Protectionist (foaled 2010) is a Thoroughbred racehorse bred and trained in Germany. He was bred by Christoph Berglar, and owned by Berglar in conjunction with an Australian syndicate. Protectionist was the winner of the 2014 Melbourne Cup, ridden by Ryan Moore and trained by Andreas Wöhler (de), and became the first German-trained horse to win the race.

After racing for Prince Khalid Abdullah and trained by Sir Michael Stoute, Exospheric has been purchased by Australian connections and will be transferred to the stables of Lee and Anthony Freedman.