| 2017 Melbourne Cup | |
| Horse Race: | Melbourne Cup |
| Location: | Flemington Racecourse Melbourne, Australia |
| Date: | 7 November 2017 |
| Winning Horse: | Rekindling |
| Starting Price: | $15 |
| Winning Jockey: | Corey Brown |
| Winning Trainer: | Joseph O'Brien |
| Surface: | Grass |
| Attendance: | 90,536[1] |
| Previous: | 2016 |
| Next: | 2018 |
The 2017 Emirates Melbourne Cup was the 157th running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3200m (10,500feet), was held on 7 November 2017 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.
The race was won by Rekindling (foaled 23 March 2014) who was the first 3 year old horse to win the Cup since Skipton in 1941. He was ridden by Corey Brown and trained by Joseph O'Brien.[2] [3] [4] Johannes Vermeer finished second and Max Dynamite was third.
| Number | Horse[5] | Trainer | Jockey | Weight (kg) | Barrier | Placing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hartnell | James Cummings | Damian Lane | 57.5 | 12 | 20th | |
| 2 | Almandin | Robert Hickmott | Frankie Dettori | 56.5 | 14 | 12th | |
| 3 | Humidor | Darren Weir | Blake Shinn | 56 | 13 | 19th | |
| 4 | Tiberian | Alan Couteil | Olivier Peslier | 55.5 | 23 | 7th | |
| 5 | Marmelo | Hughie Morrison | Hugh Bowman | 55 | 16 | 9th | |
| 6 | Red Cardinal | Andreas Wohler | Kerrin McEvoy | 55 | 24 | 11th | |
| 7 | Johannes Vermeer | Aidan O'Brien | Ben Melham | 54.5 | 3 | 2nd | |
| 8 | Bondi Beach | Robert Hickmott | Michael Walker | 54 | 1 | 22nd | |
| 9 | Max Dynamite | Willie Mullins | Zac Purton | 54 | 2 | 3rd | |
| 10 | Ventura Storm | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Glen Boss | 54 | 6 | 21st | |
| 11 | Who Shot Thebarman | Chris Waller | Tommy Berry | 54 | 20 | Scratched | |
| 12 | Wicklow Brave | Willie Mullins | Stephen Baster | 54 | 8 | 10th | |
| 13 | Big Duke | Darren Weir | Brenton Avdulla | 53.5 | 5 | 4th | |
| 14 | US Army Ranger | Joseph O'Brien | Jamie Spencer | 53.5 | 22 | 18th | |
| 15 | Boom Time | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Cory Parish | 53 | 9 | 15th | |
| 16 | Gallante | Robert Hickmott | Michael Dee | 53 | 18 | 23rd | |
| 17 | Libran | Chris Waller | Dwayne Dunn | 53 | 7 | 8th | |
| 18 | Nakeeta | Iain Jardine | Glyn Schofield | 53 | 19 | 5th | |
| 19 | Single Gaze | Nick Olive | Kathy O’Hara | 53 | 11 | 17th | |
| 20 | Wall of Fire | Hugo Palmer | Craig Williams | 53 | 15 | 16th | |
| 21 | Thomas Hobson | Willie Mullins | Ben Allen | 52 | 21 | 6th | |
| 22 | Rekindling | Joseph O’Brien | Corey Brown | 51.5 | 4 | 1st | |
| 23 | Amelie’s Star | Darren Weir | Dean Yendall | 51 | 10 | 14th | |
| 24 | Cismontane | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Beau Mertens | 50 | 17 | 13th |