The Melbourne Cup[1] is Australia's major Thoroughbred horse race. Each year internationally bred or owned horses compete in the race alongside local entrants. Since 1882 New Zealand bred horses have won 40 Melbourne Cups, British bred horses have won five cups, US bred horses four, Irish horses two and one Japanese and German bred horse have each won the Cup. The Melbourne Cup is the richest handicap race in the world.[2]
This is a list of the first four placings (from 2006) in the Melbourne Cup, a Thoroughbred horse race at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia.
| Pos | Year | No | Horse | Age | Breeding | Jockey | Barrier | Trainer | Weight | Margin | Odds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2023 | 3 | Without A Fight | 7g | Teofilo - Khor Sheed | Mark Zahra | (16) | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 56.5 | 3:18.37 Good | 7/1 | |
| 2nd | 2023 | 6 | Soulcombe | 5g | Frankel - Ribbons | João Moreira | (4) | Chris Waller | 53.5 | 2.25L | 18/2 | |
| 3rd | 2023 | 14 | Sheraz | 7g | Sea The Stars - Shemiyla | Beau Mertens | (22) | Chris Waller | 51.5 | 2.75L | 150/1 | |
| 4th | 2023 | 11 | Ashrun | 8g | Authorized - Ashantee | Kerrin McEvoy | (11) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 51.5 | 4.75L | 25/1 | |
| 1st | 2022 | 1 | Gold Trip | 5h | Outstrip - Sarvana | Mark Zahra | (14) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 57.5 | 3:24.04 Soft | 20/1 | |
| 2nd | 2022 | 17 | Emissary | 6g | Kingman - Soviet Moon | Patrick Moloney | (3) | Mike Moroney | 51.5 | 2L | 25/1 | |
| 3rd | 2022 | 22 | High Emocean | 6m | Ocean Park - High Joy | Teodore Nugent | (8) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 50 | 3.25L | 40/1 | |
| 4th | 2022 | 8 | Deauville Legend | 4g | Sea The Stars - Soho Rose | Kerrin McEvoy | (9) | James Ferguson | 55 | 5L | 10/3f | |
| 1st | 2021 | 4 | Verry Elleegant | 6m | Zed - Opulence | James McDonald | (18) | Chris Waller | 57 | 3:17.43 Good | 17/1 | |
| 2nd | 2021 | 2 | Incentivise | 5g | Shamus Award - Miss Argyle | Brett Prebble | (15) | Peter Moody | 57 | 4L | 19/10f | |
| 3rd | 2021 | 3 | Spanish Mission | 6h | Noble Mission - Limonar | Craig Williams | (14) | Andrew Balding | 57 | 4.4L | 9/1 | |
| 4th | 2021 | 22 | Floating Artist | 6g | Nathaniel - Miss Kenton | Teodore Nugent | (10) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 50 | 4.6L | 10/1 | |
| 1st | 2020 | 6 | Twilight Payment | 8g | Teofilo - Dream On Buddy | Jye McNeil | (12) | Joseph O'Brien | 55.5 | 3:17.34 Good | 25/1 | |
| 2nd | 2020 | 21 | Tiger Moth | 4h | Galileo - Lesson In Humility | Kerrin McEvoy | (22) | Aidan O'Brien | 52.5 | 0.4L | 11/2 | |
| 3rd | 2020 | 12 | Prince Of Arran | 8g | Shirocco - Storming Sioux | Jamie Kah | (1) | Charlie Fellowes | 54.5 | 0.6L | 17/2 | |
| 4th | 2020 | 17 | The Chosen One | 5h | Savabeel - The Glitzy One | Daniel Stackhouse | (5) | Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman | 53.5 | 2.35L | 40/1 | |
| 1st | 2019 | 23 | Vow And Declare | 4g | Declaration Of War - Geblitzt | Craig Williams | (21) | Danny O'Brien | 52 | 3:24.76 Soft | 10/1 | |
| 2nd | 2019 | 12 | Prince Of Arran | 7g | Shirocco - Storming Sioux | Michael Walker | (8) | Charlie Fellowes | 54 | 0.2L | 16/1 | |
| 3rd | 2019 | 20 | Il Paradiso | 4h | Galileo - Famous | Wayne Lordan | (17) | Aidan O'Brien | 52.5 | 0.3L | 14/1 | |
| 4th | 2019 | 3 | Master Of Reality | 5g | Frankel - L'Ancresse | Frankie Dettori | (1) | Joseph O'Brien | 55.5 | 0.4L | 25/1 | |
| 1st | 2018 | 23 | Cross Counter | 4g | Teofilo - Waitress | Kerrin McEvoy | (19) | Charlie Appleby | 51 | 3:21.17 Soft | 11/1 | |
| 2nd | 2018 | 9 | Marmelo | 6h | Duke of Marmalade - Capriolla | Hugh Bowman | (10) | Hughie Morrison | 55 | 1L | 11/1 | |
| 3rd | 2018 | 17 | Prince Of Arran | 6g | Shirocco - Storming Sioux | Michael Walker | (20) | Charlie Fellowes | 53 | 3L | 22/1 | |
| 4th | 2018 | 13 | Finche | 5h | Frankel - Binche | Zac Purton | (15) | Chris Waller | 54 | 3.5L | 25/1 | |
| 1st | 2017 | 22 | Rekindling | 4h | High Chaparral - Sitara | Corey Brown | (4) | Joseph O'Brien | 51.5 | 3:21.19 Good | 15/1 | |
| 2nd | 2017 | 7 | Johannes Vermeer | 5h | Galileo - Inca Princess | Ben Melham | (3) | Aidan O'Brien | 54.5 | 0.4L | 12/1 | |
| 3rd | 2017 | 9 | Max Dynamite | 8g | Great Journey - Mascara | Zac Purton | (2) | Willie Mullins | 54 | 2.9L | 19/1 | |
| 4th | 2017 | 13 | Big Duke | 6g | Raven's Pass - Hazarayna | Brenton Avdulla | (5) | Darren Weir | 53.5 | 5.65L | 20/1 | |
| 1st | 2016 | 17 | Almandin | 7g | Monsun - Anatola | Kerrin McEvoy | (17) | Robert Hickmott | 52 | 3:20.58 Good | 10/1 | |
| 2nd | 2016 | 13 | Heartbreak City | 7g | Lando - Moscow Nights | João Moreira | (23) | Tony Martin | 54 | 0.2L | 18/1 | |
| 3rd | 2016 | 6 | Hartnell | 6g | Authorized - Debonnaire | James McDonald | (12) | John O'Shea | 56 | 4.45L | 9/2f | |
| 4th | 2016 | 23 | Qewy | 7g | Street Cry - Princess Nada | Craig Williams | (15) | Charlie Appleby | 51.5 | 6.7L | 20/1 | |
| 1st | 19 | 6g | Pentire - Royal Successor | Michelle Payne | (1) | Darren Weir | 53 | 3:23.15 Good | 100/1 | |||
| 2nd | 2015 | 2 | Max Dynamite | 5h | Great Journey - Mascara | (4) | 55 | 0.5L | 1 20 / | 12/1 | ||
| 3rd | 2015 | 8 | Criterion | 6g | Sebring - Mica's Pride | (2) | David A. Hayes & Tom Dabernig | 57.5 | 1.25L | 1 12 / | 18/1 | |
| 4th | 2015 | 10 | 5g | Champs Elysees - La Grande Zoa | Tommy Berry | (14) | 55 | 2L | 5/1 | |||
| 1st | 5 | 5h | Monsun - Patineuse | (10) | 56.5 | 3:17.71 Good | 7/1 | |||||
| 2nd | 2014 | 4 | 8g | Cadeaux Genereux - Artsia | (14) | Ed Dunlop | 55 | 4L | 20/1 | |||
| 3rd | 2014 | 12 | 6g | Yamanin Vital (NZ) - Ears Carol (NZ) | (12) | Chris Waller | 57 | 4.5L | 20/1 | |||
| 4th | 2014 | 24 | 5g | Authorized (IRE) - Miss Hepburn (USA) | (15) | 51.5 | 6L | 7/1 | ||||
| 1st | 6 | 6h | Monsun - Desert Bloom | (5) | 55 | 3:20.30 Dead | 13/2f | |||||
| 2nd | 2013 | 3 | 7g | Cadeaux Genereux - Artsia | (23) | 56.5 | 0.75L | 60/1 | ||||
| 3rd | 2013 | 15 | 7g | Montjeu - Ionean Sea | (22) | 54 | 2.25L | 12/1 | ||||
| 4th | 2013 | 19 | 7g | Marju - Epistoliere | (12) | 53.5 | 2.45L | 19/1 | ||||
| 1st | 14 | 6h | Montjeu - Green Noon | (5) | 54.5 | 3:20.45 Dead | 19/1 | |||||
| 2nd | 2012 | 11 | 5h | Monsun - Desert Bloom | (2) | 53.5 | 1L | 30/1 | ||||
| 3rd | 2012 | 3 | 7h | Storming Home - Claba Di San Jore | (19) | 55.5 | 2.25L | 80/1 | ||||
| 4th | 2012 | 24 | 4g | Refuse To Bend - Orinoco | (10) | Chris Waller | 51 | 3L | 18/1 | |||
| 1st | 3 | 5h | Nicobar - La Marlia | (13) | 54.5 | 3:20.84 Good | 15/2 | |||||
| 2nd | 2011 | 12 | 5g | Cadeaux Genereux - Artsia | (15) | 53.5 | 0.1L | 30/1 | ||||
| 3rd | 2011 | 9 | 5h | Mamool - Lots of Love | (11) | 53.5 | 1.35L | 12/1 | ||||
| 4th | 2011 | 1 | 7h | Dynaformer - America | (14) | 58 | 1.45L | 4/1f | ||||
| 1st | 8 | 6h | Dynaformer - America | (11) | 54.5 | 3:26.87 Slow | 12/1 | |||||
| 2nd | 2010 | 24 | 4g | Zabeel - Natalie Wood | (5) | 51 | 2.75L | 8/1 | ||||
| 3rd | 2010 | 3 | 4h | High Chaparral - Triassic | (2) | 56 | 3.25L | 2/1f | ||||
| 4th | 2010 | 4 | 9g | Danehill - Social Scene | (15) | Robert Hickmott | 55.5 | 5L | 25/1 | |||
| 1st | 21 | 4h | Street Cry - Maria Di Castilia | (21) | 51 | 3:23.87 Dead | 9/1 | |||||
| 2nd | 2009 | 8 | 7g | Royal Applause - Crime | (10) | 53 | 0.75L | 40/1 | ||||
| 3rd | 2009 | 5 | 6h | Desert Prince - Mouramara | (13) | 54.5 | 2.25L | 20/1 | ||||
| 4th | 2009 | 4 | 7g | O'Reilly - Without Remorse | (15) | 55 | 3.75L | 11/1 | ||||
| 1st | 2008 | 10 | Viewed | 5h | Scenic - Lovers Knot | Blake Shinn | (8) | Bart Cummings | 53 | 3:20.40 Good | 40/1 | |
| 2nd | 2008 | 12 | Bauer | 6g | Hailing - Dali's Grey | Corey Brown | (11) | Luca Cumani | 52 | 0.1L | 20/1 | |
| 3rd | 2008 | 4 | C'est La Guerre | 4g | Shinko King - La Magnifique | Brett Prebble | (5) | John Sadler | 54 | 2.1L | 20/1 | |
| 4th | 2008 | 2 | Master O'Reilly | 6g | O'Reilly - Without Remorse | Viad Duric | (6) | Danny O'Brien | 55 | 2.5L | 25/1 | |
| 1st | 2007 | 6 | Efficient | 4g | Zabeel - Refused the Dance | Michael Rodd | (9) | 54.5 | 3:23.34 Good | 16/1 | ||
| 2nd | 2007 | 12 | Purple Moon | 5g | Galileo - Vanishing Prairie | Damien Oliver | (13) | Luca Cumani | 53.5 | 0.5L | 9/2 | |
| 3rd | 2007 | 24 | Mahler | 4h | Galileo - Rainbow Goddess | Stephen Baster | (6) | Aidan O'Brien | 50.5 | 3L | 9/1 | |
| 4th | 2007 | 9 | Zipping | 6g | Danehill - Social Scene | Danny Nikolic | (20) | Robert Hickmott | 54 | 3.4L | 13/2 | |
| 1st | 2006 | 2 | Delta Blues | 6h | Dance In The Dark - Dixie Splash | Yasunari Iwata | (10) | Katsuhiko Sumii | 56 | 3:21.42 Good | 17/1 | |
| 2nd | 2006 | 12 | Pop Rock | 6h | Helissio - Pops | Damien Oliver | (11) | Katsuhiko Sumii | 53 | 0.1L | 5/1ef | |
| 3rd | 2006 | 23 | Maybe Better | 4g | Intergaze - Amarula | Chris Munce | (3) | Brian Mayfield-Smith | 50 | 4.6L | 9/1 | |
| 4th | 2006 | 13 | Zipping | 5g | Danehill - Social Scene | Glen Boss | (19) | 52.5 | 6.1L | 9/1 | ||
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| Year | Winner | Age | Breeding | Foaled | Jockey | Trainer | From | Time | Track | No | Weight | Barrier | Odds | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Gold Trip | 5g | Outstrip - Sarvana | FR | Mark Zahara | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | FR | 3:24.94 | Soft | 1 | 57.5 | (14) | 20/1 | ||
| 2021 | Verry Elleegant | 6m | Zed - Opulence | NZ | James McDonald | Chris Waller | AUS | 3:17.43 | Good | 4 | 57 | (18) | 17/1 | ||
| 2020 | Twilight Payment | 8g | Teofilo - Dream On Buddy | IRE | Jye McNeil | Joseph O'Brien | IRE | 3:17.34 | Good | 6 | 55.5 | (12) | 25/1 | ||
| 2019 | Vow And Declare | 4g | Declaration Of War - Geblitzt | AUS | Craig Williams | Danny O'Brien | AUS | 3:24.76 | Soft | 23 | 52 | (21) | 10/1 | ||
| 2018 | Cross Counter | 4g | Teofilo - Waitress | GB | Kerrin McEvoy | Charlie Appleby | GB | 3:21.17 | Soft | 23 | 51 | (19) | 11/1 | ||
| 2017 | Rekindling | 4h | High Chaparral - Sitara | GB | Corey Brown | Joseph O'Brien | IRE | 3:21.19 | Good | 22 | 51.5 | (4) | 15/1 | ||
| 2016 | Almandin | 7g | Monsun - Anatola | GER | Kerrin McEvoy | Robert Hickmott | AUS | 3:20.58 | Good | 17 | 52 | (17) | 10/1 | ||
| 2015 | Prince of Penzance | 6g | Pentire - Royal Successor | NZ | Michelle Payne | Darren Weir | AUS | 3:23.15 | Good | 19 | 53 | (1) | 100/1 | ||
| 5h | 3:17.71 | Good | 5 | 56.5 | (11) | 7/1 | |||||||||
| 6h | Monsun - Desert Bloom | 3.20.30 | Dead | 6 | 55.0 | (5) | 13/2f | ||||||||
| 6h | Montjeu - Green Noon | 3:20.45 | Dead | 14 | 53.5 | (5) | 19/1 | ||||||||
| 5h | Nicobar - La Marlia | 3.20.84 | Good | 3 | 54.5 | (13) | 15/2 | ||||||||
| 6h | Dynaformer - American | United States | 3.26.87 | Slow | 8 | 54.5 | (11) | 12/1 | |||||||
| 4h | Street Cry - Machiavellian | 3.23.87 | Dead | 21 | 51 | (21) | 9/1 | ||||||||
| 5h | Scenic - Lovers Knot | 3.20.40 | Good | 10 | 53 | (8) | 40/1 | ||||||||
| 4g | Zabeel - Refused the Dance | 3.23.34 | Good | 6 | 54.5 | (9) | 16/1 | ||||||||
| 5h | Sunday Silence - Dixie Splash | 3.21.47 | Good | 2 | 56 | (10) | 17/1 | ||||||||
| 6m | 3.19.17 | Dead | 1 | 58 | (14) | 7/2f | |||||||||
| 5m | 3.28.55 | Dead | 5 | 55.5 | (7) | 5/2f | |||||||||
| 4m | 3.19.90 | Good | 12 | 51 | (14) | 7/1 | |||||||||
| 5h | Theatrical - Market Slide | United States | 3.16.97 | Good | 14 | 52.5 | (3) | 11/2 | |||||||
| 4m | Rhythm - Romanee Conti | Scott Seamer | 3.21.08 | Dead | 13 | 52 | (11) | 9/1 | |||||||
| 6g | 3.18.68 | Good | 24 | 49 | (22) | 14/1 | |||||||||
| 7g | Old Spice - Eastern Mystique | 3.19.64 | Good | 17 | 50 | (21) | 5/1 | ||||||||
| 6m | Zabeel - Passefleur | 3.18.59 | Good | 22 | 51 | (16) | 6/1f | ||||||||
| 4g | Zabeel - Benediction | 3.18.33 | Good | 3 | 56 | (2) | 7/2f | ||||||||
| 1996 | 4g | Sky Chase - All Grace | 3.18.80 | Good | 5 | 55.5 | (3) | 8/1 | |||||||
| 5g | Norman Pentaquad - Golden Woods | 3.27.60 | Heavy | 6 | 54.5 | (21) | 10/1 | ||||||||
| 6h | Kalaglow - Youthful | 3.19.80 | Good | 3 | 56.5 | (9) | 16/1 | ||||||||
| 7g | Rousillon - Overplay | 3.23.40 | Slow | 6 | 55.5 | (5) | 14/1 | ||||||||
| 4g | Kala Dancer - Wiley Trader | 3.24.70 | Slow | 8 | 54.5 | (14) | 4/1 | ||||||||
| 1991 | 4m | Nassipour - Sharon Jane | 3.18.90 | Fast | 15 | 51 | (10) | 3/1f | |||||||
| 1990 | 5h | United States | 3.16.30 | Fast | 8 | 53 | (1) | 7/1ef | |||||||
| 1989 | 5g | Tawfig - Joyarty | 3.17.10 | Fast | 6 | 54 | (11) | 30/1 | |||||||
| 6m | Sir Tristram - Summer Fleur | 3.18.90 | Fast | 11 | 53.5 | (20) | 5/1ef | ||||||||