2015 Melbourne Cup

2015 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
LocationFlemington Racecourse
Melbourne, Australia
Date3 November 2015
Winning horsePrince of Penzance
Starting price$101
JockeyMichelle Payne
TrainerDarren Weir
SurfaceGrass
Attendance101,015[1]
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Coming past the 300 meters, Excess Knowledge went to the lead narrowly, here's Prince Of Penzance coming on down the outside, Prince of Penzance for Michelle Payne. Now Max Dymanite starts to charge home. Prince of Penzance from Max Dymanite, Prince of Penzance it's history at Flemington, Michelle Payne! Prince of Penzance beat Max Dymanite.

Commentator Greg Miles describes the climax of the race

The 2015 Emirates Melbourne Cup was the 155th running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), was held on 3 November 2015 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse. The date is a public holiday in the state of Victoria. The final field for the race was declared on 31 October.[2] The total prize money for the race was A$6.2 million, the same as the previous year.[3]

The winner was Prince of Penzance, ridden by Michelle Payne, who became the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup. He was trained by Darren Weir, who has since been banned from horseracing & charged with animal cruelty offences.[4]

Max Dynamite ran second and Criterion third.[5]

  1. ^ "Track records and Attendances". Flemington.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  2. ^ 2015 Melbourne Cup Horses – racenet.com.au. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  3. ^ 2015 Melbourne Cup – HorseRacingInfo.com.au. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Darren Weir charged with animal cruelty offences". abc.net.au. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Melbourne Cup 2015: Michelle Payne first woman to ride winner as long shot Prince of Penzance wins – as it happened". Guardian Australia.