Our analysis of the Melbourne Cup 2015 won by Prince Of Penzance, ridden by Michelle Payne. We tipped him to win at odds of 100/1. The 2015 Melbourne Cup was the 155th running of the “race that stops a nation” held on 3 November at Flemington Racecourse. Find out more about the Melbourne Cup results over the last years.
Melbourne Cup Results from 2015
Place | # | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Weight |
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1 | 19 | PRINCE OF PENZANCE (NZ) | Darren Weir | Michelle Payne | 53kg |
2 | 8 | MAX DYNAMITE (FR) | William Mullins | Frankie Dettori | 55kg |
3 | 2 | CRITERION (NZ) | David Hayes & Tom Dabernig | Michael Walker | 57.5kg |
4 | 10 | TRIP TO PARIS (IRE) | Ed Dunlop | Tommy Berry | 55kg |
5 | 5 | BIG ORANGE (GB) | Michael Bell | Jamie Spencer | 55.5kg |
6 | 24 | GUST OF WIND (NZ) | John Sargent | Chad Schofield | 51kg |
7 | 23 | EXCESS KNOWLEDGE (GB) | Gai Waterhouse | Kerrin McEvoy | 51kg |
8 | 13 | THE OFFER (IRE) | Gai Waterhouse | Damien Oliver | 54kg |
9 | 16 | QUEST FOR MORE (IRE) | Roger Charlton | Damian Lane | 53.5kg |
10 | 4 | OUR IVANHOWE (GER) | Lee & Anthony Freedman | Ben Melham | 56kg |
11 | 11 | WHO SHOT THEBARMAN (NZ) | Chris Waller | Blake Shinn | 54.5kg |
12 | 21 | SERTORIUS | Jamie Edwards | Craig Newitt | 52.5kg |
13 | 3 | FAME GAME (JPN) | Yoshitada Munakata | Zac Purton | 57kg |
14 | 22 | THE UNITED STATES (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | Joao Moreira | 52.5kg |
15 | 6 | HARTNELL (GB) | John O’Shea | James McDonald | 55.5kg |
16 | 20 | BONDI BEACH (IRE) | Aidan O’Brien | Brett Prebble | 52.5kg |
17 | 7 | HOKKO BRAVE (JPN) | Yasutoshi Matsunaga | Craig Williams | 55.5kg |
18 | 17 | ALMOONQITH (USA) | David Hayes & Tom Dabernig | Dwayne Dunn | 53kg |
19 | 18 | KINGFISHER (IRE) | Aidan O’Brien | Colm O’Donoghue | 53kg |
20 | 15 | PREFERMENT (NZ) | Chris Waller | Hugh Bowman | 53.5kg |
21 | 14 | GRAND MARSHAL (GB) | Chris Waller | Jim Cassidy | 53.5kg |
22 | 12 | SKY HUNTER (GB) | Saeed Bin Suroor | William Buick | 54kg |
23 | 1 | SNOW SKY (GB) | Sir Michael Stoute | Ryan Moore | 58kg |
– | 9 | RED CADEAUX (GB) | Ed Dunlop | Gerald Mosse | 55kg |
Melbourne Cup 2015 – Quick Facts
- Date: 3rd November
- Time: 3pm (EDST)
- Track: Flemington Racecourse
- Distance: 3200m
- Prize Money: $6.2 million
Melbourne Cup 2015 FAQ
The Melbourne Cup in 2015 was won by Prince of Penzance, ridden by Michelle Payne. Michelle Payne became the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup.
Melbourne Cup 2016 is made up of 24 horses. You can also have a look at the Melbourne Cup 2016 results.
The first Melbourne Cup was on a Tuesday in 1875.