2018 Melbourne Cup
| Melbourne Cup | |
| Location | Flemington Racecourse Melbourne, Australia |
|---|---|
| Date | 6 November 2018 |
| Winning horse | Cross Counter |
| Jockey | Kerrin McEvoy |
| Trainer | Charlie Appleby (UAE) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Attendance | 83,471[1] |
The 2018 Melbourne Cup (known commercially as 2018 Lexus Melbourne Cup) was the 158th running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race was run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi) on 6 November 2018 at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne.
Lexus commenced a five year naming rights sponsorship deal, taking over from Emirates.[2] It was the last Melbourne Cup broadcast by the Seven Network before Network Ten takes over in 2019.[3]
The race was won by Cross Counter, ridden by Kerrin McEvoy and trained by Charlie Appleby.[4][5]
Field
| Number | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Best Solution | Saeed bin Suroor (UAE) | Pat Cosgrave | 6 | 8[6] |
| 2 | The Cliffsofmoher | Aidan O'Brien (Ireland) | Ryan Moore | 9 | Did not Finish |
| 3 | Magic Circle | Ian Williams (Great Britain) | Corey Brown | 17 | 16 |
| 4 | Chestnut Coat | Yoshito Yahagi (Japan) | Yuga Kawada | 4 | 14 |
| 5 | Muntahaa | John Gosden (Great Britain) | Jim Crowley | 13 | 9 |
| 6 | Sound Check | Michael Moroney | Jordan Childs | 16 | 18 |
| 7 | Who Shot Thebarman | Chris Waller | Ben Melham | 18 | 17 |
| 8 | Ace High | David Payne | Tye Angland | 22 | 20 |
| 9 | Marmelo | Hughie Morrison (Great Britain) | Hugh Bowman | 10 | 2 |
| 10 | Avilius | James Cummings | Glyn Schofield | 11 | 22 |
| 11 | Yucatan | Aidan O'Brien (Ireland) | James McDonald | 23 | 11 |
| 12 | Auvray | Richard Freedman | Tommy Berry | 1 | 21 |
| 13 | Finche | Chris Waller | Zac Purton | 15 | 4 |
| 14 | Red Cardinal | Darren Weir | Damien Oliver | 5 | 23 |
| 15 | Vengeur Masque | Michael Moroney | Patrick Moloney | 2 | 15 |
| 16 | Ventura Storm | David Hayes | Mark Zahra | 7 | 10 |
| 17 | A Prince of Arran | Charlie Fellowes (Great Britain) | Michael Walker | 20 | 3 |
| 18 | Nakeeta | Iain Jardine (Great Britain) | Regan Bayliss | 3 | 12 |
| 19 | Sir Charles Road | Lance O'Sullivan (New Zealand) | Dwayne Dunn | 14 | 7 |
| 20 | Zacada | Murray Baker (New Zealand) | Damian Lane | 24 | 13 |
| 21 | Runaway | Gai Waterhouse | Stephen Baster | 12 | 19 |
| 22 | Youngstar | Chris Waller | Craig Williams | 8 | 6 |
| 23 | Cross Counter | Charlie Appleby (UAE) | Kerrin McEvoy | 19 | 1 |
| 24 | Rostropovich | Aidan O'Brien (Ireland) | Wayne Lordan | 21 | 5 |
Fatalities
Irish colt The CliffsofMoher was euthanised after he suffered a fractured right shoulder.[7]
Penalties
After the races, 6 jockeys were fined.
Hugh Bowman was cited on three separate charges in the $7.3 million race - an incident of careless riding at the 500m, excessive whip use prior to the final 100m and the fact that he weighed in more than half a kilogram over his prescribed weight of 55kg aboard runner-up Marmelo.
Kerrin McEvoy was fined $3000 after using the whip nine times - four more than what is permitted under the rules - on Cross Counter in the final 400m of the race.
Jim Crowley and Christine Puls were also suspended for careless riding on the undercard at Flemington. [8]
References
- ^ "Track records and Attendances". Flemington.com.au. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ Lexus Melbourne Cup's new sponsor Racing.com 13 February 2018
- ^ Ten wins Melbourne Cup broadcast rights from Seven Mumbrella 31 August 2018
- ^ "Melbourne Cup: 2018 field, form guide and sweep". ABC News. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "Melbourne Cup 2018: Cross Counter takes out the Melbourne Cup". The Age. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ Matthey, James. "Melbourne Cup 2018: Final finishing order" news.com.au, 6 November 2018. Retrieved on 6 November 2018.
- ^ "Melbourne Cup: The CliffsofMoher breaks down during run, unable to be saved". Wide World of Sports. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
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