2008 Melbourne Cup


The 2008 Melbourne Cup, the 148th running of Australia's most prestigious Thoroughbred horse race, was run on Tuesday, 4 November 2008, starting at 3:00 pm local time. It was won by Viewed.
On 3 December 2008, Luca Cumani, trainer of second-place Bauer, announced that an inquiry was underway into treatment Bauer received on the Thursday prior to the race. The treatment was a form of physio therapy that is illegal to administer within 7 days of a race; as a result of the treatment, Bauer could have been stripped of his second place. However, Racing Victoria announced on 4 December that Bauer would not be disqualified.

Race starters

The official field for the cup including horses scratched after the field was finalised.
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HorseTrainerJockeyWeight BarrierPlacing
1SeptimusAidan O'BrienJ P Murtagh58.51018
2Master O'ReillyDanny O'BrienV Duric5564
3HonoluluAidan O'BrienColm O'Donoghue54.52421
4C’est La GuerreJohn SadlerB Prebble5453
5Nom Du JeuMurray BakerJ Lloyd5418
6YellowstoneJane Chapple-HyamJ F Egan54scrscr
7ZippingJohn SadlerD Nikolic54169
8Mad RushLuca CumaniDamien Oliver53.547
9Ice ChariotRon MaundMichael Rodd532211
10ViewedBart CummingsBlake Shinn5391
11LittorioNigel BlackistonS R King52.51713
12BauerLuca CumaniC W Brown52132
13BoundlessStephen MckeeGreg Childs522015
14GallopinDanny O'BrienJames Winks5221DNF
15GuynoLou LucianiC Newitt52812
16ZaritaPat HylandD Dunn52scrscr
17NewportPaul PerryChris Symons51.51510
18Profound BeautyDermot WeldGlen Boss51.525
19Red LordAnthony CummingsNicholas Hall51.51416
20VareveesRichard GibsonCraig Williams51.52314
21Prize LadyGraeme SandersMark Sweeney511817
22Alessandro VoltaAidan O'BrienW M Lordan50.51120
23BarbaricusDanny O'BrienS Baster50.5319
24MoatizeBart CummingsMs Claire Lindop50196

;Notes
The race was won by the Bart Cummings trained horse Viewed, with Honolulu officially last as Gallopin did not finish the race.
PlaceBarrierHorseRace Time
1st8Viewed3-20.40
2nd11Bauer
3rd5C'est La Guerre
4th6Master O'Reilly
5th2Profound Beauty
6th17Moatize
7th4Mad Rush
8th1Nom du Jeu
9th14Zipping
10th13Newport
11th20Ice Chariot
12th7Guyno
13th15Littorio
14th21Varevees
15th18Boundless
16th12Red Lord
17th16Prize Lady
18th9Septimus
19th3Barbaricus
20th10Alessandro Volta
21st22Honolulu
DNF19Gallopin
--Yellowstone Scratched
--Zarita Scratched