2022 Melbourne Cup

2022 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
Flemington Racecourse, location of the race.
LocationFlemington Racecourse
Melbourne, Australia
Date1 November 2022
Distance3,200 metres
Winning horseGold Trip
Starting price$21
JockeyMark Zahra
TrainerCiaron Maher & David Eustace
SurfaceGrass
Attendance73,816[1]
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Gold Trip moves up takes the lead from Deauville Legend, 250 metres to go, Emissary running on. Gold Trip a hundred and fifty metres to go wandering about getting tired Emissary is trying very very hard. But Gold Trip is brave, a hundred to go, a length and a half Emissary. Gold Trip is going to win the Lexus Melbourne Cup! Gold Trip wins it in a real staying contest for the ages, two lengths Emissary, late third High Emocean.

Commentator Matt Hill describes the climax of the race

The 2022 Melbourne Cup (known commercially as the 2022 Lexus Melbourne Cup) was the 162nd running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), was held on 1 November 2022 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.

The final field for the race was declared on 29 October 2022.[2] The total prize money for the race was A$8 million, the same as the previous year.[3]

The race was won by Gold Trip, ridden by Mark Zahra and trained by Ciaron Maher & David Eustace.[4]

At least three Melbourne Cup runners were ruled out of the races during failed CT scan, including Caulfield Cup winner Durston.[5]

  1. ^ "Rainswept Crowd Of 73,816 Watch Flemington's Melbourne Cup". Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  2. ^ 2022 Melbourne Cup field and barrier draw – racenet.com.au. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  3. ^ 2022 Melbourne Cup – Punters.com.au. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  4. ^ 2022 Melbourne Cup results – heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  5. ^ Durston ruled out of Melbourne Cup