If you are looking for the list of Melbourne Cup results & past winners, you’ve come to the right place. As soon as the Melbourne Cup race finishes we’ll post a results update here. “The Race that Stops a Nation” is the pinnacle of Australian horse racing. Every November the whole country grinds to a standstill in to watch the race, wanting to see which Melbourne Cup horse will go down in history.
2023 Melbourne Cup Results
2023 Melbourne Cup Winner: Without A Fight
Read the complete 2023 Melbourne Cup result.
| Final Position | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Without A Fight | Mark Zahra | Anthony & Sam Freedman |
| 2nd | Soulcombe | João Moreira | Chris Waller |
| 3rd | Sheraz | Beau Mertens | Chris Waller |
2022 Melbourne Cup Results
2022 Melbourne Cup Winner: Gold Trip
Read the complete 2022 Melbourne Cup result.
| Final Position | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gold Trip | Mark Zahra | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
| 2nd | Emissary | Patrick Moloney | Michael Moroney |
| 3rd | High Emocean | Teo Nugent | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
2021 Melbourne Cup Results
2021 Melbourne Cup Winner: Verry Elleegant
Read the complete 2021 Melbourne Cup result.
| Final Position | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Verry Elleegant | James McDonald | Chris Waller |
| 2nd | Incentivise | Brett Prebble | Peter G Moody |
| 3rd | Spanish Mission | Craig Williams | Andrew BAlding |
2020 Melbourne Cup Results
2020 Melbourne Cup Winner: Twilight Payment
Read the complete 2020 Melbourne Cup result.
| Final Position | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Twilight Payment | Jye McNeil | Joseph O’Brien |
| 2nd | Tiger Moth | Kerrin McEvoy | Aidan O’Brien |
| 3rd | Prince of Arran | Jamie Kah | Charlie Fellowes |
2019 Melbourne Cup Results
2019 Melbourne Cup Winner: Vow And Declare
Read the complete 2019 Melbourne Cup result.
| Finished | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Vow And Declare | Craig Williams | Danny O’Brien |
| 2nd | Prince of Arran | Michael Walker | Charlie Fellowes |
| 3rd | Il Paradiso | Wayne Lordan | Aidan O’Brien |
2018 Melbourne Cup Results
2018 Melbourne Cup Winner: Cross Counter
Read the complete 2018 Melbourne Cup result.
| Finished | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cross Counter | Kerrin McEvoy | Charlie Appleby |
| 2nd | Marmelo | Hugh Bowman | Hughie Morrison |
| 3rd | A Prince of Arran | Michael Walker | Charlie Fellows |
2017 Melbourne Cup Results
2017 Melbourne Cup Winner: Rekindling
Read the complete 2017 Melbourne Cup result.
| Finished | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rekindling | Corey Brown | Joseph O’Brien |
| 2nd | Johannes Vermeer | Ben Melham | Aidan O’Brien |
| 3rd | Max Dynamite | Zac Purton | William Mullins |
2016 Melbourne Cup Results
2016 Melbourne Cup Winner: Almandin
Read the complete 2016 Melbourne Cup result.
| Finished | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Almandin | Kerrin McEvoy | Robert Hickmott |
| 2nd | Heartbreak City | Joao Moreira | Tony Martin |
| 3rd | Hartnell | James McDonald | John O’Shea |
2015 Melbourne Cup Results
2015 Melbourne Cup Winner: Prince Of Penzance
Read the complete 2015 Melbourne Cup results.
| Finished | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Prince Of Penzance | Michelle Payne | Darren Weir |
| 2nd | Max Dynamite | Frankie Dettori | William Mullins |
| 3rd | Criterion | Michael Walker | Tom Dabernig, David & Ben Hayes |
2014 Melbourne Cup Results
2014 Melbourne Cup Winner: Protectionist
| Finished | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Protectionist | Ryan Moore | Andreas Wohler |
| 2nd | Red Cadeaux | Gerald Moose | Ed Dunlop |
| 3rd | Who Shot Thebarman | Glen Boss | Chris Waller |
Further Melbourne Cup Winners
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Fiorente | Damien Oliver | Gai Waterhouse |
| 2012 | Green Moon | Brett Prebble | Robert Hickmott |
| 2011 | Dunaden | Christophe Lemaire | Mikel Delzangles |
| 2010 | American | Gérald Mossé | Alain de Royer-Dupré |
| 2009 | Shocking | Corey Brown | Mark Kavanagh |
| 2008 | Viewed | Blake Shinn | Bart Cummings |
| 2007 | Efficent | Michael Rodd | Graeme Rogerson |
| 2006 | Delta Blues | Yasunari Iwata | Katsuhiko Sumii |
| 2005 | Maybe Dive | Glen Boss | Lee Freedman |
| 2004 | Maybe Dive | Glen Boss | Lee Freedman |
Who is the Most Successful Horse in Melbourne Cup History?
Makybe Diva, trained first by David Hall and then by Lee Freedman, is the only horse to win three Melbourne Cups – at consecutive editions no less – and is the only mare to have won the race more than once. She is, therefore, considered by many to be the most successful horse to have won the high-stakes horse racing event that is the Melbourne Cup.
After Makybe Diva, there are four horses tied joint-second with two wins each: Think Big who won in 1974 and 1975, Rain Lover who won in 1968 and 1969, Peter Pan who won in 1932 and 1934 and Archer who won the inaugural race in 1961 and then again in 1962.
Who is the Most Successful Jockey in Melbourne Cup History?
Jockeys Bobby Lewis and Harry White rank joint-first for having won the Melbourne Cup the most with four races each.
Among the six winning jockeys who have all won three times each are Glen Boss, who rode Makybe Diva during all three of her winning races at the Melbourne Cup, and Kerrin McEvoy who rode Cross Counter to victory in 2018.
Who is the Most Successful Trainer in Melbourne Cup History?
A legend in the horse racing industry, Bart Cummings is the most successful horse trainer in Melbourne Cup history. His horses have been crowned the winner of the Melbourne Cup twelve times, first in 1965 and last in 2008.
Bart Cummings is so revered by those in the racing industry that the Bart Cummings, a handicap race that takes place during the Melbourne Cup carnival, was established in 2015 in his honour.
Melbourne Cup Prize Money
The Melbourne Cup is the second richest race in the horse racing industry with a total purse of $8,000,000. This means that although the stakes are high for those betting on the race, they’re even higher for those involved in the race.
For the horses who place between first and twelfth place in the final results, there is prize money waiting for them once they cross the finish line (read more about the Melbourne Cup prize money). Any prize money won is split three ways: the owner receives 85%, the trainer gets 10% and the jockey receives 5%. The winning horse wins $4,400,000 which decreases incrementally down to $160,000, which is how much the horses who place sixth through twelfth win for their racing efforts.
Melbourne Cup Results FAQ
Without A Fight claimed 1st in the 2023 Melbourne Cup. Jockey Mark Zahra guided him home and won his second consecutive Melbourne Cup in the process.
Right You Are technically finished last after failing to reach the finish in the 2023 Melbourne Cup. The 22nd and final horse to finish the race was Magical Lagoon.
The final field of 2024 Melbourne Cup horses will be confirmed in October. You can read about the horses most likely to feature on our 2024 Melbourne Cup horses page.
Vauban is the current betting favourite for the 2024 Melbourne Cup. However, that’s far from guaranteeing he’ll win the race. You can read our Melbourne Cup tips page for insight into which horses you should consider backing.
The simple answer is no. Betting favourites actually have a pretty poor record in Australia’s biggest race. Instead of relying solely on the betting odds, you should look at each horse’s form, trainer and jockey before making your Melbourne Cup picks.
