How a Royal Ascot carriage procession led to King Charles losing a Melbourne Cup winner
3rd November 2026
A Royal Ascot carriage procession may
have been the unlikely setting for the deal that eventually saw The
King sell a horse who has now become a Melbourne Cup champion.
Point Of Law, bred by King Charles and subsequently sold to
Australian connections for a reported multi-million-pound sum,
produced a sensational performance to win the 2026 Melbourne Cup by
around 15 lengths. But the story…

