2017 Melbourne Cup

The 2017 Emirates Melbourne Cup was the 157th running of the Melbourne Cup, a prestigious Australian Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3200 m, was held on 7 November 2017 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.

The race was won by Rekindling (foaled 23 March 2014) who was the first 3 year old horse to win the Cup since Skipton in 1941. He was ridden by Corey Brown and trained by Joseph O'Brien. Johannes Vermeer finished second and Max Dynamite was third.