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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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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 and ridden by Ethan Brown, won the 166th running of the $10.2 million Melbourne Cup on November 3, 2026. The horse had previously been owned by King Charles III before being sold earlier this year for an undisclosed amount. Point Of Law, which was considered a strong contender based on its victory in the Geelong Cup, overtook Royal Supremacy late in the race to secure the win. Zahrann and Juja Kibo finished second and third respectively, giving Maher a trifecta. The race saw the unexpected disqualification of Chris Waller's Asterix due to a rule violation involving an anti-inflammatory oil applied by stable staff.

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Who wrote this

Danny Russell

36 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction

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2026-11-01 · assertive framing · This horse is barred from running in Cup week after failing a drug test – that its trainer requested

🔮 The Joseph O’Brien stayer has set European racing alight in the past six months by adopting daring catch-me-if-you can tactics and was expected to turn Tuesday’s 3200m race at Flemington into a gruelling test of stamina that would suit the Europeans.

2026-10-31 · assertive framing · Another shock scratching three days out from Melbourne Cup

🔮 When three-year-old gelding Doubt Time lines up behind the gates for Saturday’s Coolmore Stud Stakes, stablehand Montanna Gawith-Hutson is confident the horse will be relaxed and ready to race.

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🔮 A 5am start will be trialled after the spring carnival.

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🔮 The winner of one, he says, will become a household name.

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🔮 This guide will be updated when the field is set with comments from Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michelle Payne assessing each runner’s chances.

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Topics

Asterix Point Of Law Shockletz Sport the Melbourne Cup

Subjects

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 → ?

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