List of horse fatalities in the Melbourne Cup
The Melbourne Cup is a Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne, Australia. It is a 3200-metre race for three-year-olds and older, conducted by the Victoria Racing Club on the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Victoria as part of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.
This is a list of horse that have died in the Melbourne Cup since 2013.
| Horse | Year | Incident | Reported cause of death | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Van Dyck | 2020 | Broke down | Euthanised | [1] |
| Cliffsofmoher | 2018 | Fractured shoulder | Euthanised | [1] |
| Regal Monarch | 2016 | Fall | Fatal fall | [1] |
| Red Cadeaux | 2015 | Broke his left foreleg | Euthanised | [1] |
| Admire Rakti | 2014 | Collapsed after race | Died in stall | [1] |
| Araldo | 2014 | Broken leg | Euthanised | [1] |
| Verema | 2013 | Snapped a bone in her leg | Euthanised | [1] |
See also
- Horse racing deaths by year
- List of horse fatalities in the Grand National
- List of horse fatalities in the Cheltenham Festival