2017 Melbourne Cup

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]
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Johannes Vermeer takes the lead, 200 meters to go, Johannes Vermeer in front but here comes Rekindling. Johannes Vermeer, Rekindling, Max Dynamite back to the inside at the hundred. Johannes Vermeer, Rekindling wearing it down, Johannes Vermeer and Rekindling stride for stride, Rekindling has won the Emirates Melbourne Cup!

Commentator Matt Hill describes the climax of the race

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.

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.[2][3][4] Johannes Vermeer finished second and Max Dynamite was third.

  1. ^ "Track records and Attendances". Flemington.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. 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.