a great win. She was very fit and has had a bit of racing, but her pedigree comes into play.

"She's really starting to get a good record."

It was also a maiden Stakes success for Need Some Luck, a gelded son of Rubick and three-quarter-brother to former superstar sprinter Chautauqua, who ran two Listed placings during the Queensland Winter Carnival.

"He's a talented horse in his own right, he's been showing that he's got this sort of ability and it is good to see him show it today," Snowden said of the five-year-old.

Need Some Luck ($7) scored by 1-3/4 lengths over straight-track specialist De Bergerac ($7.50) in the 1200m event with $2.90 favourite Big Swinger one length away third.