2011 Melbourne Cup


The 2011 Emirates Melbourne Cup, the 151st running of Australia's most prestigious Thoroughbred horse race, was held on Tuesday, 1 November 2011 at 3:00 pm, at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse. Dunaden won in a photo finish over Red Cadeaux in the closest finish in Melbourne Cup history.
The winning jockey, Frenchman Christophe Lemaire, had arrived in Australia less than a day previously as a late replacement for Craig Williams.
Six out of the first seven finishers were international horses. Third placed Lucas Cranach was the best locally trained finisher and fourth placed was the pre-race favourite, the 2010 winner, Americain.
In related events the federal government's parliamentary question time was brought forward half an hour in order that it would conclude before the race began.

Field

Horses are bred and trained in Australia, unless otherwise indicated. All columns in this table can be sorted by clicking the icons in the top row.
Saddle
cloth		HorseTrainerJockeyWeightBarrierPlacing
1AmericainAlain de Royer-Dupré Gérald Mossé58.0 kg154th
2Jukebox JuryMark Johnston Neil Callan57.0 kg620th
3DunadenMikel Delzangles Christophe Lemaire54.5 kg131st
4Drunken SailorLuca Cumani Dwayne Dunn54.0 kg812th
5Glass HarmoniumMichael MoroneyLisa Cropp54.0 kg2322nd
6ManigharLuca Cumani Damien Oliver54.0 kg215th
7Unusual SuspectMichael KentBrad Rawiller54.0 kg79th
8Fox HuntMark Johnston Silvestre de Sousa53.5 kg197th
9Lucas CranachAnthony FreedmanCorey Brown53.5 kg113rd
10MourayanRobert HickmottHugh Bowman53.5 kg149999scratched
11PrecedenceBart CummingsDarren Beadman53.5 kg211th
12Red CadeauxEd Dunlop Michael Rodd53.5 kg162nd
13Hawk IslandChris WallerGlyn Schofield53.0 kg1818th
14IlloBart CummingsJim Cassidy53.0 kg119th
15Lost in the MomentSaeed Bin Suroor William Buick53.0 kg36th
16ModunSaeed Bin Suroor Kerrin McEvoy53.0 kg523rd
17At First SightRobert HickmottSteven King52.5 kg1010th
18Moyenne CornicheBrian Ellison Brett Prebble52.0 kg1715th
19SaptapadiBrian Ellison Chris Symons52.0 kg2216th
20ShamrockerDanny O'BrienLuke Nolen52.0 kg2421st
21The VerminatorChris WallerCraig Newitt52.0 kg413th
22TullamoreGai WaterhouseChris Munce52.0 kg1214th
23NiwotMichael, Wayne & John HawkesDean Yendall51.0 kg98th
24Older Than TimeGai WaterhouseTim Clark51.0 kg2017th