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.2016 Melbourne Cup Horses – racenet.com.au. Retrieved 31 October 2016. The total prize money for the race was A$6.2 million, the same as the previous year.2016 Melbourne Cup – HorseRacingInfo.com.au. Retrieved 31 October 2016.

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.

PlaceNumberHorseWeightTrainerJockey1st17Almandin (GER)52 kgRobert HickmottKerrin McEvoy2nd13Heartbreak City (FR)54Tony MartinJoão Moreira3rd6Hartnell (GB)56John O'SheaJames McDonald4th23Qewy (IRE)51.5Charlie ApplebyCraig Williams5th7Who Shot TheBarman (NZ)56Chris WallerHugh Bowman6th9Almoonquith (USA)54.5David, Ben Hayes & T DabernigMichael Walker7th16Beautiful Romance (GB)52.5Saeed bin SuroorDamian Lane8th5Exospheric (GB)56Lee & Anthony FreedmanDamien Oliver9th22Pentathlon (NZ)51.5John WheelerMark Du Plessis10th1Big Orange (GB)57Michael BellJamie Spencer11th11Grand Marshal (GB)54.5Chris WallerBen Melham12th20Oceanographer (GB)52Charlie ApplebyChad Scholfield13th4Bondi Beach56Aidan O'BrienRyan Moore14th19Grey Lion (IRE)52Matt CumaniGlen Boss15th12Jameka54.5Ciaron MaherNicholas Hall16th15Excess Knowledge (GB)53.5Gai Waterhouse & Adrian BottVlad Duric17th2Our Ivanhowe (GER)57Lee & Anthony FreedmanDwayne Dunn18th14Sir John Hawkwood (IRE)54John P ThompsonBlake Spriggs19th18Assign52Robert HickmottKatelyn Mallyon20th10Gallante (IRE)54.5Robert HickmottBlake Shinn21st21Secret Number (GB)52Saeed bin SuroorStephen Baster22nd8Wicklow Brave (GB)56Willie MullinsFrankie Dettori23rd3Curren Mirotic (JPN)56.5Osamu HirataTommy Berry24th24Rose Of Virginia51Lee & Shannon HopeBen Thompson (a)

See also List of Melbourne Cup winners List of Melbourne Cup placings

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