The 2021 Melbourne Cup (known commercially as the 2021 Lexus Melbourne Cup) was the 161st running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over , was held on 2 November 2021 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.
The final field for the race was declared on 30 October 2021.2021 Melbourne Cup field and barrier draw – racenet.com.au. Retrieved 31 October 2021. The total prize money for the race was A$8 million, the same as the previous year.2021 Melbourne Cup – Punters.com.au. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the public crowd was limited to 10,000 vaccinated attendees.Ultimate guide to Melbourne Cup 2021 and Covid-19 restrictions – news.com.au. Retrieved 31 October 2021. Also, all horses are required fully CT scan to permit run the Melbourne Cup. Cup runner CT scans set to begin
The race was won by Verry Elleegant, ridden by James McDonald and trained by Chris Waller.Melbourne Cup 2021: Verry Elleegant wins thrilling race by upsetting Incentivise – heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 2 November 2021. She became the first horse in 161 runnings of the cup to win from barrier 18.
Field NumberHorseTrainerJockeyWeight (kg)BarrierPlacing1 Twilight Payment Joseph O'Brien Jye McNeil 58 2 11th2 Incentivise Peter Moody Brett Prebble 57 15 2nd3 Spanish Mission Andrew Balding Craig Williams 57 14 3rd4 Verry Elleegant Chris Waller James McDonald 57 18 1st5 Explosive Jack Ciaron Maher & David Eustace John Allen 54 4 15th6 The Chosen One Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman Damian Lane 54 5 5th7 Delphi Anthony & Sam Freedman Damien Oliver 53.5 3 7th8 Ocean Billy Chris Waller Damien Thornton 53.5 13 23rd9 Selino Chris Waller Ron Stewart 53.5 23 8th10 Johnny Get Angry Denis Pagan Lachlan King 53 21 21st11 Knights Order Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Daniel Stackhouse 53 9 17th12 Persan Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Luke Currie 53 11 18th13 Carif Peter & Paul Snowden Blaike McDougall 52.5 8 19th14 Master of Wine Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Fred Kersley 52.5 6 16th15 Pondus Robert Hickmott Rachel King 52.5 1 20th16 Grand Promenade Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Kerrin McEvoy 52 20 6th17 Miami Bound Danny O’Brien Patrick Moloney 52 16 13th18 Port Guillaume Ben & JD Hayes Harry Coffey 52 22 22nd19 She’s Ideel Bjorn Baker Craig Newitt 52 19 10th20 Future Score Matt Cumani Dean Yendall 51.5 15 Scratched21 Tralee Rose Symon Wilde Dean Holland 51 12 9th22 Floating Artist Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Teo Nugent 50 10 4th23 Great House Chris Waller Michael Dee 50 7 14th24 Sir Lucan Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Glen Boss 50 17 12th
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