2017 Melbourne Cup

The 2017 Emirates Melbourne Cup was the 157th running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), was held on 7 November 2017 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.

2017 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
LocationFlemington Racecourse
Melbourne, Australia
Date7 November 2017
Winning horseRekindling
Starting price$15
JockeyCorey Brown
TrainerJoseph O'Brien
SurfaceGrass
Attendance90,536[1]

Johannes Vermeer takes the lead, 200 meters to go, Johannes Vermeer in front but here comes Rekindling. Johannes Vermeer, Rekindling, Max Dynamite back to the inside at the hundred. Johannes Vermeer, Rekindling wearing it down, Johannes Vermeer and Rekindling stride for stride, Rekindling has won the Emirates Melbourne Cup!

Commentator Matt Hill describes the climax of the race

The race was won by Rekindling, ridden by Corey Brown and trained by Joseph O'Brien.[2][3][4] Johannes Vermeer finished second and Max Dynamite was third.

Field
Number Horse[5] Trainer Jockey Weight (kg) Barrier Placing
1 Hartnell James Cummings Damian Lane 57.5 12 20
2 Almandin Robert Hickmott Frankie Dettori 56.5 14 12
3 Humidor Darren Weir Blake Shinn 56 13 19
4 Tiberian Alan Couteil Olivier Peslier 55.5 23 7
5 Marmelo Hughie Morrison Hugh Bowman 55 16 9
6 Red Cardinal Andreas Wohler Kerrin McEvoy 55 24 11
7 Johannes Vermeer Aidan O'Brien Ben Melham 54.5 3 2
8 Bondi Beach Robert Hickmott Michael Walker 54 1 22
9 Max Dynamite Willie Mullins Zac Purton 54 2 3
10 Ventura Storm David & B Hayes & T Dabernig Glen Boss 54 6 21
11 Who Shot Thebarman Chris Waller Tommy Berry 54 20 Scratched
12 Wicklow Brave Willie Mullins Stephen Baster 54 8 10
13 Big Duke Darren Weir Brenton Avdulla 53.5 5 4
14 US Army Ranger Joseph O'Brien Jamie Spencer 53.5 22 18
15 Boom Time David & B Hayes & T Dabernig Cory Parish 53 9 15
16 Gallante Robert Hickmott Michael Dee 53 18 23
17 Libran Chris Waller Dwayne Dunn 53 7 8
18 Nakeeta Iain Jardine Glyn Schofield 53 19 5
19 Single Gaze Nick Olive Kathy O’Hara 53 11 17
20 Wall of Fire Hugo Palmer Craig Williams 53 15 16
21 Thomas Hobson Willie Mullins Ben Allen 52 21 6
22 Rekindling Joseph O’Brien Corey Brown 51.5 4 1
23 Amelie’s Star Darren Weir Dean Yendall 51 10 14
24 Cismontane Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Beau Mertens 50 17 13

See also

References
  1. "Track records and Attendances". Flemington.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  2. "Melbourne Cup 2017: Rekindling wins ahead of Johannes Vermeer – as it happened". Guardian. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  3. "Melbourne Cup 2017: Rekindling wins the Melbourne Cup". The Age. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  4. "Melbourne Cup: Rekindling wins Australia's famous race". BBC Sport. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  5. Melbourne Cup 2017 Horse & Results – races.com.au. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
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