The 2020 Melbourne Cup (known commercially as the 2020 Lexus Melbourne Cup) was the 160th running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over , was held on 3 November 2020 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.
The final field for the race was declared on 31 October.2020 Melbourne Cup field and barrier draw – racenet.com.au. Retrieved 1 November 2020. The total prize money for the race was A$8 million, the same as the previous year.2020 Melbourne Cup – Punters.com.au. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the public and horse owners were not able to attend the event.Cup blow: VRC makes big call on crowds for carnival – racenet.com.au. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
The race was won by Twilight Payment, ridden by Jye McNeil and trained by Joseph O'Brien.
Field NumberHorseTrainerJockeyWeight (kg)BarrierPlacing1 Anthony Van Dyck Aidan O'Brien Hugh Bowman 58.5 3 FF2 Avilius James Cummings John Allen 57 1022nd3 Vow And Declare Danny O'Brien Jamie Mott 57 418th4 Master of Reality Joseph O'Brien Ben Melham 56 1115th5 Sir Dragonet Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Glen Boss 55.5 146th6 Twilight Payment Joseph O'Brien Jye McNeil 55.5 12 1st7 Verry Elleegant Chris Waller Mark Zahra 55.5 157th8 Mustajeer Kris Lees Michael Rodd 55 219th9 Stratum Albion Willie Mullins Jordan Childs 55 920th10 Dashing Willoughby Andrew Balding Michael Walker 54.5 1921st11 Finche Chris Waller James McDonald 54.5 69th12 Prince of Arran Charlie Fellowes Jamie Kah 54.5 1 3rd13 Surprise Baby Paul Preusker Craig Williams 54.5 713th14 King of Leogrance Danny O’Brien Damian Lane 53.5 18 Scratched15 Russian Camelot Danny O'Brien Damien Oliver 53.5 168th16 Steel Prince Anthony & Sam Freedman William Pike 53.5 2116th17 The Chosen One Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman Daniel Stackhouse 53.5 5 4th18 Ashrun Andreas Wohler Declan Bates 53 2410th19 Warning Anthony & Sam Freedman Luke Currie 53 812th20 Etah James Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Billy Egan 52.5 2217th21 Tiger Moth Aidan O'Brien Kerrin McEvoy 52.5 23 2nd22 Oceanex Mick Price & Michael Kent Dean Yendall 51.5 1711th23 Miami Bound Danny O'Brien Daniel Moor 51 1314th24 Persan Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Michael Dee 51 205th
Fatalities Anthony Van Dyck was euthanised after suffering a fractured fetlock, becoming the second horse that had to be euthanized at Flemington in 2020, and the sixth horse to die during the Melbourne Cup since 2013.
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