| Melbourne Cup | |
| Location | Flemington Racecourse Melbourne, Australia |
|---|---|
| Date | 1 November 2016 |
| Winning horse | Almandin |
| Starting price | $11 |
| Jockey | Kerrin McEvoy |
| Trainer | Robert Hickmott |
| Surface | Grass |
| Attendance | 97,479[1] |
Heartbreak City and Almandin race up to Hartnell, they look the three from Almoonquith. It's Heartbreak City, Almandin on the outside the pair down to fight it out. Heartbreak City the inside and Almandin on the outside, Almandin and Hearthbreak City, what a finish to the Melbourne Cup! Almandin putting his nose in front of Heartbreak City they hit the line, Almandin! Almandin won it by a very narrow marigin from Heartbreak City.
Commentator Greg Miles describes the climax of the race
The 2016 Emirates Melbourne Cup was the 156th running of the Melbourne Cup, an Australian thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), was held on 1 November 2016 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse. The date was a public holiday in the state of Victoria. The final field for the race was declared on 29 October.[2] The total prize money for the race was A$6.2 million, the same as the previous year.[3]
The winner was Almandin, ridden by Kerrin McEvoy, who won his 2nd Melbourne Cup after a 16-year gap between his first Melbourne Cup win, and trained by Robert Hickmott. Heartbreak City ran second and Hartnell third.[4] The race was run in 3:20:58.[5] Commentator Greg Miles called his 36th and last Melbourne Cup.[6]