The 2011 Emirates Melbourne Cup

Melbourne Cup

The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major Thoroughbred horse race. Marketed as "the race that stops a nation", it is a 3,200 metre race for three-year-olds and over. It is the richest "two-mile" handicap in the world, and one of the richest turf races...

, the 151st running of Australia's most prestigious Thoroughbred

Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...

 horse race, was held on Tuesday, 1 November 2011 at 3:00 pm (AEDT), at Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...

's Flemington Racecourse

Flemington Racecourse

Flemington Racecourse is a major horse racing venue located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is most notable for hosting the Melbourne Cup, which is Australia's richest horse race. The racecourse is situated on low alluvial flats, next to the Maribyrnong River...

. Dunaden

Dunaden

Dunaden is a French-trained thoroughbred racehorse. He won the 2011 Melbourne Cup, ridden by Christophe Lemaire, trained by Mikel Delzangles.The horse was purchased for €1,500 as a foal at the Arqana mixed December sale in France in 2006....

 won in a photo finish over Red Cadeaux in one of the closest finishes in Melbourne Cup history.

The winning jockey, Frenchman Christophe Lemaire

Christophe Lemaire

Christophe Patrice Lemaire is a French-born jockey. He takes his middle name from his father, who made a name for himself in the world of French handicap racing.In 1999 he obtained the licence required for a French jockey, and began racing...

, had arrived in Australia less than a day previously as a late replacement for Craig Williams

Craig Williams (jockey)

Craig Williams is an Australian jockey. He won Multiple group one in Australia and worldwide.-External links:*Jockey profile...

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Six out of seven finishers were international horses. Third placed Lucas Cranach was the best locally-trained finisher and fourth placed was the pre-race favourite, the 2010 winner, Americain

Americain

Americain is an American-bred French trained thoroughbred racehorse. The six-year-old stayer won the 150th Melbourne Cup in 2010, ridden by Gérald Mossé, trained by Alain De Royer-Dupre and owned by Melbourne businessmen Gerry Ryan and Kevin Bamford....

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In related events the federal government's parliamentary question time was brought forward half an hour in order that it would conclude before the race began.

Participating horses

Horses are bred and trained in Australia, unless otherwise indicated. All columns in this table can be sorted by clicking the icons in the top row.

Entry Order	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Weight	Barrier	Placing
1	Americain Americain Americain is an American-bred French trained thoroughbred racehorse. The six-year-old stayer won the 150th Melbourne Cup in 2010, ridden by Gérald Mossé, trained by Alain De Royer-Dupre and owned by Melbourne businessmen Gerry Ryan and Kevin Bamford....	Alain de Royer-Dupre Alain de Royer-Dupré Alain de Royer-Dupré is a leading French thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He grew up at the Haras de Saint Lô, a national stud farm in Normandy of which his father was Assistant Director and later Director, responsible for government-owned stallions based at farms in the local...  (France)	Gérald Mossé Gérald Mossé Gérald Mossé is a jockey in thoroughbred horse racing. He began riding professionally in April 1983 and his success during his apprenticeship under Patrick-Louis Biancone led to an offer to ride for renowned trainer François Boutin and his stable of horses belonging to Jean-Luc Lagardère...	58.0kg	15	4
2	Jukebox Jury	Mark Johnston Mark Johnston Mark Johnston is a racehorse trainer based in Middleham, North Yorkshire, England.In 2004 he won the 1,000 Guineas with Attraction...  (UK)	Neil Callan	57.0kg	6	20
3	Dunaden Dunaden Dunaden is a French-trained thoroughbred racehorse. He won the 2011 Melbourne Cup, ridden by Christophe Lemaire, trained by Mikel Delzangles.The horse was purchased for €1,500 as a foal at the Arqana mixed December sale in France in 2006....	Mikel Delzangles (France)	Christophe Lemaire Christophe Lemaire Christophe Patrice Lemaire is a French-born jockey. He takes his middle name from his father, who made a name for himself in the world of French handicap racing.In 1999 he obtained the licence required for a French jockey, and began racing...	54.5kg	13	1
4	Drunken Sailor	Luca Cumani Luca Cumani Luca M. Cumani is an Italian thoroughbred horse trainer. He has trained at Bedford House Stables in Newmarket, England since 1976...  (UK)	Dwayne Dunn	54.0kg	8	12
5	Glass Harmonium	Michael Maroney	Lisa Cropp	54.0kg	23	22
6	Manighar	Luca Cumani Luca Cumani Luca M. Cumani is an Italian thoroughbred horse trainer. He has trained at Bedford House Stables in Newmarket, England since 1976...  (UK)	Damien Oliver	54.0kg	21	5
7	Unusual Suspect	Michael Kent	Brad Rawiller	54.0kg	7	9
8	Fox Hunt	Mark Johnston Mark Johnston Mark Johnston is a racehorse trainer based in Middleham, North Yorkshire, England.In 2004 he won the 1,000 Guineas with Attraction...  (UK)	Silvestre de Sousa	53.5kg	19	7
9	Lucas Cranach	Anthony Freedman	Corey Brown	53.5kg	11	3
11	Precedence	Bart Cummings Bart Cummings James Bartholomew 'Bart' Cummings, AM is one of the most successful Australian racehorse trainers. He is known as the Cups King, referring to the Melbourne Cup, as the he has won the 'race that stops a nation' a record 12 times....	Darren Beadman	53.5kg	2	11
12	Red Cadeaux	Ed Dunlop (UK)	Michael Rodd	53.5kg	16	2
13	Hawk Island	Chris Waller	Glyn Schofield	53.0kg	18	16
14	Illo	Bart Cummings Bart Cummings James Bartholomew 'Bart' Cummings, AM is one of the most successful Australian racehorse trainers. He is known as the Cups King, referring to the Melbourne Cup, as the he has won the 'race that stops a nation' a record 12 times....	Jim Cassidy Jim Cassidy Jim Cassidy was a Scottish footballer who played most of his career as a centre-forward for Bolton Wanderers in the late 19th century.Cassidy was born in Kilmarnock on 2 December 1869 and started his football career at Kilmarnock, before moving on to Glasgow Hibernian.In 1889, Cassidy joined Bolton...	53.0kg	1	19
10	Mourayan	Robert Hickmott	Hugh Bowman	53.5kg	14	9999scratched
15	Lost In The Moment	Saeed Bin Suroor (UAE)	William Buick	53.0kg	3	6
16	Modun	Saeed Bin Suroor Saeed bin Suroor Saeed bin Suroor , is a horse racing trainer. Formerly a policeman, he took out his training license in 1994 and the following year was appointed as the trainer for Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin operation....  (UAE)	Kieran McEvoy	53.0kg	5	23
17	At First Sight	Robert Hickmott	Steven King	52.5kg	10	10
18	Moyenne Corniche	Brian Ellison (UK)	Brett Prebble	52.0kg	17	15
19	Saptapadi	Brian Ellison (UK)	Chris Symons	52.0kg	22	16
20	Shamrocker	Danny O'Brien	Luke Nolen	52.0kg	24	21
21	The Verminator	Chris Waller	Craig Newitt	52.0kg	4	13
22	Tullamore	Gai Waterhouse Gai Waterhouse Gai Waterhouse is a Scottish-born, Australian resident horse trainer, businesswoman and a former actress-Career:...	Chris Munce Chris Munce Chris Munce is a highly successful Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who was convicted in Hong Kong on 1 March 2007 of taking bribes in exchange for racing tips.- Overview :...	52.0kg	12	14
23	Niwot	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Dean Yendall	51.0kg	9	8
24	Older Than Time	Gai Waterhouse Gai Waterhouse Gai Waterhouse is a Scottish-born, Australian resident horse trainer, businesswoman and a former actress-Career:...	Tim Clark	51.0kg	20	17

External links

• 2011 Melbourne Cup