November 3, 2026 — 3:10pm
Point Of Law has won the 166th running of the Melbourne Cup, storming home under sunny skies at Flemington.
Royal Supremacy took a huge lead early but was swamped on the straight. Zahrann ran second ahead of Juja Kibo in a photo finish for the minor placings.
The Chris Waller-trained Asterix was scratched on Tuesday morning after stewards discovered that Waller’s stable staff had mistakenly applied a commonly used anti-inflammatory oil, penetrene, to the horse’s front legs while applying bandages. The liniment is not performance-enhancing, but all race-day treatments are banned under the rules of racing.
Harry Coffey took his place aboard Shockletz, despite having had surgery on Sunday to a fractured collarbone he suffered in a race fall on Derby day.
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Source: The Sydney Morning Herald · Danny Russell
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