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]

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 Yendell 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. 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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