# King’s former horse wins prestigious Melbourne Cup

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/kings-former-horse-wins-prestigious-melbourne-cup/
- Published: 2026-11-03T05:15:11+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T07:50:25+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/articles/cr3wv0476z5do?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Americas, Sport, World

## Key points

- Former King Charles horse Point of Law won the Melbourne Cup.
- Jockey Ethan Brown secured victory in the final 100 metres.
- Trainer Ciaron Maher took the top three places.

## Summary

Point of Law, formerly owned by King Charles, won the 166th Melbourne Cup after overtaking the early leader in the final 100 metres. The victory came on the colt’s sixth career start and made trainer Ciaron Maher the first to take the race’s top three places.

Australian jockey Ethan Brown said he stayed patient as Royal Supremacy built a lead of more than a dozen lengths; Zahrann and Juja Kibo finished behind the winner. The race offered A$10.2 million in prize money. The day also featured the scratching of Asterix after a prohibited race-day medication was applied, protests against horse racing, and a poll showing 9% of Australians had high interest in the event.

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