The 2022 Melbourne Cup (known commercially as the 2022 Lexus Melbourne Cup) was the 162nd running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over , was held on 1 November 2022 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.
The final field for the race was declared on 29 October 2022.2022 Melbourne Cup field and barrier draw – racenet.com.au. Retrieved 30 October 2022. The total prize money for the race was A$8 million, the same as the previous year.2022 Melbourne Cup – Punters.com.au. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
The race was won by Gold Trip, ridden by Mark Zahra and trained by Ciaron Maher & David Eustace.2022 Melbourne Cup results – heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
At least three Melbourne Cup runners were ruled out of the races during failed CT scan, including Caulfield Cup winner Durston. Durston ruled out of Melbourne Cup
Field NumberHorseTrainerJockeyWeight (kg)BarrierPlacing1 Gold Trip (FR) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Mark Zahra 57.5 14 1st2 Duais Edward Cummings Hugh Bowman 55.5 10 18th 3 Knights Order (IRE) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 55.5 24 9th 4 Montefilia David Payne Jason Collett 55.5 11 16th5 Numerian (IRE) Annabel Neasham Tommy Berry 55.5 7 19th6 Without A Fight (IRE) Simon & Ed Crisford William Buick 55.5 18 13th7 Camorra (IRE) Ben & JD Hayes Ben Melham 55 17 21st8 Deauville Legend (IRE) James Ferguson Kerrin McEvoy 55 9 4th9 Stockman (NZ) Joseph Pride Sam Clipperton 54 2 8th10 Vow And Declare Danny O’Brien Blake Shinn 54 4 10th11 Young Werther (NZ) Danny O’Brien Damian Lane 54 21 15th12 Hoo Ya Mal (GB) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Craig Williams 53.5 15 12th13 Serpentine (IRE) Robert Hickmott John Allen 53.5 23 20th14 Daqiansweet Junior (NZ) Phillip Stokes Daniel Moor 53 13 6th15 Grand Promenade (GB) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Harry Coffey 53 1 14th16 Arapaho (FR) Bjorn Baker Rachel King 52.5 19 11th17 Emissary (GB) Michael Moroney Patrick Moloney 51.5 3 2nd18 Lunar Flare Grahame Begg Michael Dee 51.5 12 Scratched19 Smokin’ Romans (NZ) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Jamie Kah 51.5 16 7th20 Tralee Rose (NZ) Symon Wilde Dean Yendall 51.5 22 17th21 Point Nepean (IRE) Robert Hickmott Wayne Lordan 51 20 Scratched22 High Emocean (NZ) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Teo Nugent 50 8 3rd23 Interpretation (IRE) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Craig Newitt 50 6 FF24 Realm Of Flowers Anthony & Sam Freedman Damien Thornton 50 5 5th
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