If you are looking for the list of Melbourne Cup past winners, you have come to the right place. As soon as the Melbourne Cup race finishes we will post an update so make sure to come back.
“The Race that Stops a Nation” is the pinnacle of Australian horse racing. Every first Tuesday in November the whole country grinds to a standstill in expectation of the Melbourne Cup wanting to see who will go down in the Melbourne Cup results history.
2022 Melbourne Cup Results
2022 Melbourne Cup Winner: Gold Trip.
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2021 Melbourne Cup Results
2021 Melbourne Cup Winner: Verry Elleegant.
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2020 Melbourne Cup Results
2021 Melbourne Cup Winner: Twilight Payment.
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The 2020 Melbourne Cup finishing order was as followed:
| Final Position | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Twilight Payment (IRE) | Jye McNeil | Joseph O’Brien |
| 2nd | Tiger Moth (IRE) | Kerrin McEvoy | Aidan O’Brien |
| 3rd | Prince of Arran (GB) | Jamie Kah | Charlie Fellowes |
| 4th | The Chosen One (NZ) | Daniel Stackhouse | Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman |
| 5th | Persan | Micheal Dee | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
| 6th | Sir Dragonet (IRE) | Glen Boss | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
| 7th | Verry Elleegant (NZ) | Mark Zahra | Chris Waller |
| 8th | Russian Camelot (IRE) | Damien Oliver | Danny O’Brien |
| 9th | Finche (GB) | James McDonald | Chris Waller |
| 10th | Ashrun (FR) | Declan Bates | Andreas Wohler |
| 11th | Oceanex (NZ) | Dean Yendall | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) |
| 12th | Warning | Luke Currie | Anthony & Sam Freedman |
| 13th | Surprise Baby (NZ) | Craig Williams | Paul Preusker |
| 14th | Miami Bound (NZ) | Daniel Moor | Danny O’Brien |
| 15th | Master of Reality (IRE) | Ben Melham | Joseph O’Brien |
| 16th | Steel Prince (IRE) | William Pike | Anthony & Sam Freedman |
| 17th | Etah James (NZ) | Billy Egan | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
| 18th | Vow And Declare | Jamie Mott | Danny O’Brien |
| 19th | Mustajeer (GB) | Michael Rodd | Kris Lees |
| 20th | Stratum Albion (GB) | Jordan Childs | Willie Mullins |
| 21st | Dashing Willoughby (GB) | Michael Walker | Andrew Balding |
| 22nd | Avilius (GB) | John Allen | James Cummings |
| FF | Anthony Van Dyck (IRE) | Hugh Bowman | Aidan O’Brien |
2019 Melbourne Cup Results
The 2019 Melbourne Cup took place on 5th November at 3 PM local time. All those eager horse racing enthusiasts and punters were either at the Flemington racetrack or glued to their TV screens to see who would become the 2019 Melbourne Cup winner and take the prize of $4,000,000 and the trophy worth more than $150,000.
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| Finished | Horse | Trainer | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Vow And Declare | Danny O’Brien | Craig Williams |
| 2nd | Prince of Arran | Charlie Fellowes | Michael Walker |
| 3rd | Il Paradiso | Aidan O’Brien | Wayne Lordan |
2018 Melbourne Cup Results
The winner of the 2018 Melbourne Cup was four-year-old bay gelding Cross Counter, owned by Godolphin. This was the first win for Godolphin in 20 years, and Cross Counter was also the highest-ranked horse on the list of potential 2019 Cup winners. In 2018, he finished first with a one-length advantage over Marmelo, and three lengths over Prince Of Arran, who placed third.
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| Finished | Horse | Trainer | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cross Counter | Charlie Appleby | Kerrin McEvoy |
| 2nd | Marmelo | Hughie Morrison | Hugh Bowman |
| 3rd | A Prince of Arran | Charlie Fellows | Michael Walker |
2017 Melbourne Cup Results
Rekindling took the win in 2017, having run an outstanding race and winning by just half a length. His trainer was Joseph O’Brien, the son of world-renowned Irish trainer, Aidan O’Brien.
Johannes Vermeer, who was in the lead from the beginning, finished second, and Max Dynamite placed third. All top three horses were international, and Big Duke, the Australian Thoroughbred managed to finish in fourth place. Find more information about 2017 Melbourne Cup results.
| Finished | Horse | Trainer | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rekindling | Joseph O’Brien | Corey Brown |
| 2nd | Johannes Vermeer | Aidan O’Brien | Ben Melham |
| 3rd | Max Dynamite | William Mullins | Zac Purton |
2016 Melbourne Cup Results
The winner of the 2016 Cup was Almandin, trained by Robert Hickmott. The six-year-old bay gelding’s jockey was Kerrin McEvoy, who managed to win the Cup first in 2000 with Brew, and then once again 16 years later with Almandin. Almandin’s win did not come as a surprise since he was dominant in two races leading up to the Melbourne Cup – The Bart Cummings and the Harry White Classic. Find more information about the 2016 Melbourne Cup results.
| Finished | Horse | Trainer | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Almandin | Robert Hickmott | Kerrin McEvoy |
| 2nd | Heartbreak City | Tony Martin | Joao Moreira |
| 3rd | Hartnell | John O’Shea | James McDonald |
2015 Melbourne Cup Results
When it comes to the legendary Melbourne Cup results history, there is nothing quite like Prince of Penzance winning in 2015 at odds of 100/1. Prince of Penzance was ridden by Michelle Payne, who became the first female jockey to win the Cup. Max Dynamite, trained by William Mullins came second, and Criterion, an Australian Thoroughbred, finished third. Find more information about 2015 Melbourne Cup results.
| Finished | Horse | Trainer | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Prince of Penzance | Darren Weir | Michelle Payne |
| 2nd | Max Dynamite | William Mullins | Frankie Dettori |
| 3rd | Criterion | David & Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig | Michael Walker |
2014 Melbourne Cup Results
The time ran by the 2014 Melbourne Cup winner, Protectionist, certainly goes down in the Melbourne Cup results history as one of the best race times ever achieved. He had the best running time in the last ten years (3:17:7) and is only one of a handful of horses to run under 3:20.0 in this century. His trainer, Andreas Wohler, became the first German trainer to win the Cup.
| Finished | Horse | Trainer | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Protectionist | Andreas Wohler | Ryan Moore |
| 2nd | Red Cadeaux | Ed Dunlop | Gerald Moose |
| 3rd | Who Shot Thebarman | Chris Waller | Glen Boss |
2013 Melbourne Cup Results
Fiorente, who was the runner-up in the previous Melbourne Cup, and Red Cadeaux, who was the second both in 2011 and 2014 battled for the first place in 2013. Trained by Gai Waterhouse, he managed to win as he proved to be better prepared for the latter stages of the race. He was ridden by Damien Oliver, a legendary Australian jockey, who had previously ridden two Melbourne Cup winners – Doriemus in 1995, and Media Puzzle in 2002.
| Finished | Horse | Trainer | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Fiorente | Gai Waterhouse | Damien Oliver |
| 2nd | Red Cadeaux | Ed Dunlop | Gerald Moose |
| 3rd | Mount Athos | Luca Cumani | Craig Williams |
2012 Melbourne Cup Results
The 2012 winner, Green Moon, managed to win by a length and a half, ridden by Brett Prebble. He was not considered to be among the top contenders to win because his performance in the Cox Plate, which took place ten days before the Cup, was rather unimpressive. Fiorente finished second, and Botti’s Jakkalberry third.
| Finished | Horse | Trainer | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Green Moon | Robert Hickmott | Brett Prebble |
| 2nd | Fiorente | Gai Waterhouse | James McDonald |
| 3rd | Jakkalberry | Marco Botti | Colm O’Donoghue |
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 Results and Dividends
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.
FAQ
Twilight Payment, trained by Joseph O’Brien and ridden by Jye McNeil, won the 2020 edition of the Melbourne Cup.
Avilius came last in the 2020 Melbourne Cup.
As with many horse racing events, the horse that crosses the finish line first becomes the winner of the Melbourne Cup.
The final lineup of horses racing in this year’s Melbourne Cup has not yet been announced but we will find out closer to race day. The final field draw, which determines which horse will have which barrier on the track, normally takes place in October.
Although no one can know who will win this high-stakes horse racing event, predictions will be available as the Melbourne Cup approaches for those who wish to bet on the race.
