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Horse racing-Favourite Fiorente wins Melbourne Cup

MELBOURNE, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Favourite Fiorente won the A$6 million ($6.43 million) Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse on Tuesday. Red Cadeaux was second with Mount Athos third in the 153rd running of the two-mile handicap, Australia's richest thoroughbred race. (Reporting by Ian Ransom, editing by Nick Mulvenney)