“Pinch me, I am dreaming… I am unable to imagine it,” he advised the native 9 Community.
“I feel I will be singing for the remainder of my life after that. What the hell.”
The 28-year-old comes from a horse racing household, along with his father Bobby Dolan a part of Irish horse coaching legend Dermot Weld’s crew once they produced two Cup winners in 1993 and 2002.
Bobby shocked his son by travelling to Australia for his Melbourne Cup debut, and was within the crowd to observe his victory.
It was additionally a household affair for Laxon, who skilled Knight’s Selection together with her husband John Symons and lifted the trophy 23 years after her first victory, when she grew to become the primary feminine coach to win with Ethereal.
Absurde was fifth for Irish coach Willie Mullins, along with his stablemate Vauban eleventh. British challengers Onesmoothoperator and Sea King completed twelfth and 14th.
Crowds thousands-strong had been trackside at Flemington for the occasion, decked out in brilliant outfits and having fun with the sunny spring climate.
The Melbourne Cup is value greater than A$8m (£4.1m, $5.3m) and is usually known as “the race that stops a nation” though has attracted demonstrations lately over animal welfare.