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.

Montefilia | Photo: Steve Hart | Neds
2021 The Metropolitan winner Montefilia. Photo: Steve Hart.

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

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

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