The Japanese invaders ran 1-2 in the Melbourne Cup as Delta Blues edged out Pop Rock with Maybe Better four lengths back in third. Ascot Gold Cup winner Yeats finished seventh and Caulfield Cup winner Tawqueet was far back in twenty-first. The top two finishers came out of the Caulfield Cup run 17 days ago. Australianracing.com has a video of the race.

3200m Melbourne Cup

Full Order of Finish
1 Delta Blues (JPN) 3:21.47
2 Pop Rock (JPN) 3:21.50
3 Maybe Better (AUS) 3:22.18
4 Zipping (AUS) 3:22.43
5 Land 'n Stars (UK) 3:22.71
6 Mahtoum (AUS) 3:22.76
7 Yeats (IRE) 3:22.82
8 Activation (NZ) 3:22.91
9 Mandela (NZ) 3:23.07
10 Glistening (UK) 3:23.19
11 Kerry O'reilly (NZ) 3:23.72
12 Railings (AUS) 3:24.30
13 Headturner (AUS) 3:24.81
14 Short Pause (UK) 3:24.80
15 Dolphin Jo (AUS) 3:25.18
16 Art Success (NZ) 3:25.78
17 Dizelle (AUS) 3:26.11
18 Geordieland (FR) 3:26.42
19 Demerger (AUS) 3:26.66
20 On a Jeune (AUS) 3:26.64
21 Tawqeet (USA) 3:26.60
22 Ice Chariot (AUS) 3:26.78
23 Zabeat (NZ) 3:29.75