The 2009 Melbourne Cup, the 149th running of Australia's most prestigious Thoroughbred horse race was run on Tuesday, 3 November 2009, starting at 3:00 PM local time (0400 UTC).
The race was won by Shocking. The 9âÂÂ1 winner, trained by Mark Kavanagh and ridden by Corey Brown, won by three-quarters of a length.
Horses are from Australia, unless otherwise indicated.