2014 Melbourne Cup

The 2014 Emirates Melbourne Cup was the 154th running of the Melbourne Cup, Australia's most prestigious Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3,200 metres, was held on 4 November 2014, at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. Protectionist, ridden by Ryan Moore and trained by German Andreas Wöhler, won the race by four lengths, becoming the first German-trained winner of the Melbourne Cup. Red Cadeaux placed second and Who Shot Thebarman third, with Red Cadeaux the first horse to place second on three occasions.

2014 Melbourne Cup

Melbourne Cup
Protectionist and jockey Ryan Moore at the 2014 Melbourne Cup
Location	Flemington Racecourse Melbourne, Australia
Date	4 November 2014
Winning horse	Protectionist
Starting price	$8
Jockey	Ryan Moore
Trainer	Andreas Wohler
Surface	Grass
Attendance	100,794[1]
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Red Cadeaux hits the front, Signoff coming after him with 300 metres to go, Willing Foe starting to run on down the outside and Protectionist is bursting through. Protectionist raced to Red Cadeaux, Who Shot Thebarman and then Signoff. But Protectionist raced away at the hundred meter mark, it's Germany's Melbourne Cup! Protectionist by three lengths to Red Cadeaux and Protectionist bolted in the Cup by three! Red Cadeaux second again.

Commentator Greg Miles describes the climax of the race

The total prize money for the race was A$6.2 million, with the winner receiving $3.6 million,^[2] as well as a solid gold trophy valued at $175,000.^[3] Hosted by the Victoria Racing Club, the Melbourne Cup was one of four major Group-1 races held at Flemington during the Spring Racing Carnival (the others being the Victoria Derby, the Crown Oaks, and the Emirates Stakes). An estimated $800 million was wagered on the race,^[4] which was attended by 100,794 people.^[5]

Field

The field for the 2014 Melbourne Cup consisted of 24 horses,^[6] with the barrier draw conducted three days prior to the race, after the conclusion of the Victoria Derby meeting.^[7] The field was one of the oldest in the race's history, with an average age of 6.8 years. Unusually, only two horses in the race were bred in Australia, though a majority of trainers and jockeys were from Australia.^[8] Jockeys Glyn and Chad Schofield became the first father and son in the race since 1968, when George and Gary Moore both rode.^[9]

Sea Moon was scratched the day before the race, after suffering from an ailment.^[10] English horse Cavalryman was scratched on the morning of the race due to foreleg swelling.^[11]

№	Horse		Trainer(s)		Jockey		Weight	Barrier	Place
1		Admire Rakti †		Tomoyuki Umeda		Zac Purton	58.5 kg	8	22nd
2		Cavalryman		Saeed bin Suroor		Craig Williams	57 kg	3	Scratched
3		Fawkner		Robert Hickmott		Nicholas Hall	57 kg	9	10th
4		Red Cadeaux		Ed Dunlop		Gérald Mossé	57 kg	15	2nd
5		Protectionist		Andreas Wöhler		Ryan Moore	56.5 kg	11	1st
6		Sea Moon		Robert Hickmott		Tommy Berry	56.5 kg	18	Scratched
7		Seismos		Marco Botti		Craig Newitt	56 kg	1	9th
8		Junoob		Chris Waller		Hugh Bowman	55.5 kg	7	18th
9		Royal Diamond		Johnny Murtagh		Steven Arnold	55.5 kg	6	20th
10		Gatewood		John Gosden		William Buick	55 kg	21	12th
11		Mutual Regard		Johnny Murtagh		Damien Oliver	55 kg	12	14th
12		Who Shot Thebarman		Chris Waller		Glen Boss	55 kg	13	3rd
13		Willing Foe		Saeed bin Suroor		James McDonald	55 kg	17	5th
14		My Ambivalent		Roger Varian		Andrea Atzeni	54.5 kg	4	17th
15		Precedence		Bart Cummings James Cummings		Michael Rodd	54.5 kg	19	6th
16		Brambles		Peter Moody		Luke Nolen	54 kg	20	15th
17		Mr O'Ceirin		Michael Moroney		Chad Schofield	54 kg	18	21st
18		Au Revoir		André Fabre		Glyn Schofield	53.5 kg	22	8th
19		Lidari		Peter Moody		Ben Melham	53.5 kg	10	19th
20		Opinion		Chris Waller		Tye Angland	53.5 kg	14	11th
21		Araldo		Michael Moroney		Dwayne Dunn	53 kg	23	7th
22		Lucia Valentina		Kris Lees		Kerrin McEvoy	53 kg	2	13th
23		Unchain My Heart		David Hayes Tom Dabernig		Dean Yendall	51.5 kg	5	16th
24		Signoff		Darren Weir		João Moreira	51 kg	16	4th

† Indicates race favourite

Fatalities

Race favourite Admire Rakti placed last and died shortly after the race from cardiac arrest following ventricular fibrillation.^[12] Another horse, Araldo, shattered a hind pastern when frightened by a spectator after the race.^[13] He was later euthanised.^[14]

See also

• List of Melbourne Cup winners