2014 Melbourne Cup

{{Short description|Australian horse race}}

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{{Infobox horse race

|name = 2014 Melbourne Cup

|horse race = Melbourne Cup

|image = 300px

|caption = Protectionist and jockey Ryan Moore at the 2014 Melbourne Cup

|location = Flemington Racecourse
Melbourne, Australia

|date = 4 November 2014

|winning horse = Protectionist

|winning time =

|starting price = $8

|winning jockey = Ryan Moore

|winning trainer = Andreas Wohler

|winning owner =

|surface = Grass

|attendance = 100,794{{cite web|url=https://www.flemington.com.au/racing/track-records-and-attendances|title=Track records and Attendances|work=Flemington.com.au|accessdate=3 November 2019|archive-date=20 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210320224301/https://www.flemington.com.au/racing/track-records-and-attendances|url-status=dead}}

|conditions =

|previous = 2013

|next = 2015}}

{{Quote box

|quote = Red Cadeaux hits the front, Signoff coming after him with 300 metres to go, Willing Foe starting to run on down the outside and

Protectionist is bursting through. Protectionist raced to Red Cadeaux, Who Shot Thebarman and then Signoff. But Protectionist raced away at the hundred meter mark, it's Germany's Melbourne Cup! Protectionist by three lengths to Red Cadeaux and Protectionist bolted in the Cup by three! Red Cadeaux second again.

|source = Commentator Greg Miles describes the climax of the race

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The 2014 Emirates Melbourne Cup was the 154th running of the Melbourne Cup, Australia's most prestigious Thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3,200 metres, was held on 4 November 2014, at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. Protectionist, ridden by Ryan Moore and trained by German Andreas Wöhler, won the race by four lengths, becoming the first German-trained winner of the Melbourne Cup. Red Cadeaux placed second and Who Shot Thebarman third, with Red Cadeaux the first horse to place second on three occasions.

The total prize money for the race was A$6.2 million, with the winner receiving $3.6 million,Phil McManus (30 October 2014). [http://www.smh.com.au/comment/2014-melbourne-cup-can-become-the-race-that-stops-the-whip-20141029-11dhua.html "2014 Melbourne Cup can become 'the race that stops the whip'"] – The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 November 2014. as well as a solid gold trophy valued at $175,000.(3 November 2014). [http://www.foxsports.com.au/more-sports/horse-racing/racing-royalty-ready-for-cup-parade/story-e6frf41l-1227109972222 "Racing royalty ready for Cup parade"] – Fox Sports Australia. Retrieved 4 November 2014. Hosted by the Victoria Racing Club, the Melbourne Cup was one of four major Group-1 races held at Flemington during the Spring Racing Carnival (the others being the Victoria Derby, the Crown Oaks, and the Emirates Stakes). An estimated $800 million was wagered on the race,[http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/melbourne-cup-2014-2000-bets-a-second-as-we-splurge-800m-on-cup/story-fni0cx12-1227112288142?nk=cc17de3022caa7171e3ab26b3461b0d0 "Melbourne Cup 2014: 2,000 bets a second as we splurge $800m on Cup"] – The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 November 2014. which was attended by 100,794 people.Neale Donnelley (4 November 2014). [http://www.racingnetwork.com.au/melbourne-cup-crowd-tops-100,000/tabid/83/newsid/22565/default.aspx "Melbourne Cup crowd tops 100,000"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104101949/http://www.racingnetwork.com.au/melbourne-cup-crowd-tops-100,000/tabid/83/newsid/22565/default.aspx |date=4 November 2014 }} – Racing Network. Retrieved 4 November 2014.