2021 Melbourne Cup Results

The 2021 Melbourne Cup Day results – including the official Melbourne Cup 2021 winner – will be updated all afternoon at Ladbrokes and there is no better place to stay up to date with all the action.

Our Melbourne Cup Day tips can also be found below and we are confident that we’ve found plenty of winners to help build a bank ahead of ‘the race that stops a nation’.

Luke Nolan and Peter Moody have combined to win the first race at Flemington on Melbourne Cup day.

Two year old colt Brereton narrowly defeated the Godolphin colt Renosu as the two kicked clear of the field down the famous Flemington straight.

Moody saddles up the Melbourne Cup favourite Incentivise later in the day.

Maribyrnong Plate Results

1. Brereton ($5.50)
2. Renosu ($7.00)
3. Le Gagneur ($19.00)
4. Water Bomber ($6.00)

It is the third win in a row for the son of Galileo and he went over the line three lengths clear of his rivals.

This will be a nice little boost to the Cumani stable who were forced to scratch their Melbourne Cup runner Future Score on Cup morning.

The Macca’s Run Results

1. Team Captain ($7.00)
2. Accountability ($5.00)
3. Good Idea ($16)
4. Lion’s Share ($41)

The all grey race was moved from Oaks Day to Melbourne Cup day for the first time and it was five year old gelding Excelman who saluted in the race.

It was a good training effort by Richard Laming to produce the horse first up from a spell to win and a great ride by Blaike McDougall who pilots Carif in the Melbourne Cup later in the day.

Subzero Handicap Results

1. Excelman ($7.50)
2. Naval Envoy ($6.00)
3. Standoff ($9)
4. Housay ($3.70)

Milton Park has led all the way to win the Listed Furphy Plate in the fourth event of the day at Flemington.

Skyman was closing late to just miss and Charleise was about the only horse to make up ground in the straight to close out the placings.

Furphy Plate Tips

1. Milton Park ($7.50)
2. Skyman ($4.20)
3. Charleise ($7.50)
4. Best Of Days ($9)

James Cummings and Godolphin have won their first race on Melbourne Cup Day as Lackeen salutes in the Grinders Coffee Roasters Trophy.

That is the second win from 11 career race starts for the lightly raced five year old gelding and he has now placed in seven of those starts.

It was the first winner for in form champion hoop Damien Oliver this afternoon and he rides the well supported Delphi in the Cup.

Grinders Coffee Roasters Trophy Tips

1. Lackeen ($5.00)
2. Frankie Pinot ($4.20)
3. Blondeau ($4.60)
4. Fender ($26)

The Lightning Stakes and Oakleigh Plate look ‘beautiful stallion making races’ for Profiteer in the autumn accordingly to trainer Mick Price after the talented colt took out The Schweppervescence Plate on Melbourne Cup Day.

The son of Capitalist handled the straight course at Flemington with aplomb when leading from start to finish as the short priced favourite.

The Schweppervescence Plate Results

1. Profiteer ($2.15)
2. Direct ($17)
3. Enthaar ($3.50)
4. Bacchanalia ($5.50)

Verry Elleegant has caused an upset in the 2021 Melbourne Cup winning her 10th Group 1 in a dominant display at Flemington.

She backed up her third in the Ladbrokes Cox Plate at The Valley by taking out the race that stops the nation, giving James McDonald and Chris Waller their first win in the Melbourne Cup.

There is simply no denying her champion status now.

Incentivise was excellent in second place having settled in the top two going around the first turn, he battled on well right through the line.

Melbourne Cup Results

1. Verry Elleegant ($18)
2. Incentivise ($2.80)
3. Spanish Mission ($10)
4. Floating Artist ($10)

Rich Hips has hugged the rails down the long Flemington straight and scored in the Group 3 The Hong Hong Jockey Club Stakes.

The five year old mare has now won seven times from 22 career race starts giving Nash Rawiller his first win on 2021 Melbourne Cup Day.

The Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes Results

1. Rich Hips ($7.00)
2. Excelida ($27)
3. Paul’s Regret ($18)
4. Belle Plaisir ($23)

Spirit Of Gaylard missed a run in the Victoria Derby on Saturday as fourth emergency but the son of Puissance De Lune took out the Listed TAB Trophy as consolation.

Listed TAB Trophy Results

1. Spirit Of Gaylard ($5.00)
2. Blushing Tycoon ($17)
3. Maracana ($4.20)
4. All So Clear ($23)

Quantico has put together three wins on the trot as the I Am Invincible gelding took out the last race on the card at Flemington on Melbourne Cup day.

The John O’Shea trained horse gave Kerrin McEvoy his first winner during Melbourne Cup week.

MSS Security Sprint Results

1. Quantico ($6.00)
2. Sirius Suspect ($41)
3. Prime Candidate ($7.50)
4. Munitions ($41)