The 2026 Melbourne Cup has been run at Flemington Racecourse at 3:00pm AEDT.

Point Of Law jumped as your favourite with Sportsbet, and the Ciaron Maher-trained stallion went on to win the prestigious handicap.

Maher actually ended up running the trifecta, something which had never been done before in the history of the Cup.

See the winner, top 4 & full field finishing order below:

Winner:

Point Of Law

Top 4:

First: Point Of Law
Second: Zahrann
Third: Juja Kibo
Fourth: Sons And Lovers

Full field finishing order:

1 - Point Of Law
2 - Zahrann
3 - Juja Kibo
4 - Sons And Lovers
5 - Royal Supremacy
6 - Shockletz
7 - James J Braddock
8 - So You Are
9 - Hopewell Rock
10 - Middle Earth
11 - Trustyourinstinct
12 - Knight's Choice
13 - Soul Of Spain
14 - Zakouma
15 - Enjfaar
16 - Kizlyar
17 - Mr Monaco
18 - Strictly Business
19 - Wine Dark Sea
20 - Future History
21 - Onesmoothoperator
22 - Goodie Two Shoes
23 - Vauban

See exotic dividend prices below:

Quinella - $141
Exacta - $239.60
Trifecta - $2,664.50
Top 4 - $50,275

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