2017 Melbourne Cup Results
- 1st: #22 Rekindling
- 2nd: #7 Johannes Vermeer
- 3rd: #9 Max Dynamite
- 4th: #13 Big Duke
The Melbourne Cup 2017 results saw goliath racehorse owner Lloyd Williams run the quinella securing back-to-back victories and his record sixth Loving Trophy with the lightly-raced European three-year-old Rekindling flying under the light weight (51.5kg) to run down the also Irish-trained Johannes Vermeer for the win. Rekindling became the first international Melbourne Cup winner to salute first-up with a previous Australian start since Vintage Crop (1993) and was prepared by 24-year-old Joseph O’Brien whose father Aidan prepared the runner-up Johannes Vermeer. The 2017 Melbourne Cup Trifecta was rounded out by the William Mullins-trained Max Dynamite who was runner-up in the 2015 edition of the classic.
Read the full 2017 Melbourne Cup Results as the race happened by following the link, checking out he official 2017 Melbourne Cup Finishing Order on all 23 runners below.
2017 Melbourne Cup Results & Finishing Order
| Place | # | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Br. | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | REKINDLING (GB) | Joseph O’Brien | Corey Brown | – | 4 | 51.5kg | $15 |
| 2 | 7 | JOHANNES VERMEER (IRE) | Aidan O’Brien | Ben Melham | 0.4L | 3 | 54.5kg | $13 |
| 3 | 9 | MAX DYNAMITE (FR) | William Mullins | Zac Purton | 2.9L | 2 | 54kg | $20 |
| 4 | 13 | BIG DUKE (IRE) | Darren Weir | Brenton Avdulla | 5.65L | 5 | 53.5kg | $21 |
| 5 | 18 | NAKEETA (GB) | Iain Jardine | Glyn Schofield | 6.4L | 19 | 53kg | $41 |
| 6 | 21 | THOMAS HOBSON (GB) | William Mullins | Ben Allen (a) | 8.65L | 20 | 52kg | $21 |
| 7 | 4 | TIBERIAN (FR) | Alain Couetil | Olivier Peslier | 9.15L | 22 | 55.5kg | $31 |
| 8 | 17 | LIBRAN (IRE) | Chris Waller | Dwayne Dunn | 9.65L | 7 | 53kg | $61 |
| 9 | 5 | MARMELO (GB) | Hughie Morrison | Hugh Bowman | 9.75L | 16 | 55kg | $7 |
| 10 | 12 | WICKLOW BRAVE (GB) | William Mullins | Stephen Baster | 10.5L | 8 | 54kg | $71 |
| 11 | 6 | RED CARDINAL (IRE) | Andreas Wohler | Kerrin McEvoy | 11.25L | 23 | 55kg | $16 |
| 12 | 2 | ALMANDIN (GER) | Robert Hickmott | Frankie Dettori | 11.45L | 14 | 56.5kg | $7 |
| 13 | 24 | CISMONTANE (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Beau Mertens (a) | 12.2L | 17 | 50kg | $41 |
| 14 | 23 | AMELIE’S STAR | Darren Weir | Dean Yendall | 12.95L | 10 | 51kg | $26 |
| 15 | 15 | BOOM TIME | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Cory Parish | 13.95L | 9 | 53kg (incl. 1.0kg penalty) | $34 |
| 16 | 20 | WALL OF FIRE (IRE) | Hugo Palmer | Craig Williams | 15.45L | 15 | 53kg | $11 |
| 17 | 19 | SINGLE GAZE | Nick Olive | Ms Kathy O’Hara | 15.85L | 11 | 53kg | $31 |
| 18 | 14 | US ARMY RANGER (IRE) | Joseph O’Brien | Jamie Spencer | 16.15L | 21 | 53.5kg | $71 |
| 19 | 3 | HUMIDOR (NZ) | Darren Weir | Blake Shinn | 16.65L | 13 | 56kg | $11 |
| 20 | 1 | HARTNELL (GB) | James Cummings | Damian Lane | 28.65L | 12 | 57.5kg | $26 |
| 21 | 10 | VENTURA STORM (IRE) | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Glen Boss | 30.15L | 6 | 54kg | $34 |
| 22 | 8 | BONDI BEACH (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | Michael Walker | 31.4L | 1 | 54kg | $71 |
| 23 | 16 | GALLANTE (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | Michael Dee | 99.9L | 18 | 53kg | $91 |
| – | 11 | WHO SHOT THEBARMAN (NZ) | Chris Waller | Tommy Berry | – | 0 | – | – |
