Point Of Law Wins the 2026 Melbourne Cup at Flemington
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Point Of Law has won the 2026 Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. The horse was the race favourite, which means that many people expected it to win before the race started.
In the final part of the race, Point Of Law caught and passed Royal Supremacy, which had been leading. Royal Supremacy finished second. The result gave a trifecta, a bet that picks the first three horses in the correct order, to trainer Ciaron Maher, who trained both of the top two finishers.
The Melbourne Cup is one of the most famous horse races in Australia. Every year, it attracts large crowds to Flemington and millions of people watch the race on television across the country. It is often called "the race that stops a nation" because many Australians stop what they are doing to watch it.
A full list of the finishing order, from first place to last, has been published by the ABC. Readers who want to know the positions of the other horses can check this list on the ABC News website.
Sources: ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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