2016 Melbourne Cup
The 2016 Emirates Melbourne Cup was the 156th 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 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]
| 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 winner was Almandin, ridden by Kerrin McEvoy 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]
Field
This is a list of horses which ran in the 2016 Melbourne Cup.[7]
| Place | Number | Horse | Trainer | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 17 | Almandin (GER) | Robert Hickmott | Kerrin McEvoy |
| 2nd | 13 | Heartbreak City (FR) | Tony Martin | João Moreira |
| 3rd | 6 | Hartnell (GB) | John O'Shea | James McDonald |
| 4th | 23 | Qewy (IRE) | Charlie Appleby | Craig Williams |
| 5th | 7 | Who Shot TheBarman (NZ) | Chris Waller | Hugh Bowman |
| 6th | 9 | Almoonquith (USA) | David, Ben Hayes & T Dabernig | Michael Walker |
| 7th | 16 | Beautiful Romance (GB) | Saeed bin Suroor | Damian Lane |
| 8th | 5 | Exospheric (GB) | Lee & Anthony Freedman | Damien Oliver |
| 9th | 22 | Pentathlon (NZ) | John Wheeler | Mark Du Plessis |
| 10th | 1 | Big Orange (GB) | Michael Bell | Jamie Spencer |
| 11th | 11 | Grand Marshal (GB) | Chris Waller | Ben Melham |
| 12th | 20 | Oceanographer (GB) | Charlie Appleby | Chad Scholfield |
| 13th | 4 | Bondi Beach | Aidan O'Brien | Ryan Moore |
| 14th | 19 | Grey Lion (IRE) | Matt Cumani | Glen Boss |
| 15th | 12 | Jameka | Ciaron Maher | Nicholas Hall |
| 16th | 15 | Excess Knowledge (GB) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Vlad Duric |
| 17th | 2 | Our Ivanhowe (GER) | Lee & Anthony Freedman | Dwayne Dunn |
| 18th | 14 | Sir John Hawkwood (IRE) | John P Thompson | Blake Spriggs |
| 19th | 18 | Assign | Robert Hickmott | Katelyn Mallyon |
| 20th | 10 | Gallante (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | Blake Shinn |
| 21st | 21 | Secret Number (GB) | Saeed bin Suroor | Stephen Baster |
| 22nd | 8 | Wicklow Brave (GB) | Willie Mullins | Frankie Dettori |
| 23rd | 3 | Curren Mirotic (JPN) | Osamu Hirata | Tommy Berry |
| 24th | 24 | Rose Of Virginia | Lee & Shannon Hope | Ben Thompson (a) |
References
- "Track records and Attendances". Flemington.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- 2016 Melbourne Cup Horses – racenet.com.au. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- 2016 Melbourne Cup – HorseRacingInfo.com.au. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- "Melbourne Cup 2016 | Odds Betting & Tips". UBET. 2 October 2016. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- "Melbourne Cup". Just Horse Racing. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- "Legendary race caller Greg Miles retires". Racing.com. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- "2016 Melbourne Cup results". races.com.au. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2022.