2019 Melbourne Cup
The 2019 Melbourne Cup was the 159th running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over, was held on 5 November 2019 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.
The race was overshadowed by recent news of the ill-treatment of horses in the Australian racing industry, and by the pulling out of notable celebrities including pop-star Taylor Swift, model Megan Gale, and X-Men actress Lana Condor.
The final field for the race was declared on 2 November. The total prize money for the race was A$8 million, an increase of the previous year.
The race was won by Vow And Declare, ridden by Craig Williams and trained by Danny O'Brien.