2009 Melbourne Cup

2009 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
LocationFlemington Racecourse
Melbourne, Australia
Date3 November 2009
Winning horseShocking
JockeyCorey Brown
TrainerMark Kavanagh
SurfaceGrass
Attendance102,161[1]
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300 meters to go, here's Shocking after Crime Scene who's hit the lead, Harris Tweed was wider out and then C'est La Guerre and Alcopop. It's Crime Scene and Shocking racing clear at the 200, from Alcopop. It's on the outside Shocking and Crime Scene, Shocking with his head in front of Crime Scene, Shocking drawing away! It's Shocking to win the Melbourne Cup from Crime Scene, Mourilyan's come from nowhere to grab third!

Commentator Greg Miles describes the climax of the race

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).[2]

The race was won by Shocking.[3] The 9–1 winner, trained by Mark Kavanagh and ridden by Corey Brown, won by three-quarters of a length.[4]

  1. ^ "Track records and Attendances". Flemington.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  2. ^ "2009 result". Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  3. ^ Mark Kavanagh's Shocking wins Melbourne Cup, The Australian, 3 November 2009
  4. ^ "Shocking claims Melbourne Cup win". BBC Sport. 3 November 2009. Archived from the original on 4 November 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2009.