Melbourne Cup Previous Winners

Welcome to our extensive archive of Melbourne Cup champions. The Melbourne Cup, often referred to as ‘the race that stops a nation,’ has a storied history filled with unforgettable moments, heroic horses, and the dedicated teams behind their success. With this curated collection of past winners, we invite you to take a journey through time, revisiting the triumphs and achievements that have shaped this iconic horse racing event.

Each year, the Melbourne Cup brings together a unique blend of tradition, competition, and camaraderie. It’s a race that transcends sport, uniting a nation in anticipation, excitement, and celebration. As we present the illustrious list of Melbourne Cup victors, we aim to honor and pay tribute to the exceptional talent and dedication of the equine athletes, jockeys, trainers, and owners who have contributed to the race’s enduring legacy.

Join us in exploring the stories, the struggles, and the sheer brilliance that have graced the winner’s circle at Flemington Racecourse. Whether you’re a devoted racing enthusiast or simply curious about this remarkable event’s history, our Melbourne Cup winners’ archive is your gateway to understanding the race’s remarkable heritage.

List of Previous Melbourne Cup Winners

Year	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Sex	Age	Starters	Number	Barrier	Weight	Starting Price
2022	Gold Trip	Mark Zahra	Ciaron Maher & Dave Eustace	Stallion	5	23	1	13	57.5	21
2021	Verry Elleegant	James McDonald	Chris Waller	Mare	6	23	4	19	57	18
2020	Twilight Payment	Jye McNeil	Joseph O'Brien	Gelding	8	23	6	12	55.5	26
2019	Vow And Declare	Craig Williams	Danny O'Brien	Gelding	4	24	23	21	52	11
2018	Cross Counter	Kerrin McEvoy	Charlie Appleby	Gelding	3	24	23	19	51	9
2017	Rekindling	Corey Brown	Joseph O'Brien	Stallion	4	23	22	4	51.5	15
2016	Almandin	Kerrin McEvoy	Robert Hickmott	Gelding	7	24	17	17	52	11
2015	Prince of Penzance	Michelle Payne	Darren Weir	Gelding	6	24	19	1	53	101
2014	Protectionist	R. Moore	Andreas Wohler	Stallion	5	22	5	10	56.5	8
2013	Fiorente	D.Oliver	G. Waterhouse	Stallion	6	24	6	5	55	7
2012	Green Moon	B. Prebble	R. Hickmott	Stallion	6	24	14	5	53.5	20
2011	Dunaden	C. Lemaire	M. Delzangles	Stallion	6	23	3	13	54.5	8
2010	Americain	G. Mosse	A. Royer Dupre	Stallion	6	22	8	14	54.5	13
2009	Shocking	C. Brown	M. Kavanagh	Stallion	4	23	21	22	51	10
2008	Viewed	B. Shinn	J.B. Cummings	Stallion	5	22	10	8	53	41
2007	Efficient	M. Rodd	G. Rogerson	Gelding	4	21	6	10	54.5	17
2006	Delta Blues	Y. Iwata	K. Sumii	Stallion	6	23	2	10	56	17
2005	Makybe Diva	G. Boss	L. Freedman	Mare	7	24	1	14	58	4
2004	Makybe Diva	G. Boss	L. Freedman	Mare	6	24	5	7	55.5	3
2003	Makybe Diva	G. Boss	D. Hall	Mare	5	23	12	14	51	8
2002	Media Puzzle	D. Oliver	D. Weld	Gelding	6	19	14	3	52.5	6
2001	Ethereal	S. Seamer	S. Laxon	Mare	4	22	13	13	52	10
2000	Brew	K. McEvoy	M. Maroney	Gelding	6	23	24	22	49	15
1999	Rogan Josh	J. Marshall	J.B. Cummings	Gelding	7	24	17	21	50	6
1998	Jezabeel	C. Munce	B. Jenkins	Mare	6	25	22	16	51	7
1997	Might And Power	J. Cassidy	J. Denham	Gelding	4	22	3	2	56	4
1996	Saintly	D. Beadman	J.B. Cummings	Gelding	4	22	5	3	55.5	9
1995	Doriemus	D. Oliver	L. Freedman	Gelding	5	21	6	21	54.5	11
1994	Jeune	Wayne Harris	D. Hayes	Stallion	6	24	6	5	56.5	17
1993	Vintage Crop	Michael Kinane	D. Weld	Gelding	7	24	6	5	55.5	15
1992	Subzero	Greg Hall	L. Freedman	Stallion	4	21	8	14	54.5	5
1991	Lets Elope	S.R. King	J.B. Cummings	Mare	4	24	15	10	51	4
1990	Kingston Rule	D. Beadman	J.B. Cummings	Stallion	5	24	8	1	53	8
1989	Tawrrific	R.S. Dye	L. Freedman	Stallion	5	23	6	11	54	31
1988	Empire Rose	T. Allan	L.K.Laxon	Mare	6	22	11	20	53.5	6
1987	Kensei	L. Olsen	L.J.Bridge	Gelding	5	21	8	4	51.5	13
1986	At Talaq	M. Clarke	C.S. Hayes	Stallion	6	22	4	17	54.5	11
1985	What A Nuisance	P. Hyland	J.F. Meagher	Gelding	7	23	13	17	52.5	16
1984	Black Knight	P. Cook	G.M. Hanlon	Gelding	5	19	17	11	50	11
1983	Kiwi	J. Cassidy	E.S. Lupton	Gelding	6	24	11	2	52	10
1982	Gurners Lane	L. Dittman	G.T. Murphy	Gelding	4	23	4	22	56	9
1981	Just A Dash	P. Cook	T.J. Smith	Gelding	4	22	7	9	53.5	16
1980	Beldale Ball	J. Letts	C.S. Hayes	Stallion	5	22	15	22	49.5	12
1979	Hyperno	H. White	J.B. Cummings	Gelding	6	22	2	11	56	8
1978	Arwon	H. White	G.M. Hanlon	Gelding	5	22	12	20	50.5	6
1977	Gold And Black	J. Duggan	J.B. Cummings	Gelding	5	24	2	14	57	4
1976	Van Der Hum	R.J. Skelton	L.H. Robinson	Gelding	5	23	6	23	54.5	5
1975	Think Big	H. White	J.B. Cummings	Gelding	5	20	2	3	58.5	34
1974	Think Big	H. White	J.B. Cummings	Gelding	4	22	12	16	53	13
1973	Gala Supreme	F. Reys	R.J. Hutchins	Gelding	4	24	15	24	49	10
1972	Piping Lane	J. Letts	G.M. Hanlon	Gelding	6	22	16	11	48	41
1971	Silver Knight	R.B. Marsh	E. Temperton	Stallion	4	21	8	15	55	11
1970	Baghdad Note	E.J. Didham	R. Heasley	Gelding	5	23	4	13	54	26
1969	Rain Lover	J. Johnson	M.L. Robins	Stallion	5	23	2	5	60.5	9
1968	Rain Lover	J. Johnson	M.L.Robins	Stallion	4	26	11	24	51.5	8
1967	Red Handed	R. Higgins	J.B. Cummings	Gelding	5	22	5	19	55	5
1966	Galilee	J. Miller	J.B. Cummings	Gelding	4	22	4	14	56.5	6
1965	Light Fingers	R. Higgins	J.B. Cummings	Mare	4	26	14	6	52.5	16
1964	Polo Prince	R. Taylor	J.P. Carter	Gelding	6	26	12	4	52	13
1963	Gatum Gatum	J. Johnson	H.G. Heagney	Gelding	5	26	22	19	50	26
1962	Even Stevens	L. Coles	A. McGregor	Stallion	5	26	6	21	53	4
1961	Lord Fury	R. Selkrig	F.B. Lewis	Stallion	4	25	17	6	48	21
1960	Hi Jinx	W. A. Smith	T.H. Knowles	Mare	5	32		6	49	51
1959	Macdougal	P. Glennon	R.W. Roden	Gelding	6	28	5	16	56	9
1958	Baystone	M. Schumacher	J. Green	Gelding	6	29	7	10	55	11
1957	Straight Draw	N. McGrowdie	J.M. Mitchell	Gelding	5	19	9	8	53	7
1956	Evening Peal	G. Podmore	E.D. Lawson	Mare	4	22	12	10	51	16
1955	Toparoa	N. Sellwood	T.J. Smith	Gelding	7	24	11	19	48	7
1954	Rising Fast	J. Purtell	I.J. Tucker	Gelding	5	25	1	8	59.5	3
1953	Wodalla	J. Purtell	R. Sinclair	Stallion	4	21	9	5	52.5	15
1952	Dalray	W. Williamson	C.C. McCarthy	Stallion	4	30	1	1	61	6
1951	Delta	N. Sellwood	M. McCarten	Stallion	5	28	1	8	59.5	11
1950	Comic Court	P. Glennon	J. Cummings	Stallion	5	26	1	14	59.5	26
1949	Foxami	W. Fellows	D. Lewis	Stallion	4	31	5	12	54.5	17
1948	Rimfire	R. Neville	S. Boyden	Gelding	6	30	25	23	45.5	81
1947	Hiraji	J. Purtell	J.W. McCurley	Gelding	4	30	12	11	49.5	13
1946	Russia	D. Munro	E. Hush	Stallion	6	35	1	1	57	17
1945	Rainbird	W. Cook	S. Evans	Mare	4	26	17	17	47.5	13
1944	Sirius	D. Munro	E. Fisher	Stallion	4	23	4	4	53	4
1943	Dark Felt	V. Hartney	R. Webster	Stallion	6	24	5	9	52.5	4
1942	Colonus	H. McCloud	F. Manning	Stallion	4	24	19	24	45.5	34
1941	Skipton	W. Cook	J. Fryer	Colt	3	23	13	19	47.5	9
1940	Old Rowley	A. Knox	J.A. Scully	Gelding	7	20	11	5	50	101
1939	Rivette	E. Preston	H. Bamber	Mare	6	26	12	4	48.5	6
1938	Catalogue	F. Shean	A. McDonald	Gelding	8	22	5	17	52.5	26
1937	The Trump	A. Reed	S.W. Reid	Gelding	5	28	10	8	53	6
1936	Wotan	O. Phillips	J. Fryer	Stallion	4	20	15	6	49.5	101
1935	Maraboa	K. Voitre	L. Robertson	Stallion	4	22	12	10	49.5	5
1934	Peter Pan	D. Munro	F. McGrath	Stallion	5	22	1	25	61.5	15
1933	Hall Mark	J. O Sullivan	J. Holt	Colt	3	18	13	6	48	5
1932	Peter Pan	W. Duncan	F. McGrath	Colt	3	27	18	11	47	5
1931	White Nose	N. Percival	E.J. Hatwell	Stallion	5	14	14	12	43.5	9
1930	Phar Lap	J.E. Pike	H.R. Telford	Gelding	4	15	1	13	62.5	1
1929	Nightmarch	R. Reed	A. McAulay	Stallion	4	14	3	5	58	7
1928	Statesman	J. Munro	W. Kelso	Stallion	4	17	8	19	51	4
1927	Trivalve	R. Lewis	J. Scobie	Colt	3	26	19	27	47	7
1926	Spearfelt	H. Cairns	V. O Neill	Stallion	5	21	4	1	58.5	11
1925	Windbag	J. Munro	G. Price	Stallion	4	28	2	25	58	6
1924	Backwood	P. Brown	R. Bradfield	Stallion	6	18	9	7	51.5	9
1923	Bitalli	A. Wilson	J. Scobie	Gelding	5	26	21	0	44.5	5
1922	King Ingodas	A. Wilson	J. Scobie	Stallion	4	32	23	0	45	9
1921	Sister Olive	E. O Sullivan	J. Williams	Filly	3	25	24	0	44	17
1920	Poitrel	K. Bracken	H.J. Robinson	Stallion	6	23	1	0	63.5	9
1919	Artilleryman	R. Lewis	P.T. Heywood	Colt	3	20	13	0	47	11
1918	Night Watch	W. Duncan	R. Bradfield	Gelding	5	27	24	0	42	13
1917	Westcourt	W. McLachlan	J. Burton	Gelding	5	20	12	0	53	5
1916	Sasanof	F. Foley	M. Hobbs	Gelding	3	28	28	0	43.5	13
1915	Patrobas	R. Lewis	C. Wheeler	Colt	3	24	19	0	47	9
1914	Kingsburgh	K.G. Meddick	I. Foulsham	Colt	4	28	25	0	43.5	21
1913	Posinatus	A. Shanahan	J. Chambers	Gelding	5	20	8	0	49	16
1912	Piastre	A. Shanahan	R. O Connor	Stallion	4	23	14	0	48.5	8
1911	The Parisian	R. Cameron	C. Wheeler	Gelding	6	33	4	0	55	6
1910	Comedy King	W. McLachlan	J. Lynch	Gelding	4	30	16	0	49.5	11
1909	Prince Foote	W. McLachlan	F. McGrath	Colt	3	26	17	0	48	5
1908	Lord Nolan	J. Flynn	E. A. Mao	Colt	3	22	24	0	42.5	17
1907	Apologue	W. Evans	I. Earnshaw	Stallion	5	19	18	0	48.5	4
1906	Poseidon	T. Clayton	I. Earmshaw	Colt	3	21	15	0	47	5
1905	Blue Spec	F. Bullock	W. Hickenbotham	Stallion	6	27	12	0	51	11
1904	Acrasia	T. Clayton	A. E. Wills	Mare	7	34	19	0	47	15
1903	Lord Cardigan	N. Godby	A.E. Cornwell	Colt	3	24	22	0	41.5	6
1902	The Victory	R. Lewis	R. Bradfield	Colt	4	22	3	0	56	26
1901	Revenue	F. Dunn	H. Munro	Gelding	5	19	10	0	49	2
1900	Clean Sweep	A. Richardson	James Scobie	Colt	3	29	23	0	44.5	21
1899	Merriwee	V. Turner	J.Wilson jun.	Colt	3	28	22	0	47	8
1898	The Grafter	John Gough	W. Forrester	Gelding	5	28	4	0	58	9
1897	Gaulus	S. Callinan	W. Forrester	Stallion	6	29	20	0	48	15
1896	Newhaven	H.J. Gardiner	W. Hickenbotham	Colt	3	25	11	0	50.5	5
1895	Auraria	J. Stevenson	J.H. Hill	Filly	3	36	26	0	46.5	34
1894	Patron	H.G. Dawes	R. Bradfield	Stallion	4	28	4	0	52	34
1893	Tarcoola	H. Cripps	J. Cripps	Stallion	7	30	12	0	52.5	41
1892	Glenloth	G. Robson	M. Carmody	Stallion	5	35	13	0	50.5	51
1891	Malvolio	G. Redfearn	J. Redfearn	Stallion	4	34	9	0	52.5	17
1890	Carbine	R. Ramage	W. Hickenbotham	Stallion	5	39	1	0	66	5
1889	Bravo	J. Anwin	T. Wilson	Stallion	6	20	4	0	54	9
1888	Mentor	M. O Brien	W. Hickenbotham	Stallion	4	28	8	0	52	8
1887	Dunlop	T. Sanders	J. Nicholson	Stallion	5	18	4	0	52	21
1886	Arsenal	W. English	H. Rayner	Stallion	4	28	20	0	46.5	21
1885	Sheet Anchor	M. O Brien	T. Wilson	Stallion	7	35	9	0	49.5	21
1884	Malua	A. Robertson	Isaac Foulsham	Stallion	5	24	2	0	61	8
1883	Marini-Henri	J. Williamson	M. Fennelly	Colt	3	29	19	0	46.5	6
1882	The Assyrian	C. Hutchens	J.E. Savill	Stallion	5	35	10	0	50.5	34
1881	Zulu	Jim Gough	T. Lamond	Stallion	4	33	39	0	36	51
1880	Grand Flaneur	T. Hales	T. Brown	Colt	3	22	20	0	42.5	5
1879	Darriwell	S. Cracknell	W.E. Dakin	Stallion	5	27	11	0	46.5	34
1878	Calamia	T. Brown	E. de Mestre	Stallion	5	30	6	0	51.5	11
1877	Chester	P. Pigott	E. de Mestre	Colt	3	33	19	0	43.5	6
1876	Briseis	P. St. Albans	James Wilson	Filly	3	33	0	0	40	7
1875	Wollomai	R. Batty	S. Moon	Stallion	6	20	0	0	48	17
1874	Haricot	P. Pigott	S. Harding	Gelding	4	18	0	0	41.5	17
1873	Don Juan	W. Wilson	James Wilson	Stallion	4	24	0	0	43.5	4
1872	The Quack	W. Enderson	John Tait	Stallion	6	22	0	0	49	6
1871	The Pearl	J. Cavanagh	John Tait	Stallion	5	23	0	0	46	101
1870	Nimblefoot	J. Day	W. Lang	Gelding	7	28	0	0	38	13
1869	Warrior	J. Morrison	R. Sevoir	Gelding	6	26	0	0	55.5	11
1868	Glencoe	C. Stanley	John Tait	Stallion	4	25	0	0	57.5	11
1867	Tim Whiffler	J. Driscoll	E. de Mestre	Stallion	5	27	0	0	56	3
1866	The Barb	W. Davis	John Tait	Colt	3	28	0	0	42	7
1865	Toryboy	E. Cavanagh	P. Miley	Gelding	8	23	0	0	44.5	26
1864	Lantern	S. Davis	S. Mahon	Colt	3	19	0	0	39.5	16
1863	Banker	H. Chifney	Sam Waldock	Colt	3	7	0	0	33.5	11
1862	Archer	J. Cutts	E. de Mestre	Stallion	6	20	0	0	64.5	3
1861	Archer	J. Cutts	E. de Mestre	Stallion	5	17	0	0	60.5	7