Complex sentence: His second Cox Plate win came at just his tenth career start, and he followed that by winning the 2010 McKinnon Stakes to firm as favourite for the 2010 Melbourne Cup, in which he ran third at his first race past 2040m.
Split into simpler sentences: His second Cox Plate win came at just his tenth career start. He started as favourite for the 2010 Melbourne Cup but was third, in his first race past 2040m.