The 2009 Melbourne Cup, the 149th running of Australia's most prestigious Thoroughbred horse race was run on Tuesday, 3 November 2009, starting at 3:00 PM local time (0400 UTC).
The race was won by Shocking., The Australian, 3 November 2009 The 9–1 winner, trained by Mark Kavanagh and ridden by Corey Brown, won by three-quarters of a length.
Field Horses are from Australia, unless otherwise indicated. SaddleclothHorseTrainerJockeyWeight (kg)BarrierPlacing1ViewedBart CummingsBrad Rawiller58.097th2ndC'est La Guerre (NZ)John SadlerNicholas Hall55.578th3Fiumicino (NZ)M, W & J HawkesSteven King55.52422nd4Master O'Reilly (NZ)Danny O'BrienVlad Duric55.0164th5Mourilyan (IRE)Herman Brown (RSA)Glyn Schofield54.5143rd6Roman Emperor (NZ)Bart CummingsHugh Bowman54.01521st7Ista Kareem (NZ)Colin LittleLuke Nolen53.52315th8Crime Scene (IRE)Saeed bin Suroor (UAE)Kerrin McEvoy53.0112nd9Munsef (GB)Ian Williams (GB)Zac Purton53.0512th10Zavite (NZ)Anthony CummingsMark Zahra53.0319th11AlcopopJake StephensDom Tournuer52.5126th12Harris Tweed (NZ)Murray & Bjorn BakerCraig Newitt52.5205th13Kibbutz (NZ)Jarrod McLeanChris Symons52.589th14NewportPaul PerryPeter Wells52.51810th15Warringah (GB)Chris WallerDamien Oliver52.5823rd16Gallions Reach (NZ)Richard Yuill (NZ)Dwayne Dunn52.0613th17Spin AroundSteven Cooper (NZ)Mark Du Plessis52.0420th18Basaltico (IRE)Luca Cumani (GB)Danny Nikolic51.51018th19Capecover (NZ)Alexander R Fieldes (NZ)Noel Harris51.51917th20Daffodil (NZ)Kevin Gray (NZ)Chris Munce51.52111th21ShockingMark KavanaghCorey Brown51.0221st22Allez WonderBart CummingsMichelle Payne50.51316th23Changingoftheguard (IRE)David A. HayesGlen Boss50.51SCR24Leica DingDarren WeirCraig Williams50.5214th Notes
Horses in barriers to the outside of the scratched horse will move inwards.
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