Point of Law leads home Australian trio to win Melbourne Cup
The horse Point of Law, bred by King Charles III, won the 166th Melbourne Cup after being sold to Australian trainer Ciaron Maher. The three-year-old colt is considered a rising star in international racing following his impressive victory at Flemington.
Why it matters
The victory highlights the global nature of the thoroughbred racing industry and the potential for high-profile European-bred horses to dominate major international events.
Britain’s King Charles III could get a chance to see Point Of Law again if Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup winner races in the northern hemisphere next year.
Bred and owned by the British monarch but sold to Australia after winning a Newmarket Group Three in July, Point Of Law looks a transformed proposition after landing the 166th renewal of the race that famously stops a nation.
The three-year-old colt, the most inexperienced Melbourne Cup winner of the modern era on just his sixth career start, and only his second in Australia, led home an unprecedented trifecta for trainer Ciaron Maher at Flemington.
Point Of Law (6/1) was the first favourite in 13 years to win and beat his stable companions Zahrann and Juja Kibo. Sons And Lovers was best of Joseph O’Brien ’s quintet of runners in fourth.
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