Rekindling has won the 2017 Melbourne Cup, finishing ahead of Johannes Vermeer and Max Dynamite in second and third places respectively to claim the richest handicap race in the world.
Rekindling edged out Johannes Vermeer in a thrilling finish, coming home late to claim the ‘race that stops the nation’.
Here is the finishing order.
2017 Melbourne Cup complete finishing order
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight |
| 1 | 22 | REKINDLING (GB) | Joseph O’Brien | Corey Brown | 4 | 51.5kg | |
| 2 | 7 | JOHANNES VERMEER (IRE) | Aidan O’Brien | Ben Melham | 0.4L | 3 | 54.5kg |
| 3 | 9 | MAX DYNAMITE (FR) | William Mullins | Zac Purton | 2.9L | 2 | 54kg |
| 4 | 13 | BIG DUKE (IRE) | Darren Weir | Brenton Avdulla | 5.65L | 5 | 53.5kg |
| 5 | 18 | NAKEETA (GB) | Iain Jardine | Glyn Schofield | 6.4L | 19 | 53kg |
| 6 | 21 | THOMAS HOBSON (GB) | William Mullins | Ben Allen (a) | 8.65L | 20 | 52kg |
| 7 | 4 | TIBERIAN (FR) | Alain Couetil | Olivier Peslier | 9.15L | 22 | 55.5kg |
| 8 | 17 | LIBRAN (IRE) | Chris Waller | Dwayne Dunn | 9.65L | 7 | 53kg |
| 9 | 5 | MARMELO (GB) | Hughie Morrison | Hugh Bowman | 9.75L | 16 | 55kg |
| 10 | 12 | WICKLOW BRAVE (GB) | William Mullins | Stephen Baster | 10.5L | 8 | 54kg |
| 11 | 6 | RED CARDINAL (IRE) | Andreas Wohler | Kerrin McEvoy | 11.25L | 23 | 55kg |
| 12 | 2 | ALMANDIN (GER) | Robert Hickmott | Frankie Dettori | 11.45L | 14 | 56.5kg |
| 13 | 24 | CISMONTANE (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Beau Mertens (a) | 12.2L | 17 | 50kg |
| 14 | 23 | AMELIE’S STAR | Darren Weir | Dean Yendall | 12.95L | 10 | 51kg |
| 15 | 15 | BOOM TIME | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Cory Parish | 13.95L | 9 | 53kg |
| 16 | 20 | WALL OF FIRE (IRE) | Hugo Palmer | Craig Williams | 15.45L | 15 | 53kg |
| 17 | 19 | SINGLE GAZE | Nick Olive | Ms Kathy O’Hara | 15.85L | 11 | 53kg |
| 18 | 14 | US ARMY RANGER (IRE) | Joseph O’Brien | Jamie Spencer | 16.15L | 21 | 53.5kg |
| 19 | 3 | HUMIDOR (NZ) | Darren Weir | Blake Shinn | 16.65L | 13 | 56kg |
| 20 | 1 | HARTNELL (GB) | James Cummings | Damian Lane | 28.65L | 12 | 57.5kg |
| 21 | 10 | VENTURA STORM (IRE) | David & B Hayes & T Dabernig | Glen Boss | 30.15L | 6 | 54kg |
| 22 | 8 | BONDI BEACH (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | Michael Walker | 31.4L | 1 | 54kg |
| 23 | 16 | GALLANTE (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | Michael Dee | 99.9L | 18 | 53kg |
More 2017 Melbourne Cup
» Race report: Rekindling wins
» Who came last
» Watch video highlights replay
» Re-live the race with our live blog
» Regal Monarch’s horror fall
» Winning trifecta and quinella
» Winning exact and first four
November 7th 2017 @ 4:54pm
Gareth Hunter said | November 7th 2017 @ 4:54pm | ! Report
Great to see an outsider win the race! Was a great race to watch 🙂
November 7th 2017 @ 11:26pm
Kangajets said | November 7th 2017 @ 11:26pm | ! Report
One rich owner had abt 5 horses in the race . No wonder the place I was in had zero interest.
Give the Aussie battler a chance