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Mark Zahra has revealed he put on three kilograms in less than a week as celebrating his Melbourne Cup triumph took its toll.
Zahra rode Gold Trip to a thrilling victory in Australia's biggest horse race at Flemington on Tuesday, a remarkable turnaround in fortune given he was suspended over the notorious AirBnb Covid party scandal along with another five jockeys.
He was banned for three months for lying to stewards and being at an illicit party in Victoria's Mornington Pensinsula along with several other jockeys in August 2021.
Mark Zahra made up for losing his ride on last year's Melbourne Cup winner by steering Gold Trip to a sensational win at Flemington
He was expected to ride eventual 2021 winner Verry Elleegant, but instead had watched the race from Byron Bay and has since admitted he