2016 Melbourne Cup


The 2016 Emirates Melbourne Cup was the 156th running of the Melbourne Cup, an Australian thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over, 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. The total prize money for the race was A$6.2 million, the same as the previous year.
The winner was Almandin, ridden by Kerrin McEvoy, who won his 2nd Melbourne Cup after a 16-year gap between his first Melbourne Cup win, and trained by Robert Hickmott. Heartbreak City ran second and Hartnell third.
The race was run in 3:20:58. Commentator Greg Miles called his 36th and last Melbourne Cup.

Field

This is a list of horses which ran in the 2016 Melbourne Cup.
PlaceNumberHorseWeightTrainerJockey
1st17Almandin 52kgRobert HickmottKerrin McEvoy
2nd13Heartbreak City 54Tony MartinJoão [Moreira (jockey)|João Moreira]
3rd6Hartnell (GB)56John O'SheaJames McDonald
4th23Qewy 51.5Charlie ApplebyCraig Williams
5th7Who Shot TheBarman 56Chris [Waller (horse trainer)|Chris Waller]Hugh Bowman
6th9Almoonquith 54.5David, Ben Hayes & T DabernigMichael Walker
7th16Beautiful Romance 52.5Saeed bin SuroorDamian Lane
8th5Exospheric 56Lee & Anthony FreedmanDamien Oliver
9th22Pentathlon 51.5John WheelerMark Du Plessis
10th1Big Orange 57Michael BellJamie Spencer
11th11Grand Marshal 54.5Chris WallerBen Melham
12th20Oceanographer 52Charlie ApplebyChad Scholfield
13th4Bondi Beach56Aidan O'BrienRyan Moore
14th19Grey Lion 52Matt CumaniGlen Boss
15th12Jameka54.5Ciaron MaherNicholas Hall
16th15Excess Knowledge 53.5Gai Waterhouse & Adrian BottVlad Duric
17th2Our Ivanhowe 57Lee & Anthony FreedmanDwayne Dunn
18th14Sir John Hawkwood 54John P ThompsonBlake Spriggs
19th18Assign52Robert HickmottKatelyn Mallyon
20th10Gallante 54.5Robert HickmottBlake Shinn
21st21Secret Number 52Saeed bin SuroorStephen Baster
22nd8Wicklow Brave 56Willie MullinsFrankie Dettori
23rd3Curren Mirotic 56.5Osamu HirataTommy Berry
24th24Rose Of Virginia51Lee & Shannon HopeBen Thompson