The Metropolitan Winners
From the race’s inauguration back in 1863 right through until 2024 we have a complete list of past The Metropolitan Handicap winners. View every previous The Metropolitan champion throughout history, plus extra details including the age, gender and weight carried to victory of The Metropolitan winners going back to the year 2000.

Regno (1863) was the inaugural The Metropolitan Handicap winner.
The 1867 The Metropolitan winner Tim Whiffler went on to salute in that year’s Melbourne Cup race becoming the first horse in history to do The Metropolitan – Melbourne Cup double in the same season. The other horses to do the double are Delta (1951), Dalray (1952), Straight Draw (1957), and Macdougal (1959).
Marvel Loch (1903) was the last three-year-old The Metropolitan winner, while no filly has been successful in the race to date.
The Metropolitan – Caulfield Cup double winners: Redcraze (1956), Hayai (1983), Railings (2005), Tawqeet (2006).
Multiple The Metropolitan Handicap winners: Mooltan (1907-08); Cagou (1913, 1917); Murray Stream (1945, 1947); Tails (1969-70); Hayai (1983-84).
Trainer Gai Waterhouse holds the record having prepared nine previous The Metropolitan winners, most recently Just Fine (2023) who she prepared in partnership with Adrian Bott.
Montefilia (2021) was the last The Metropolitan winning mare.
The 2022 Metropolitan winner No Compromise held on in a photo-finish to defeat the equal favourite Le Don De Vie.
The 2023 The Metropolitan winner was the odds-on favourite Just Fine ($1.75F) who narrowly saluted for the punters after the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained import fought stride-for-stride with 40/1 roughie Spirit Ridge before nailing him right on the line in a thrilling finish ahead of a likely Melbourne Cup bid on November 7 at Flemington.
The 2024 The Metropolitan winner was the Chris Waller-trained import Land Legend ($7.50) who was brave holding out Zardozi for a narrow win ahead of the Spring Cups.
the metropolitan WINNERS 2000 – the present
Year | Horse (Age / Gender) | Jockey | Weight | Trainer/s | Barrier |
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2024 | LAND LEGEND (FR) (5G) | R JONES | 51.0 kg | CHRIS WALLER | 6 |
2023 | JUST FINE (IRE) (6G) | R KING | 50.0 kg | GAI WATERHOUSE & ADRIAN BOTT | 2 |
2022 | NO COMPROMISE (NZ) (6G) | T BERRY | 53.5 kg | CHRIS WALLER | 4 |
MONTEFILIA (AUS) (4M) | H BOWMAN | 55.5 kg | DAVID PAYNE | 13 | |
MIRAGE DANCER (GB) (6H) | N RAWILLER | 55.5 kg | TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG | 3 | |
COME PLAY WITH ME (AUS) (5G) | B AVDULLA | 54.0 kg | CHRIS WALLER | 3 | |
PATRICK ERIN (NZ) (7G) | C W BROWN | 51.0 kg | CHRIS WALLER | 4 | |
FOUNDRY (IRE) (7G) | MICHAEL DEE | 50.5 kg | ROBERT HICKMOTT | 8 | |
SIR JOHN HAWKWOOD (IRE) (7G) | B SPRIGGS | 54.0 kg | JOHN P THOMPSON | 6 | |
MAGIC HURRICANE (IRE) (5G) | JAMES MCDONALD | 55.5 kg | JOHN O’SHEA | 1 | |
OPINION (IRE) (5G) | T ANGLAND | 56.0 kg | CHRIS WALLER | 14 | |
SEVILLE (GER) (5H) | J BOWMAN | 55.5 kg | ROBERT HICKMOTT | 8 | |
GLENCADAM GOLD (IRE) (4G) | TOMMY BERRY | 53.0 kg | MS G WATERHOUSE | 4 | |
THE VERMINATOR (AUS) (5G) | C NEWITT | 52.0 kg | CHRIS WALLER | 16 | |
HERCULIAN PRINCE (NZ) (5G) | N RAWILLER | 55.5 kg | MS G WATERHOUSE | 6 | |
SPEED GIFTED (GB) (5G) | C W BROWN | 53.0 kg | D L FREEDMAN | 6 | |
NEWPORT (AUS) (6G) | PETER WELLS | 52.0 kg | PAUL PERRY | 4 | |
TAWQEET (USA) (4H) | D DUNN | 54.0 kg | D A HAYES | 9 | |
RAILINGS (AUS) (4G) | D BEADMAN | 53.5 kg | JOHN HAWKES | 14 | |
COUNTY TYRONE (AUS) (6G) | C W BROWN | 56.5 kg | KRIS LEES | 1 | |
BEDOUIN (AUS) (6G) | G BOSS | 54.0 kg | JOHN O’SHEA | 15 | |
VICTORY SMILE (NZ) (6G) | D BEASLEY | 52.0 kg | D LOGAN | 13 | |
DRESS CIRCLE (NZ) (5G) | L BEASLEY | 51.0 kg | MS G WATERHOUSE | 9 | |
COCO COBANNA (NZ) (4M) | C MUNCE | 52.0 kg | MS G WATERHOUSE | 12 |
Note: There was no 2007 edition of The Metropolitan due to the Equine Influenza outbreak in Sydney.
COMPLETE LIST OF PAST the metropolitan WINNERS
Year | Winner |
---|---|
2024 | Land Legend |
2023 | Just Fine |
2022 | No Compromise |
2021 | Montefilia |
2020 | Mirage Dancer |
2019 | Come Play With Me |
2018 | Patrick Erin |
2017 | Foundry |
2016 | Sir John Hawkwood |
2015 | Magic Hurricane |
2014 | Opinion |
2013 | Seville |
2012 | Glencadam Gold |
2011 | The Verminator |
2010 | Herculian Prince |
2009 | Speed Gifted |
2008 | Newport |
2007
Race Not Held due to Equine Influenza |
– |
2006 | Tawqeet |
2005 | Railings |
2004 | County Tyrone |
2003 | Bedouin |
2002 | Victory Smile |
2001 | Dress Circle |
2000 | Coco Cobanna |
1999 | Vita Man |
1998 | In Joyment |
1997 | Heart Ruler |
1996 | Hula Flight |
1995 | Electronic |
1994 | Glastonbury |
1993 | Zamination |
1992 | Te Akau Nick |
1991 | Lord Revenir |
1990 | Donegal Mist |
1989 | Hunter |
1988 | Natski |
1987 | Balciano |
1986 | Born To Be Queen |
1985 | Spritely Native |
1984 | Hayai |
1983 | Hayai |
1982 | Nicholas John |
1981 | Belmura Lad |
1980 | Brindisi |
1979 | Earthquake McGoon |
1978 | Ming Dynasty |
1977 | Sir Serene |
1976 | Battle Heights |
1975 | Bon Teint |
1974 | Passetreul |
1973 | Analie |
1972 | Altai Khan |
1971 | Oncidon |
1970 | Tails |
1969 | Tails |
1968 | Wiedersehen |
1967 | General Command |
1966 | Duo |
1965 | Striking Force |
1964 | Piper’s Son |
1963 | Galerus |
1962 | The Dip |
1961 | Waipari |
1960 | Red Wind |
1959 | Macdougal |
1958 | Monte Carlo |
1957 | Straight Draw |
1956 | Redcraze |
1955 | Beaupa |
1954 | Commodore |
1953 | Carioca |
1952 | Dalray |
1951 | Delta |
1950 | Conductor |
1949 | Count Cyrano |
1948 | Buonarroti Boy |
1947 | Murray Stream |
1946 | Cordale |
1945 | Murray Stream |
1944 | Nightbeam |
1943 | Main Topic |
1942 | Grand Fils |
1941 | Dashing Cavalier |
1940 | Beau Vite |
1939 | Feminist |
1938 | Royal Chief |
1937 | Sir Regent |
1936 | Young Crusader |
1935 | Oro |
1934 | Waikare |
1933 | Regal Son |
1932 | Denis Boy |
1931 | Strength |
1930 | Cragford |
1929 | Loquacious |
1928 | Jocelyn |
1927 | Murillo |
1926 | Star Stranger |
1925 | Bard Of Avon |
1924 | Polycletan |
1923 | Sir Andrew |
1922 | Speciality |
1921 | Laddie Blue |
1920 | Pershore |
1919 | Rebus |
1918 | Kennaquhair |
1917 | Cagou |
1916 | Quinologist |
1915 | St. Carwyne |
1914 | St. Spasa |
1913 | Cagou |
1912 | Duke Foote |
1911 | Malt King |
1910 | Eric |
1909 | Maltine |
1908 | Mooltan |
1907 | Mooltan |
1906 | Solution (NZ) |
1905 | Maniapoto |
1904 | Alias |
1903 | Marvel Loch |
1902 | Queen Of Sheba |
1901 | San Fran |
1900 | Reviver |
1899 | Cremona |
1898 | Cravat |
1897 | Survivor |
1896 | The Skipper |
1895 | Nobleman |
1894 | Projectile |
1893 | Paris |
1892 | Althotas |
1891 | Yowi |
1890 | Little Bernie |
1889 | Abercorn |
1888 | Lamond |
1887 | Cardigan |
1886 | The Bohemian |
1885 | Acolyte |
1884 | Sir Modred |
1883 | The Gem |
1882 | Masquerade |
1881 | Hesperian |
1880 | The Pontiff |
1879 | Secundus |
1878 | Democrat |
1877 | Amendment |
1876 | Nemesis |
1875 | Goldsbrough |
1874 | Sterling |
1873 | Horatio |
1872 | Dagworth |
1871 | Rosebud |
1870 | Croydon |
1869 | Circassian |
1868 | The Barb |
1867 | Tim Whiffler |
1866 | Bylong |
1865 | Volunteer |
1864 | Tarragon |
1863 | Regno |