The Aporia · ‘I don’t think anything like this will ever happen again’: Bec Judd’s Melbourne Cup win

Bec Judd, wife of former AFL star Chris Judd, won the Melbourne Cup with their part-owned horse Point Of Law. The couple watched from the Crown marquee as Point Of Law, trained by Ciaron Maher, secured an easy victory over other favorites. They also had another entry, James J Braddock, which finished seventh. Bec expressed her disbelief and joy about this rare win, noting they only recently acquired shares in the horses through friends.

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 2026 Melbourne Cup with a prize of A$10.2 million ($7.04m; £5.3m) under jockey Ethan Brown at Flemington on November 3, 2026. The horse defeated stablemate Royal Supremacy to lead the trifecta in a race where another favorite, Asterix, was scratched due to an administrative error involving performance-enhancing substances. Bec and Chris Judd, Australian celebrities, part-owned Point Of Law, making it a historic win for them.

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In Melbourne, Bec and Chris Judd sit right at the top of the celebrity tree covering the sporting, business, fashion, TV, politics and influencer branches. asserted

Bec → sit → branches

And thanks to Chris’ exceptional AFL career, they have plenty of trophies on the mantelpiece. asserted

they → have → mantelpiece

On Tuesday, they added one more: the Melbourne Cup. asserted

they → add → one

“I am in the rare position of not actually knowing what to do, I just can’t believe it,” Bec told CBD minutes after Point Of Law, a horse she and Chris part-own, won the Melbourne Cup. asserted

she → know → Cup

“We just have a small share. asserted

We → have → share

I am supposed to be flying to Sydney tonight. asserted

I → suppose → Sydney

The flight has been cancelled. asserted

flight → cancel → ?

We are going to party. asserted

We → go → ?

I don’t think anything like this will ever happen again.” asserted

anything → think → this

The couple watched from the Crown marquee as Point Of Law, a horse formerly owned by King Charles III, and trained by Ciaron Maher, exploded away from the field in the final furlong and won easily. asserted

Point → watch → furlong

It was one of two well-fancied runners they had in the Cup, the other being the Joseph O’Brien-trained James J Braddock, which finished seventh. asserted

which → fancy → Cup

The Judds bought into the imported gallopers “quite recently” via friends. asserted

Judds → buy → friends

Bec, who was queen of the Crown marquee sporting an eye-catching strapless multi-coloured dress by Solid and Striped, was a little bit on edge earlier. asserted

who → sport → edge

“We’ve obviously been coming to the races probably for 20 years now, and we have had shares in horses for a very long time, but we’ve never had a runner in the Cup, let alone two,” Bec said before the race that stops the nation. asserted

that → come → nation

“So it’s very exciting. asserted

it → ’ → ?

When it rains it pours, and it feels a bit surreal and I don’t know what to expect.” asserted

I → rain → what

‘I don’t think anything like this will ever happen again’: Bec Judd’s Melbourne Cup win

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