2021 Melbourne Cup

The 2021 Melbourne Cup (known commercially as the 2021 Lexus Melbourne Cup) was the 161st running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), was held on 2 November 2021 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.

2021 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
LocationFlemington Racecourse
Melbourne, Australia
Date2 November 2021
Distance3,200 metres
Winning horseVerry Elleegant
Starting price$17
JockeyJames McDonald
TrainerChris Waller
SurfaceGrass
Attendance10,000

It's now taking the lead Incentivise at the top of the straight at the 400 meters a length and a half Floating Artist, here's Verry Elleegant she's coming home. 300 to go the mighty mare, moves up to Incentivise and races on by then Floating Artist, Spanish Mission. But Verry Elleegant at the 150 the darling of the turf has raced clear three lengths Incentivise and it's Verry Elleegant 10 Group 1's and now the greatest of them all, the Melbourne Cup! Verry Elleegant wins by three and a half, Incentivise, Spanish Mission, Floating Artist!

Commentator Matt Hill describes the climax of the race

The final field for the race was declared on 30 October 2021.[1] The total prize money for the race was A$8 million, the same as the previous year.[2]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the public crowd was limited to 10,000 vaccinated attendees.[3] Also, all horses are required fully CT scan to permit run the Melbourne Cup.[4]

The race was won by Verry Elleegant, ridden by James McDonald and trained by Chris Waller.[5] She became the first horse in 161 runnings of the cup to win from barrier 18.[6]

Field
Number Horse Trainer Jockey Weight (kg) Barrier Placing
1 Twilight Payment Joseph O'Brien Jye McNeil 58 2 11
2 Incentivise Peter G Moody Brett Prebble 57 15 2
3 Spanish Mission Andrew Balding Craig Williams 57 14 3
4 Verry Elleegant Chris Waller James McDonald 57 18 1
5 Explosive Jack Ciaron Maher & David Eustace John Allen 54 4 15
6 The Chosen One Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman Damian Lane 54 5 5
7 Delphi Anthony & Sam Freedman Damien Oliver 53.5 3 7
8 Ocean Billy Chris Waller Damien Thornton 53.5 13 23
9 Selino Chris Waller Ron Stewart 53.5 23 8
10 Johnny Get Angry Denis Pagan Lachlan King 53 21 21
11 Knights Order Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Daniel Stackhouse 53 9 17
12 Persan Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Luke Currie 53 11 18
13 Carif Peter & Paul Snowden Blaike McDougall 52.5 8 19
14 Master of Wine Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Fred Kersley 52.5 6 16
15 Pondus Robert Hickmott Rachel King 52.5 1 20
16 Grand Promenade Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Kerrin McEvoy 52 20 6
17 Miami Bound Danny O’Brien Patrick Moloney 52 16 13
18 Port Guillaume Ben & JD Hayes Harry Coffey 52 22 22
19 She’s Ideel Bjorn Baker Craig Newitt 52 19 10
20 Future Score Matt Cumani Dean Yendall 51.5 15 Scratched
21 Tralee Rose Symon Wilde Dean Holland 51 12 9
22 Floating Artist Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Teo Nugent 50 10 4
23 Great House Chris Waller Michael Dee 50 7 14
24 Sir Lucan Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Glen Boss 50 17 12

References
  1. 2021 Melbourne Cup field and barrier draw – racenet.com.au. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  2. 2021 Melbourne Cup – Punters.com.au. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  3. Ultimate guide to Melbourne Cup 2021 and Covid-19 restrictions – news.com.au. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  4. Cup runner CT scans set to begin
  5. Melbourne Cup 2021: Verry Elleegant wins thrilling race by upsetting Incentivise – heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  6. "Racing Australia | Horse Racing Results".
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