Melbourne Cup Winners
From 1861, all the way up to the present day, we have every Melbourne Cup winner listed from past race meets. Included are the jockeys, trainers, sex, age and more details of the champion horses that have made their way onto the Melbourne Cup winners list.
Archer was the inaugural Melbourne Cup champion winning the opening two editions of the race in 1861 and 1862.
Phar Lap made history as the shortest-priced Melbourne Cup favourite when he won at 8-11 ($1.72) in 1930.
Kingston Rule holds the current Melbourne Cup record of 3 minutes 16.3 seconds set in 1999.
The Dermot Weld-trained Vintage Crop (1993) was the first international Melbourne Cup winner trained in the Northern hemisphere.
Makybe Diva (2003-05) is to date the only triple Melbourne Cup winner.
Viewed (2008) handed the “Cup King” Bart Cummings his record 12th, and last, victory as a trainer.
Americain (2010) became the first French-trained Melbourne Cup winner before France stole the show again in 2011 with Duanden (2011) nudging out Red Cadeaux in the closest Melbourne Cup finish in history.
Prince Of Penzance (2015) was the fourth 100-1 winner of the Melbourne Cup also making history when Michelle Payne became the first female jockey to take out the two-mile classic.
Verry Elleegant was the 2021 Melbourne Cup winner, Chris Waller’s reigning Australian Racehorse of the Year winning the 161st edition of the great race carrying 57kg to a four-length triumph as the first Melbourne Cup winner from barrier 18.
The 2022 Melbourne Cup winner and 162nd champion of the great race was the Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained 57.5kg top-weight Gold Trip ($21) who scored a big two-length upset in his first 3200m assignment from barrier 13 with Mark Zahra aboard.
The 2023 Melbourne Cup winner was the Anthony & Sam Freedman-trained Without A Fight ($8.50) ridden to victory by last year’s winning hoop Mark Zahra with the horse the 12th to complete the Caulfield Cup – Melbourne Cup double.
The 2024 Melbourne Cup winner is TBC and will be known when the 164th edition of the ‘race that stops a nation’ takes place at Flemington Racecourse at 3:00pm (AEDT) on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.
Click here to bet on which horse will be the Melbourne Cup winner in 2024.
COMPLETE LIST OF PAST melbourne cup WINNERS
Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer/s | Sex | Age | Weight |
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2024 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
2023 | Without A Fight | Mark Zahra | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Gelding | 7 Years | 56.5 kgs |
2022 | Gold Trip | Mark Zahra | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Horse | 6 Years | 57.5 kgs |
2021 | Verry Elleegant | James McDonald | Chris Waller | Mare | 6 Years | 57 kgs |
2020 | Twilight Payment | Jye McNeil | Joseph O’Brien | Gelding | 8 Years | 55.5 kgs |
2019 | Vow And Declare | Craig Williams | Danny O’Brien | Gelding | 4 Years | 52 kgs |
2018 | Cross Counter | Kerrin McEvoy | Charlie Appleby | Gelding | 4 Years | 51 kgs |
2017 | Rekindling | Corey Brown | Joseph O’Brien | Stallion | 4 Years | 51.5 kgs |
2016 | Almandin | Kerrin McEvoy | Robert Hickmott | Gelding | 7 Years | 52 kgs |
2015 | Prince of Penzance | Michelle Payne | Darren Weir | Gelding | 6 Years | 53 kgs |
2014 | Protectionist | Ryan Moore | Andreas Wohler | Stallion | 5 Years | 56.5 kgs |
2013 | Fiorente | Damien Oliver | Gai Waterhouse | Stallion | 6 Years | 55 kgs |
2012 | Green Moon | Brett Prebble | Robert Hickmott | Stallion | 6 Years | 53.5 kgs |
2011 | Dunaden | Christophe Lemaire | Mikel Delzangles | Stallion | 6 Years | 54.5 kgs |
2010 | Americain | Gerald Mosse | Alain de Royer Dupre | Stallion | 6 Years | 54.5 kgs |
2009 | Shocking | Corey Brown | Mark Kavanagh | Stallion | 4 Years | 51 kgs |
2008 | Viewed | Blake Shinn | Bart Cummings | Stallion | 5 Years | 53 kgs |
2007 | Efficient | Michael Rodd | Graeme Rogerson | Gelding | 4 Years | 54.5 kgs |
2006 | Delta Blues | Yasunari Iwata | Katsuhiko Sumii | Stallion | 6 Years | 56 kgs |
2005 | Makybe Diva | Glen Boss | Lee Freedman | Mare | 7 Years | 58 kgs |
2004 | Makybe Diva | Glen Boss | Lee Freedman | Mare | 6 Years | 55.5 kgs |
2003 | Makybe Diva | Glen Boss | David Hall | Mare | 5 Years | 51 kgs |
2002 | Media Puzzle | Damien Oliver | Dermot K Weld | Gelding | 6 Years | 52.5 kgs |
2001 | Ethereal | Scott Seamer | Sheila Laxon | Mare | 4 Years | 52 kgs |
2000 | Brew | Kerrin McEvoy | Michael Moroney | Gelding | 6 Years | 49 kgs |
1999 | Rogan Josh | John Marshall | Bart Cummings | Gelding | 7 Years | 50 kgs |
1998 | Jezabeel | B. Jenkins | C. Munce | Mare | 6 Years | 51 kgs |
1997 | Might And Power | J. Denham | J. Cassidy | Gelding | 4 Years | 56 kgs |
1996 | Saintly | J.B. Cummings | D. Beadman | Gelding | 4 Years | 55.5 kgs |
1995 | Doriemus | L. Freedman | D. Oliver | Gelding | 5 Years | 54.5 kgs |
1994 | Jeune | D. Hayes | Wayne Harris | Stallion | 6 Years | 56.5 kgs |
1993 | Vintage Crop | D. Weld | Michael Kinane | Gelding | 7 Years | 55.5 kgs |
1992 | Subzero | L. Freedman | Greg Hall | Stallion | 4 Years | 54.5 kgs |
1991 | Lets Elope | J.B. Cummings | S.R. King | Mare | 4 Years | 51 kgs |
1990 | Kingston Rule | J.B. Cummings | D. Beadman | Stallion | 5 Years | 53 kgs |
1989 | Tawrrific | L. Freedman | R.S. Dye | Stallion | 5 Years | 54 kgs |
1988 | Empire Rose | L.K.Laxon | T. Allan | Mare | 6 Years | 53.5 kgs |
1987 | Kensei | L.J.Bridge | L. Olsen | Gelding | 5 Years | 51.5 kgs |
1986 | At Talaq | C.S. Hayes | M. Clarke | Stallion | 6 Years | 54.5 kgs |
1985 | What A Nuisance | J.F. Meagher | P. Hyland | Gelding | 7 Years | 52.5 kgs |
1984 | Black Knight | G.M. Hanlon | P. Cook | Gelding | 5 Years | 50 kgs |
1983 | Kiwi | E.S. Lupton | J. Cassidy | Gelding | 6 Years | 52 kgs |
1982 | Gurners Lane | G.T. Murphy | L. Dittman | Gelding | 4 Years | 56 kgs |
1981 | Just A Dash | T.J. Smith | P. Cook | Gelding | 4 Years | 53.5 kgs |
1980 | Beldale Ball | C.S. Hayes | J. Letts | Stallion | 5 Years | 49.5 kgs |
1979 | Hyperno | J.B. Cummings | H. White | Gelding | 6 Years | 56 kgs |
1978 | Arwon | G.M. Hanlon | H. White | Gelding | 5 Years | 50.5 kgs |
1977 | Gold And Black | J.B. Cummings | J. Duggan | Gelding | 5 Years | 57 kgs |
1976 | Van Der Hum | L.H. Robinson | R.J. Skelton | Gelding | 5 Years | 54.5 kgs |
1975 | Think Big | J.B. Cummings | H. White | Gelding | 5 Years | 58.5 kgs |
1974 | Think Big | J.B. Cummings | H. White | Gelding | 4 Years | 53 kgs |
1973 | Gala Supreme | R.J. Hutchins | F. Reys | Gelding | 4 Years | 49 kgs |
1972 | Piping Lane | G.M. Hanlon | J. Letts | Gelding | 6 Years | 48 kgs |
1971 | Silver Knight | E. Temperton | R.B. Marsh | Stallion | 4 Years | 55 kgs |
1970 | Bagdad Note | R. Heasley | E.J. Didham | Gelding | 5 Years | 54 kgs |
1969 | Rain Lover | M.L. Robins | J. Johnson | Stallion | 5 Years | 60.5 kgs |
1968 | Rain Lover | M.L.Robins | J. Johnson | Stallion | 4 Years | 51.5 kgs |
1967 | Red Handed | J.B. Cummings | R. Higgins | Gelding | 5 Years | 55 kgs |
1966 | Galilee | J.B. Cummings | J. Miller | Gelding | 4 Years | 56.5 kgs |
1965 | Light Fingers | J.B. Cummings | R. Higgins | Mare | 4 Years | 52.5 kgs |
1964 | Polo Prince | J.P. Carter | R. Taylor | Gelding | 6 Years | 52 kgs |
1963 | Gatum Gatum | H.G. Heagney | J. Johnson | Gelding | 5 Years | 50 kgs |
1962 | Even Stevens | A. McGregor | L. Coles | Stallion | 5 Years | 53 kgs |
1961 | Lord Fury | F.B. Lewis | R. Selkrig | Stallion | 4 Years | 48 kgs |
1960 | Hi Jinx | T.H. Knowles | W. A. Smith | Mare | 5 Years | 49 kgs |
1959 | Macdougal | R.W. Roden | P. Glennon | Gelding | 6 Years | 56 kgs |
1958 | Baystone | J. Green | M. Schumacher | Gelding | 6 Years | 55 kgs |
1957 | Straight Draw | J.M. Mitchell | N. McGrowdie | Gelding | 5 Years | 53 kgs |
1956 | Evening Peal | E.D. Lawson | G. Podmore | Mare | 4 Years | 51 kgs |
1955 | Toparoa | T.J. Smith | N. Sellwood | Gelding | 7 Years | 48 kgs |
1954 | Rising Fast | I.J. Tucker | J. Purtell | Gelding | 5 Years | 59.5 kgs |
1953 | Wodalla | R. Sinclair | J. Purtell | Stallion | 4 Years | 52.5 kgs |
1952 | Dalray | C.C. McCarthy | W. Williamson | Stallion | 4 Years | 61 kgs |
1951 | Delta | M. McCarten | N. Sellwood | Stallion | 5 Years | 59.5 kgs |
1950 | Comic Court | J. Cummings | P. Glennon | Stallion | 5 Years | 59.5 kgs |
1949 | Foxami | D. Lewis | W. Fellows | Stallion | 4 Years | 54.5 kgs |
1948 | Rimfire | S. Boyden | R. Neville | Gelding | 6 Years | 45.5 kgs |
1947 | Hiraji | J.W. McCurley | J. Purtell | Gelding | 4 Years | 49.5 kgs |
1946 | Russia | E. Hush | D. Munro | Stallion | 6 Years | 57 kgs |
1945 | Rainbird | S. Evans | W. Cook | Mare | 4 Years | 47.5 kgs |
1944 | Sirius | E. Fisher | D. Munro | Stallion | 4 Years | 53 kgs |
1943 | Dark Felt | R. Webster | V. Hartney | Stallion | 6 Years | 52.5 kgs |
1942 | Colonus | F. Manning | H. McCloud | Stallion | 4 Years | 45.5 kgs |
1941 | Skipton | J. Fryer | W. Cook | Colt | 3 Years | 47.5 kgs |
1940 | Old Rowley | J.A. Scully | A. Knox | Gelding | 7 Years | 50 kgs |
1939 | Rivette | H. Bamber | E. Preston | Mare | 6 Years | 48.5 kgs |
1938 | Catalogue | A. McDonald | F. Shean | Gelding | 8 Years | 52.5 kgs |
1937 | The Trump | S.W. Reid | A. Reed | Gelding | 5 Years | 53 kgs |
1936 | Wotan | J. Fryer | O. Phillips | Stallion | 4 Years | 49.5 kgs |
1935 | Maraboa | L. Robertson | K. Voitre | Stallion | 4 Years | 49.5 kgs |
1934 | Peter Pan | F. McGrath | D. Munro | Stallion | 5 Years | 61.5 kgs |
1933 | Hall Mark | J. Holt | J. O Sullivan | Colt | 3 Years | 48 kgs |
1932 | Peter Pan | F. McGrath | W. Duncan | Colt | 3 Years | 47 kgs |
1931 | White Nose | E.J. Hatwell | N. Percival | Stallion | 5 Years | 43.5 kgs |
1930 | Phar Lap | H.R. Telford | J.E. Pike | Gelding | 4 Years | 62.5 kgs |
1929 | Nightmarch | A. McAulay | R. Reed | Stallion | 4 Years | 58 kgs |
1928 | Statesman | W. Kelso | J. Munro | Stallion | 4 Years | 51 kgs |
1927 | Trivalve | J. Scobie | R. Lewis | Colt | 3 Years | 47 kgs |
1926 | Spearfelt | V. O Neill | H. Cairns | Stallion | 5 Years | 58.5 kgs |
1925 | Windbag | G. Price | J. Munro | Stallion | 4 Years | 58 kgs |
1924 | Backwood | R. Bradfield | P. Brown | Stallion | 6 Years | 51.5 kgs |
1923 | Bitalli | J. Scobie | A. Wilson | Gelding | 5 Years | 44.5 kgs |
1922 | King Ingodas | J. Scobie | A. Wilson | Stallion | 4 Years | 45 kgs |
1921 | Sister Olive | J. Williams | E. O Sullivan | Filly | 3 Years | 44 kgs |
1920 | Poitrel | H.J. Robinson | K. Bracken | Stallion | 6 Years | 63.5 kgs |
1919 | Artilleryman | P.T. Heywood | R. Lewis | Colt | 3 Years | 47 kgs |
1918 | Night Watch | R. Bradfield | W. Duncan | Gelding | 5 Years | 42 kgs |
1917 | Westcourt | J. Burton | W. McLachlan | Gelding | 5 Years | 53 kgs |
1916 | Sasanof | M. Hobbs | F. Foley | Gelding | 3 Years | 43.5 kgs |
1915 | Patrobas | C. Wheeler | R. Lewis | Colt | 3 Years | 47 kgs |
1914 | Kingsburgh | I. Foulsham | K.G. Meddick | Colt | 4 Years | 43.5 kgs |
1913 | Posinatus | J. Chambers | A. Shanahan | Gelding | 5 Years | 49 kgs |
1912 | Piastre | R. O Connor | A. Shanahan | Stallion | 4 Years | 48.5 kgs |
1911 | The Parisian | C. Wheeler | R. Cameron | Gelding | 6 Years | 55 kgs |
1910 | Comedy King | J. Lynch | W. McLachlan | Gelding | 4 Years | 49.5 kgs |
1909 | Prince Foote | F. McGrath | W. McLachlan | Colt | 3 Years | 48 kgs |
1908 | Lord Nolan | E. A. Mao | J. Flynn | Colt | 3 Years | 42.5 kgs |
1907 | Apologue | I. Earnshaw | W. Evans | Stallion | 5 Years | 48.5 kgs |
1906 | Poseidon | I. Earmshaw | T. Clayton | Colt | 3 Years | 47 kgs |
1905 | Blue Spec | W. Hickenbotham | F. Bullock | Stallion | 6 Years | 51 kgs |
1904 | Acrasia | A. E. Wills | T. Clayton | Mare | 7 Years | 47 kgs |
1903 | Lord Cardigan | A.E. Cornwell | N. Godby | Colt | 3 Years | 41.5 kgs |
1902 | The Victory | R. Bradfield | R. Lewis | Colt | 4 Years | 56 kgs |
1901 | Revenue | H. Munro | F. Dunn | Gelding | 5 Years | 49 kgs |
1900 | Clean Sweep | James Scobie | A. Richardson | Colt | 3 Years | 44.5 kgs |
1899 | Merriwee | J.Wilson jun. | V. Turner | Colt | 3 Years | 47 kgs |
1898 | The Grafter | W. Forrester | John Gough | Gelding | 5 Years | 58 kgs |
1897 | Gaulus | W. Forrester | S. Callinan | Stallion | 6 Years | 48 kgs |
1896 | Newhaven | W. Hickenbotham | H.J. Gardiner | Colt | 3 Years | 50.5 kgs |
1895 | Auraria | J.H. Hill | J. Stevenson | Filly | 3 Years | 46.5 kgs |
1894 | Patron | R. Bradfield | H.G. Dawes | Stallion | 4 Years | 52 kgs |
1893 | Tarcoola | J. Cripps | H. Cripps | Stallion | 7 Years | 52.5 kgs |
1892 | Glenloth | M. Carmody | G. Robson | Stallion | 5 Years | 50.5 kgs |
1891 | Malvolio | J. Redfearn | G. Redfearn | Stallion | 4 Years | 52.5 kgs |
1890 | Carbine | W. Hickenbotham | R. Ramage | Stallion | 5 Years | 66 kgs |
1889 | Bravo | T. Wilson | J. Anwin | Stallion | 6 Years | 54 kgs |
1888 | Mentor | W. Hickenbotham | M. O Brien | Stallion | 4 Years | 52 kgs |
1887 | Dunlop | J. Nicholson | T. Sanders | Stallion | 5 Years | 52 kgs |
1886 | Jarsenal | H. Rayner | W. English | Stallion | 4 Years | 46.5 kgs |
1885 | Sheet Anchor | T. Wilson | M. O Brien | Stallion | 7 Years | 49.5 kgs |
1884 | Malua | Isaac Foulsham | A. Robertson | Stallion | 5 Years | 61 kgs |
1883 | Marini-Henri | M. Fennelly | J. Williamson | Colt | 3 Years | 46.5 kgs |
1882 | The Assyrian | J.E. Savill | C. Hutchens | Stallion | 5 Years | 50.5 kgs |
1881 | Zulu | T. Lamond | Jim Gough | Stallion | 4 Years | 36 kgs |
1880 | Grand Flaneur | T. Brown | T. Hales | Colt | 3 Years | 42.5 kgs |
1879 | Darriwell | W.E. Dakin | S. Cracknell | Stallion | 5 Years | 46.5 kgs |
1878 | Calamia | E. de Mestre | T. Brown | Stallion | 5 Years | 51.5 kgs |
1877 | Chester | E. de Mestre | P. Pigott | Colt | 3 Years | 43.5 kgs |
1876 | Briseis | James Wilson | P. St. Albans | Filly | 3 Years | 40 kgs |
1875 | Wollomai | S. Moon | R. Batty | Stallion | 6 Years | 48 kgs |
1874 | Haricot | S. Harding | P. Pigott | Gelding | 4 Years | 41.5 kgs |
1873 | Don Juan | James Wilson | W. Wilson | Stallion | 4 Years | 43.5 kgs |
1872 | The Quack | John Tait | W. Enderson | Stallion | 6 Years | 49 kgs |
1871 | The Pearl | John Tait | J. Cavanagh | Stallion | 5 Years | 46 kgs |
1870 | Nimblefoot | W. Lang | J. Day | Gelding | 7 Years | 38 kgs |
1869 | Warrior | R. Sevoir | J. Morrison | Gelding | 6 Years | 55.5 kgs |
1868 | Glencoe | John Tait | C. Stanley | Stallion | 4 Years | 57.5 kgs |
1867 | Tim Whiffler | E. de Mestre | J. Driscoll | Stallion | 5 Years | 56 kgs |
1866 | The Barb | John Tait | W. Davis | Colt | 3 Years | 42 kgs |
1865 | Toryboy | P. Miley | E. Cavanagh | Gelding | 8 Years | 44.5 kgs |
1864 | Lantern | S. Mahon | S. Davis | Colt | 3 Years | 39.5 kgs |
1863 | Banker | Sam Waldock | H. Chifney | Colt | 3 Years | 33.5 kgs |
1862 | Archer | E. de Mestre | J. Cutts | Stallion | 6 Years | 64.5 kgs |
1861 | Archer | E. de Mestre | J. Cutts | Stallion | 5 Years | 60.5 kgs |