400 meters to go, it's Absurde moving up on the outside for Zac Purton a length in front but Without A Fight is running on right down the centre of the track. Without A Fight up to Absurde, Vow And Declare and Sheraz the bolter. It's Without A Fight, a hundred meters to go, 2 or 3 lengths in front, coming away from Sheraz and also Soulcome. Without A Fight, Mark Zahra a Melbourne Cup champion wins it by two lengths!
Commentator Matt Hill describes the climax of the race
The 2023 Melbourne Cup, known commercially as the 2023 Lexus Melbourne Cup, was the 163rd running of the Melbourne Cup, an Australian thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), was held on 7 November 2023 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.
The final field for the race was declared on 4 November 2023.[1] The total prize money for the race was A$8.41 million, a $410,000 increase from 2022.[2] It was the last Melbourne Cup broadcast by Network 10, who have broadcast the race since 2019 and dropped out of the bidding for the broadcast rights in June 2023.[3][4] In February 2024, Nine Entertainment, owner of Nine Network, announced they will broadcast the race from 2024 until 2029.[5][6][7]
The race was won by Without A Fight, ridden by Mark Zahra.[8] It was Zahra's second Melbourne Cup win, having ridden Gold Trip to victory in the 2022 Melbourne Cup.[9]
The top weighted horse was the 17th placed Gold Trip carrying 58kg then Alenquer (21st) and the winner Without A Fight on 56.5kg.
^2023 Melbourne Cup field and barrier draw – racenet.com.au. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
^"2023 Melbourne Cup Results: Without A Fight Beats Soulcombe, Sheraz Third - races.com.au". www.races.com.au. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
^Ten withdraws Melbourne Cup broadcast bid Mumbrella 22 June 2023
^Ten Network drops bid to secure Melbourne Cup rights over Tabcorp deal The Guardian 22 June 2023
^Brunsdon, Simon (20 February 2024). "Nine announces landmark broadcast rights deal with VRC for Melbourne Cup carnival". Wide World of Sports. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
^McKnight, Robert (20 February 2024). "Nine nabs the MELBOURNE CUP as part of a complicated deal". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
^Knox, David (20 February 2024). "Nine announces Melbourne Cup deal to 2029". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
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