‘I don’t think anything like this will ever happen again’: Bec Judd’s Melbourne Cup win

November 3, 2026 — 4:53pmIn Melbourne, Bec and Chris Judd sit right at the top of the celebrity tree covering the sporting, business, fashion, TV, politics and influencer branches.Rebecca Judd (right), part-owner of Point Of Law, celebrates after the Melbourne Cup.Getty ImagesAnd thanks to Chris’ exceptional AFL career, they have plenty of trophies on the mantelpiece.On Tuesday, they added one more: the Melbourne Cup.“I am in the rare position of not actually knowing what to do, I just can’t believe it,” Bec told CBD minutes after Point Of Law, a horse she and Chris part-own, won the Melbourne Cup.“We just have a small share. It is amazing. I am supposed to be flying to Sydney tonight. The flight has been cancelled. We are going to party. I don’t think anything like this will ever happen again.”Bec Judd at the Melbourne Cup.Eddie JimThe couple watched from the Crown marquee as Point Of Law, a horse formerly owned by King Charles III, and trained by Ciaron Maher, exploded away from the field in the final furlong and won easily.It was one of two well-fancied runners they had in the Cup, the other being the Joseph O’Brien-trained James J Braddock, which finished seventh.The Judds bought into the imported gallopers “quite recently” via friends.No stranger to big occasions during his footy career, Chris Judd was cool and calm in the lead-up to the race.Trainer Ciaron Maher and jockey Ethan Brown celebrate their Melbourne Cup win.Justin McManusBec, who was queen of the Crown marquee sporting an eye-catching strapless multi-coloured dress by Solid and Striped, was a little bit on edge earlier.“We’ve obviously been coming to the races probably for 20 years now, and we have had shares in horses for a very long time, but we’ve never had a runner in the Cup, let alone two,” Bec said before the race that stops the nation.“So it’s very exciting. When it rains it pours, and it feels a bit surreal and I don’t know what to expect.”From our partners