The 2017 Emirates Melbourne Cup was the 157th running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over , was held on 7 November 2017 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.
The race was won by Rekindling (foaled 23 March 2014) who was the first 3 year old horse to win the Cup since Skipton in 1941. He was ridden by Corey Brown and trained by Joseph O'Brien. Johannes Vermeer finished second and Max Dynamite was third.
Field NumberHorseMelbourne Cup 2017 Horse & Results – races.com.au. Retrieved 1 November 2020.TrainerJockeyWeight (kg)BarrierPlacing1 Hartnell James Cummings Damian Lane 57.5 12 20th2 Almandin Robert Hickmott Frankie Dettori 56.5 14 12th3 Humidor Darren Weir Blake Shinn 56 13 19th4 Tiberian Alan Couteil Olivier Peslier 55.5 23 7th5 Marmelo Hughie Morrison Hugh Bowman 55 16 9th6 Red Cardinal Andreas Wohler Kerrin McEvoy 55 24 11th7 Johannes Vermeer Aidan O'Brien Ben Melham 54.5 3 2nd8 Bondi Beach Robert Hickmott Michael Walker 54 1 22nd9 Max Dynamite Willie Mullins Zac Purton 54 2 3rd10 Ventura Storm David & B Hayes & T Dabernig Glen Boss 54 6 21st11 Who Shot Thebarman Chris Waller Tommy Berry 54 20 Scratched12 Wicklow Brave Willie Mullins Stephen Baster 54 8 10th13 Big Duke Darren Weir Brenton Avdulla 53.5 5 4th14 US Army Ranger Joseph O'Brien Jamie Spencer 53.5 22 18th15 Boom Time David & B Hayes & T Dabernig Cory Parish 53 9 15th16 Gallante Robert Hickmott Michael Dee 53 18 23rd17 Libran Chris Waller Dwayne Dunn 53 7 8th18 Nakeeta Iain Jardine Glyn Schofield 53 19 5th19 Single Gaze Nick Olive Kathy O’Hara 53 11 17th20 Wall of Fire Hugo Palmer Craig Williams 53 15 16th21 Thomas Hobson Willie Mullins Ben Allen 52 21 6th22 Rekindling Joseph O’Brien Corey Brown 51.5 4 1st23 Amelie’s Star Darren Weir Dean Yendall 51 10 14th24 Cismontane Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Beau Mertens 50 17 13th
See also List of Melbourne Cup winners List of Melbourne Cup placings
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