MELBOURNE - Point of Law won the 2026 Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse after chasing down Royal Supremacy, according to a report from The Guardian. The Ciaron Maher-trained horse was ridden to victory by jockey Ethan Brown in the $10m race, the outlet said.
The Guardian reported that Zahrann finished second and Juja Kibo third. It also said Royal Supremacy had led by 20 lengths at one point, a lead that Point of Law erased in the course of the race.
The outlet's headline said Point of Law "storms home" to win, but its summary did not give the winning margin.
The Guardian's material is an abridged summary that ends in an ellipsis, so its account of the race is limited to the winner, the two placings, the jockey, the trainer, the $10m race figure, and Royal Supremacy's early lead. Points not covered in the summary, including the official margin, the full field and the race times, are not reported here.
No other outlet's report was available for this story, according to the Guardian summary used to prepare it, so the details above could not be checked against a second account.
The Guardian credited the report to its sport desk. This story relies on that summary alone and makes no claim beyond what it states.
Sources: The Guardian: Melbourne Cup 2026: Point of Law storms home to win ahead of Zahrann and Juja Kibo.