Dealmaker John Wylie was sure Point of Law could win the Melbourne Cup. With a bit of help from King Charles and Australia’s new king of the turf, it did just that.
Fifty years ago, as a schoolboy in Brisbane, John Wylie watched Van der Hum slog through the mud at Flemington to win the Melbourne Cup. On Tuesday, in brilliant sunshine, Wylie watched as his own horse, Point of Law, surged to a stirring victory in the 2026 edition of the race.
“Sometimes your ship just comes in,” Wylie declared in the Flemington mounting yard minutes after the race.
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