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Point Of Law wins the $10.2 million Melbourne Cup

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Russell, D. (2026, November 3). Point Of Law wins the $10.2 million Melbourne Cup. The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/sport/racing/point-of-law-wins-the-10-2-million-melbourne-cup-20261103-p61auh.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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The Sydney Morning Herald · collected 2026-11-03 · by Danny Russell

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Point Of Law, trained by Ciaron Maher, won the $10.2 million Melbourne Cup at Flemington under sunny conditions. Royal Supremacy initially led but was overtaken in the final stretch; Zahrann secured second place closely followed by Juja Kibo and Sons And Lovers in fourth. The race saw an unexpected scratch of Asterix due to a rule violation involving a banned substance applied accidentally by stable staff, highlighting strict regulations in horse racing.
Written by AI on 2026-11-03, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Point Of Law, trained by Ciaron Maher, won the $10.2 million Melbourne Cup on November 3, 2026, at Flemington Racecourse in Victoria, Australia. Ethan Brown, a jockey from Alice Springs, rode Point Of Law to victory. The horse had been previously owned by King Charles before being sold earlier this year for an undisclosed sum. Royal Supremacy led early but was overtaken on the straight; Zahrann and Juja Kibo secured second and third places respectively in a photo finish.

This win marks significant milestones: it is only the second time an Australian jockey has won the prestigious race after riding a horse owned by royalty, and it is also the first Melbourne Cup victory for Point Of Law’s current owner. Additionally, the Chris Waller-trained Asterix was scratched on the morning of the race due to a mishap involving the application of an anti-inflammatory oil that is not allowed on race days.

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Danny Russell
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Asterix Point Of Law Shockletz Sport the Melbourne Cup

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Chris Waller PERSON · 1× Ciaron Maher PERSON · 1× Harry Coffey PERSON · 1× Juja Kibo PERSON · 1× Sport ORG · 1× Waller PERSON · 1× Zahrann PERSON · 1×

Narrative

The Chris Waller-trained Asterix was scratched on Tuesday morning after stewards discovered that Waller’s stable staff had mistakenly applied a commonly used anti-inflammatory oil, penetrene, to the horse’s front legs while applying bandages.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-03
2026-11-03 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Point Of Law wins the $10.2 million Melbourne Cup · assertive framing

Claims (7 extracted, 0 hedged)

The Ciaron Maher-trained Point Of Law has won the 166th running of the Melbourne Cup, storming home under sunny skies at Flemington. asserted
Point → train → Flemington
Royal Supremacy took a huge lead early but was swamped on the straight. asserted
Supremacy → take → straight
Zahrann ran second ahead of Juja Kibo in a photo finish for the minor placings. asserted
Zahrann → run → placings
Sons And Lovers finished fourth. asserted
Sons → finish → ?
The Chris Waller-trained Asterix was scratched on Tuesday morning after stewards discovered that Waller’s stable staff had mistakenly applied a commonly used anti-inflammatory oil, penetrene, to the horse’s front legs while applying bandages. asserted
staff → train → bandages
The liniment is not performance-enhancing, but all race-day treatments are banned under the rules of racing. asserted
treatments → enhance → racing
Harry Coffey took his place aboard Shockletz, despite having had surgery on Sunday to a fractured collarbone he suffered in a race fall on Derby day. asserted
he → take → day
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