Racing Australia Fact Book 2017/18

20 RACING AUSTRALIA FACT BOOK 2017/2018 RACING Table 12. Melbourne Cup Race Result 2017 Place Horse Jockey Trainer Barrier Wgt SP Margin Prize 1st Rekindling (GB) Corey Brown Joseph O'Brien 4 51.5kg $15 - $3,600,000 2nd Johannes Vermeer (IRE) Ben Melham Aidan O'Brien 3 54.5kg $13 0.4L $900,000 3rd Max Dynamite (FR) Zac Purton William Mullins 2 54kg $20 2.9L $450,000 4th Big Duke (IRE) Brenton Avdulla Darren Weir 5 53.5kg $21 5.65L $250,000 5th Nakeeta (GB) Glyn Schofield Iain Jardine 19 53kg $41 6.4L $175,000 6th Thomas Hobson (GB) Ben Allen William Mullins 20 52kg $21 8.65L $125,000 7th Tiberian (FR) Oliver Peslier Alain Couetil 22 55.5kg $31 9.15L $125,000 8th Libran (IRE) Dwayne Dunn Chris Waller 7 53kg $61 9.65L $125,000 9th Marmelo (GB) Hugh Bowman Hughie Morrison 16 55kg $7 9.75L $125,000 10th Wicklow Brave (GB) Stephen Baster William Mullins 8 54kg $71 10.5L $125,000 11th Red Cardinal (IRE) Kerrin McEvoy Andreas Wohler 23 55kg $16 11.25L - 12th Almandin (GER) Frankie Dettori Robert Hickmott 14 56.5kg $7 11.45L - 13th Cismontane (NZ) Beau Mertens Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 17 50kg $41 12.2L - 14th Amelie's Star Dean Yendall Darren Weir 10 51kg $21 12.95L - 15th Boom Time Cory Parish David&BenHayes & TomDabernig 9 53kg $31 13.95L - 16th Wall of Fire (IRE) Craig Williams Hugo Palmer 15 53kg $11 15.45L - 17th Single Gaze Kathy O'Hara Nick Olive 11 53kg $31 15.85L - 18th Us Army Ranger (IRE) Jamie Spencer Joseph O'Brien 21 53.5kg $71 16.15L - 19th Humidor (NZ) Blake Shinn Darren Weir 13 56kg $11 16.65L - 20th Hartnell (GB) Damian Lane James Cummings 12 57.5kg $26 28.65L - 21st Ventura Storm (IRE) Glen Boss David&BenHayes & TomDabernig 6 54kg $31 30.15L - 22nd Bondi Beach (IRE) Michael Walker Robert Hickmott 1 54kg $71 31.4L - 23rd Gallante (IRE) Michael Dee Robert Hickmott 18 53kg $91 99.9L - Melbourne Cup Rekindling winner of the Emirates Melbourne Cup, 2017. Photo: Racing Photos