| 2011 Melbourne Cup | |
| Horse Race: | Melbourne Cup |
| Location: | Flemington Racecourse Melbourne, Australia |
| Date: | 1 November 2011 |
| Winning Horse: | Dunaden |
| Winning Jockey: | Christophe Lemaire |
| Winning Trainer: | Mikel Delzangles |
| Surface: | Grass |
| Attendance: | 105,979[1] |
| Previous: | 2010 |
| Next: | 2012 |
The 2011 Emirates Melbourne Cup, the 151st running of Australia's most prestigious Thoroughbred horse race, was held on Tuesday, 1 November 2011 at 3:00 pm (AEDT), at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse. Dunaden won in a photo finish over Red Cadeaux in the closest finish in Melbourne Cup history.[2] [3]
The winning jockey, Frenchman Christophe Lemaire, had arrived in Australia less than a day previously as a late replacement for Craig Williams.
Six out of the first 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.
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.[4]
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.
| Saddle cloth | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Weight | Barrier | Placing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain de Royer-Dupré (France) | 58.0 kg | 15 | 4 | |||
| 2 | Jukebox Jury | Mark Johnston (UK) | Neil Callan | 57.0 kg | 6 | 20 | |
| 3 | Mikel Delzangles (France) | 54.5 kg | 13 | 1 | |||
| 4 | Drunken Sailor | Luca Cumani (UK) | 54.0 kg | 8 | 12 | ||
| 5 | Glass Harmonium | Lisa Cropp | 54.0 kg | 23 | 22 | ||
| 6 | Manighar | Luca Cumani (UK) | 54.0 kg | 21 | 5 | ||
| 7 | Unusual Suspect | Michael Kent | Brad Rawiller | 54.0 kg | 7 | 9 | |
| 8 | Fox Hunt | Mark Johnston (UK) | Silvestre de Sousa | 53.5 kg | 19 | 7 | |
| 9 | Lucas Cranach | Anthony Freedman | 53.5 kg | 11 | 3 | ||
| 10 | Mourayan | 53.5 kg | 14 | scratched | |||
| 11 | Precedence | Darren Beadman | 53.5 kg | 2 | 11 | ||
| 12 | Ed Dunlop (UK) | Michael Rodd | 53.5 kg | 16 | 2 | ||
| 13 | Hawk Island | Glyn Schofield | 53.0 kg | 18 | 18 | ||
| 14 | Illo | 53.0 kg | 1 | 19 | |||
| 15 | Lost in the Moment | Saeed Bin Suroor (UAE) | William Buick | 53.0 kg | 3 | 6 | |
| 16 | Modun | Saeed Bin Suroor (UAE) | 53.0 kg | 5 | 23 | ||
| 17 | At First Sight | 52.5 kg | 10 | 10 | |||
| 18 | Moyenne Corniche | Brian Ellison (UK) | 52.0 kg | 17 | 15 | ||
| 19 | Saptapadi | Brian Ellison (UK) | Chris Symons | 52.0 kg | 22 | 16 | |
| 20 | Shamrocker | Danny O'Brien | 52.0 kg | 24 | 21 | ||
| 21 | The Verminator | Chris Waller | 52.0 kg | 4 | 13 | ||
| 22 | Tullamore | 52.0 kg | 12 | 14 | |||
| 23 | Niwot | 51.0 kg | 9 | 8 | |||
| 24 | Older Than Time | Tim Clark | 51.0 kg | 20 | 17 |