This is a list of the winners of the Melbourne Cup. The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major thoroughbred horse race, which is run at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. Each year, internationally bred or owned horses compete in the race. Since 1882, New ZealandâÂÂbred horses have won 44 Melbourne Cups, British-bred horses have won seven, Irish-bred horses have won six, American-bred horses have won five, German-bred and French-bred horses have won two each, and Japanese-bred horses have won one.
Note: Horses and jockeys are Australian unless mentioned
|- ! style=text-align: center; width=36px | Year ! style=text-align: center; width="175px" | Winner ! style=text-align: center; width="10px" | Age<br />Gender ! style=text-align: center; width="175px" | Jockey ! style=text-align: center; width="175px" | Trainer ! style=text-align: center; width="220px" | Owner ! style=text-align: center; width="40px" | Time ! style=text-align: center; width="10px" | Field ! scope="col" class="unsortable" style=text-align: center; | |- |- | 1861 | Archer | 5 h | | | Etienne de Mestre | 3:52.00 | 17 | |- |- | 1862 | Archer |6 h | | | Etienne de Mestre | 3:47.00 |20 | |- | 1863 | Banker |3 c | | | Joseph Harper | 3:44.00 |7 | |- | 1864 |Lantern |3 c | | |Hurtle Fisher |3:52.00 |19 | |- | 1865 |Toryboy |8 g |John Kavanagh |Pat Miley | B. Marshall |3:44.00 |23 | |- |- | 1866 |The Barb |3 c |William Davis |John Tait |John Tait |3:43.00 |28 | |- | 1867 |Tim Whiffler |5 h |John Driscoll | Etienne de Mestre | Etienne de Mestre |3:39.00 |27 | |- | 1868 |Glencoe |4 h |Charles Stanley |John Tait |John Tait |3:42.00 |25 | |- | 1869 |Warrior |6 g |Joe Morrison |Robert Sevior |Austin Saqui |3:40.00 |26 | |- | 1870 |Nimblefoot |7 g |John Day |William Lang |Walter Craig |3:37.00 |28 | |- | 1871 |The Pearl |5 h |John Kavanagh |John Tait |John Tait |3:39.00 |23 | |- | 1872 |The Quack |6 h |William Enderson |John Tait |John Tait |3:39.00 |22 | |- | 1873 |Don Juan |4 h |William Wilson |James Wilson |W. Johnstone |3:36.00 |24 | |- | 1874 |Haricot |4 g |Paddy Pigott |Sam Harding |Andrew Chirnside |3:37.50 |18 | |- | 1875 |Wollomai |6 h |Robert Batty |Stephen Moon |John Cleeland |3:38.00 |20 | |- | 1876 |Briseis |3 f |Peter St Albans |James Wilson |James Wilson |3:36.25 |33 | |- | 1877 |Chester |3 c |Paddy Pigott |Etienne de Mestre |James White |3:33.50 |33 | |- | 1878 |Calamia |5 h |Thomas Brown |Etienne de Mestre |Etienne de Mestre |3:35.75 |30 | |- | 1879 |Darriwell |5 h |Sam Cracknell |William E. Dakin |William Guesdon |3:30.75 |27 | |- | 1880 |Grand Flaneur |3 c |Thomas Hales |Thomas Brown |William A. Long |3:34.75 |22 | |- | 1881 |Zulu |4 h |Jim Gough |Tom Lamond |Charles McDonnell |3:32.50 |33 | |- | 1882 |The Assyrian |5 h |Charles Hutchins |John Eden Savill |John Eden Savill |3:40.00 |25 | |- | 1883 | |3 c |John Williamson |Michael Fennelly |James White |3:30.50 |29 | |- | 1884 |Malua |5 h |Alec Robertson |Isaac Foulsham |John Ord Inglis |3:31.75 |24 | |- | 1885 |Sheet Anchor |7 h |Mick O'Brien |Tommy Wilson |Martin Loughlin |3:29.50 |35 | |- | 1886 |Arsenal |4 h |William English |Harry Rayner |William Gannon |3:31.00 |28 | |- | 1887 |Dunlop |5 h |Tom Sanders |John Nicholson |Richard Donovan |3:28.50 |18 | |- | 1888 |Mentor |4 h |Mick O'Brien |Walter Hickenbotham |Donald Smith Wallace |3:30.75 |28 | |- | 1889 |Bravo |6 h |Jack Anwin |Tommy Wilson |William Thomas Jones |3:32.50 |20 | |- | 1890 | |5 h |Robert Ramage |Walter Hickenbotham |Donald Smith Wallace |3:28.25 |39 | |- | 1891 |Malvolio |4 h |George Redfearn |James Redfearn |James Redfearn |3:29.25 |34 | |- | 1892 |Glenloth |5 h |George Robson |Michael Carmody |Michael Carmody |3:36.25 |35 | |- | 1893 |Tarcoola |7 h |Herbert Cripps |Joseph Cripps |J. D. Lewis |3:30.50 |30 | |- | 1894 |Patron |4 h |Horace G. Dawes |Richard Bradfield |F. W. Purches |3:31.00 |28 | |- | 1895 |Auraria |3 f |John Stevenson |John Hill |David James |3:29.00 |36 | |- | 1896 |Newhaven |3 c |Harry Gardiner |Walter Hickenbotham |W. T. Jones & S. Cooper |3:28.50 |25 | |- | 1897 |Gaulus |6 h |Stephen Callinan |William "Black Bill" Forrester |William "Black Bill" Forrester |3:31.00 |29 | |- | 1898 |The Grafter |5 g |John Gough |William "Black Bill" Forrester |William "Black Bill" Forrester |3:29.75 |28 | |- | 1899 |Merriwee |3 c |Vivian Turner |James Wilson Jr. |Herbert Power |3:36.50 |28 | |- |1900 |Clean Sweep |3 c |Andrew Richardson |James Scobie |Frank Cumming ("Mr. F. T. Forrest") |3:29.00 |29 | |- |1901 |Revenue |5 g |Frederick J. Dunn |Hugh Munro |C. Leslie Macdonald |3:30.50 |19 | |- |1902 |The Victory |4 h |Bobbie Lewis |Richard Bradfield |Clark & Robinson |3:29.00 |22 | |- |1903 |Lord Cardigan |3 c |Norman Godby |Albert E. Cornwell |John Mayo |3:29.25 |24 | |- | 1904 |Acrasia |7 m |Tom Clayton |Albert E. Wills |Humphrey Oxenham |3:28.25 |34 | |- |1905 |Blue Spec |6 h |Frank Bullock |Walter Hickenbotham |P. A. (Paddy) Connolly |3:27.50 |27 | |- |1906 |Poseidon |3 c |Tom Clayton |Isaac Earnshaw |Sir Hugh Denison |3:31.25 |21 | |- |1907 | |5 h |Bill Evans |Isaac Earnshaw |R. L. Cleland |3:27.50 |19 | |- |1908 |Lord Nolan |3 c |John R. Flynn |Earnest A. Mayo |John Mayo |3:28.75 |22 | |- |1909 |Prince Foote |3 c |William H. McLachlan |Frank McGrath |John Brown |3:27.50 |26 | |- |1910 | |4 h |William H. McLachlan |James Lynch |Sol Green |3:27.75 |30 | |- |1911 |The Parisian |6 g |Ronald Cameron |Charlie Wheeler |John Kirby |3:27.75 |33 | |- |1912 |Piastre |4 h |Albert Shanahan |Richard O'Connor |William Brown |3:27.50 |23 | |- |1913 |Posinatus |5 g |Albert Shanahan |James Chambers |James Chambers |3:31.00 |20 | |- |1914 |Kingsburgh |4 h |George Meddick |Isaac Foulsham | Lauchlan Kenneth Scobie ("L.K.S.") MacKinnon |3:26.00 |28 | |- |1915 |Patrobas |3 c |Bobbie Lewis |Charlie Wheeler |Edith Widdis |3:28.25 |24 | |- |1916 | |3 g |Fred Foley |Murray Hobbs |Wilfred G. Stead/E.S. Luttrell |3:27.75 |28 | |- |1917 |Westcourt |5 h |William H. McLachlan |Joseph Burton |Daniel U. Seaton |3:26.75 |20 | |- |1918 |Night Watch |5 g |Bill Duncan |Richard Bradfield |C. L. Macdonald |3:25.75 |27 | |- |1919 |Artilleryman |3 c |Bobbie Lewis |Phillip T. Heywood |Samuel Hordern/Alexander Dyce Murphy |3:24.50 |20
|- |1920 |Poitrel |6 h |Ken Bracken |Harry J. Robinson |Bill & Frederik Albert Moses |3:25.75 |23 | |- |1921 |Sister Olive |3 f |Ted O'Sullivan |Jack Williams |F. W. Norman |3:27.75 |25 | |- |1922 |King Ingoda |4 h |Alan "Tich" Wilson |James Scobie |Charles Dubois/R.W. Bennett |3:28.25 |32 | |- |1923 |Bitalli |5 g |Alan "Tich" Wilson |James Scobie |Alfred Thomas Craig |3:24.25 |26 | |- |1924 | |6 h |Bunty Brown |Richard Bradfield |William Clark & E. L. "Prince" Baillieu |3:26.50 |18 | |- |1925 |Windbag |4 h |James L. Munro |George R. Price |Robert Miller |3:22.75 |28 | |- |1926 |Spearfelt |5 h |Hugh Harold Cairns |V. O'Neill |D. C. Grant |3:22.75 |21 | |- |1927 |Trivalve |3 c |Bobbie Lewis |James Scobie |E. E. D. Clarke |3:24.00 |26 | |- |1928 |Statesman |4 h |James L. Munro |William Kelso |William Kelso |3:23.25 |17 | |- |1929 | |4 h |Roy Reed |Alec McAulay |A. Louisson |3:26.50 |14 | |- |1930 | |4 g |James E. Pike |Harry Telford |Harry R. Telford and David J. Davis |3:27.75 |15 | |- |1931 |White Nose |5 h |Neville Percival |E. J. Hatwell |H. P. McLachlan |3:26.00 |14 | |- |1932 |Peter Pan |3 c |Bill Duncan |Frank McGrath |Rodney R. Dangar |3:23.25 |27 | |- |1933 |Hall Mark |3 c |Jack O'Sullivan |Jack Holt |C. B. Kellow |3:27.50 |18 | |- |1934 |Peter Pan |5 h |Darby Munro |Frank McGrath |Rodney R. Dangar |3:40.50 |22 | |- |1935 |Marabou |4 h |Keith Voitre |Lou Robertson |J. Fell & T. Hogan |3:23.75 |22 | |- |1936 | |4 h |Ossie Phillips |Jack Fryer |T. A., W. & R. Smith |3:21.25 |20 | |- |1937 |The Trump |5 g |Ashley Reed |Stanley Reid |Darcy Eccles |3:21.50 |28 | |- |1938 | |8 g |Fred Shean |Allan McDonald |Mrs. A. Jamieson |3:26.25 |22 | |- |1939 |Rivette |6 m |Teddy Preston |Harry Bamber |Harry Bamber |3:27.00 |26 | |- |1940 |Old Rowley |7 g |Andy Knox |Jack Scully |Jack Scully |3:26.00 |20 | |- |1941 |Skipton |3 c |Billy Cook |Jack Fryer |Myrtle Kitson |3:23.75 |23 | |- |1942 |Colonus |4 h |Harry McCloud |Frank Manning |Leo Menck |3:33.25 |24 | |- |1943 |Dark Felt |6 h |Vic Hartney |Ray Webster |J. A. Cain |3:23.25 |24 | |- |1944 |Sirius |4 h |Darby Munro |E. Fisher |R.Turnbull |3:24.50 |23 | |- |1945 |Rainbird |4 m |Billy Cook | Sam Evans |Clifford A. Reid |3:24.25 |26 | |- |1946 |Russia |6 h |Darby Munro |E. Hush |J. G. Leeds & E. Hush |3:21.25 |35 | |- |1947 | |4 g |Jack Purtell | Jim McCurley |Fred W. Hughes |3:28.00 |30 | |- |1948 |Rimfire |6 g |Ray Neville |Stan Boyden |H. G. Raymond |3:21.00 |30 | |- |1949 | |4 h |William Fellows |Dan Lewis |L. G. Robinson |3:28.50 |31 | |- |1950 |Comic Court |5 h |Pat Glennon |J. M. Cummings |R. A., J. D. & A. J. Lee |3:19.50 |26 | |- |1951 |Delta |5 h |Neville Sellwood |Maurice McCarten |Adolph Basser |3:24.25 |28 | |- |1952 | |4 h |Bill Williamson |C. C. McCarthy |C. Neville |3:23.75 |30 | |- |1953 |Wodalla |4 h |Jack Purtell |Robert Sinclair |E. A. "Ted" Underwood |3:23.75 |21 | |- |1954 | |5 g |Jack Purtell |Ivan Tucker |L. R. Spring |3:23.00 |25 | |- |1955 | |7 g |Neville Sellwood |T J Smith |N. H. McDonald |3:28.25 |24 | |- |1956 |Evening Peal |4 m |George Podmore |E. D. Lawson |Mr & Mrs R. White |3:19.50 |22 | |- |1957 | |5 g |Noel L. McGrowdie |J. M. Mitchell |Ezra Norton |3:24.50 |19 | |- |1958 |Baystone |6 g |Mel Schumacher |Jack Green |R. A. & N. Burns |3:21.25 |29 | |- |1959 | |6 g |Pat Glennon |Richard W. Roden |R. N. & N. H. B. Brown |3:23.00 |28 | |- |1960 | |5 m |William A. Smith |Trevor H. Knowles |T. H. Knowles & K. R. Sly |3:23.75 |32 | |- |1961 |Lord Fury |4 h |Ray Selkrig |Frank B. Lewis |Mr & Mrs N. S. Cohen |3:19.50 |25 | |- |1962 | |5 h |Les Coles |Arch McGregor |James Wattie |3:21.40 |26 | |- |1963 |Gatum Gatum |5 g |Jim Johnson |H. Graeme Heagney |M. P. Reid |3:21.10 |26 | |- |1964 | |6 g | |John P. Carter |Mr & Mrs L. W. Davis |3:19.60 |26 | |- |1965 | |4 m |Roy Higgins |Bart Cummings |W. J. Broderick |3:21.10 |26 | |- |1966 | |4 g |John Miller |Bart Cummings |Mr & Mrs M. L. Bailey |3:21.90 |22 | |- |1967 | |5 g |Roy Higgins |Bart Cummings |F. W. Clarke, et al. |3:20.40 |22 | |- |1968 |Rain Lover |4 h |Jim Johnson |Mick L. Robins |Clifford A. Reid |3:19.10 |26 | |- |1969 |Rain Lover |5 h |Jim Johnson |Mick L. Robins |Clifford A Reid |3:21.50 |23 | |- |1970 | |5 g | |Robert Heasley |E. C. S. Falconer |3:19.70 |23 | |- |1971 | |4 h | |Eric Temperton |Sir W. Norwood |3:19.50 |21 | |- |1972 |Piping Lane |6 g |John Letts |George Hanlon |R. W. Trinder |3:19.30 |22 | |- |1973 |Gala Supreme |4 g |Frank Reys |Ray Hutchins |J. P. Curtain |3:19.50 |24 | |- |1974 | |4 g |Harry White |Bart Cummings |Dato Tan Chin Nam et al. |3:23.10 |22 | |- |1975 | |5 g |Harry White |Bart Cummings |Dato Tan Chin Nam et al. |3:29.60 |20 | |- |1976 | |5 g | |Len H. Robinson |L. H. & R. A. Robinson, et al. |3:34.10 |23 | |- |1977 | |5 g |John Duggan |Bart Cummings |Mr & Mrs J. Harris, et al. |3:18.40 |24 | |- |1978 | |5 g |Harry White |George Hanlon |Doon Bros Syndicate et al. |3:24.30 |22 | |- |1979 | |6 g |Harry White |Bart Cummings |Mr & Mrs T. L. North, et al. |3:21.80 |22 | |- |1980 | |5 h |John Letts |Colin Hayes |Swettenham Stud Syndicate |3:19.80 |22 | |- |1981 |Just A Dash |4 g |Peter Cook |T J Smith |Lloyd Williams et al. |3:21.20 |22 | |- |1982 | |4 g |Mick Dittman |Geoff Murphy |Williams St. Syndicate No 2 |3:21.20 |23 | |- |1983 | |6 g | |Ewen S. Lupton |Mr & Mrs E. S. Lupton |3:18.90 |24 | |- |1984 |Black Knight |5 g |Peter Cook |George Hanlon |Robert Holmes àCourt |3:18.90 |19 | |- |1985 | |7 g |Pat Hyland |John Meagher |Lloyd Williams et al. |3:23.00 |23 | |- |1986 | |6 h |Michael Clarke |Colin Hayes |Shadwell Racing |3:21.70 |22 | |- |1987 | |5 g |Larry Olsen |Les J. Bridge |K. M. Mitchell, et al. |3:22.00 |21 | |- |1988 | |6 m | |Laurie Laxon |Mr & Mrs F. R. Bodle |3:18.90 |22 | |- |1989 | |5 h |Shane Dye |Lee Freedman |B. F. Avery, et al. |3:17.10 |23 | |- |1990 | |5 h |Darren Beadman |Bart Cummings |Mr & Mrs D. H. Hains |3:16.30 |24 | |- |1991 | |4 m |Steven King |Bart Cummings |Shoreham Park Syndicate |3:18.90 |24 | |- |1992 |Subzero |4 h |Greg Hall |Lee Freedman |D H K Investments |3:24.70 |21 | |- |1993 | |7 g | |Dermot K. Weld |Dr M. W. Smurfit |3:23.40 |24 | |- |1994 | |6 h |Wayne Harris |David Hayes |Shadwell Racing |3:19.80 |24 | |- |1995 | |5 g |Damien Oliver |Lee Freedman |Pacers Australia Syndicate |3:27.60 |21 | |- |1996 |Saintly |4 g |Darren Beadman |Bart Cummings |Dato Tan Chin Nam et al. |3:18.80 |22 | |- |1997 | |4 h | |Jack Denham |Mr N. Moraitis |3:18.33 |22 | |- |1998 | |6 m |Chris Munce |Brian Jenkins |A. K. Burr, et al. |3:18.59 |24 | |- |1999 |Rogan Josh |7 g |John Marshall |Bart Cummings |Mrs W. L. Green, et al. |3:19.64 |24 | |- |2000 | |6 g |Kerrin McEvoy |Mike Moroney |Gurner's Bloodstock Co. |3:18.68 |22 | |- |2001 | |4 m |Scott Seamer |Sheila Laxon |Sir Peter James & Philip Malcolm Vela |3:21.08 |22 | |- |2002 | |6 g |Damien Oliver |Dermot K. Weld |Dr M. W. Smurfit, et al. |3:16.97 |23 | |- |2003 | |5 m |Glen Boss |David Hall |Emily Krstina Syndicate |3:19.90 |23 | |- |2004 | |6 m |Glen Boss |Lee Freedman |Emily Krstina Syndicate |3:28.55 |24 | |- |2005 | |7 m |Glen Boss |Lee Freedman |Emily Krstina Syndicate |3:19.17 |24 | |- |2006 | |6 h | |Katsuhiko Sumii |Sunday Racing Co Ltd |3:21.47 |23 | |- |2007 | |4 g |Michael Rodd |Graeme Rogerson |Lloyd Williams et al. |3:23.34 |21 | |- |2008 |Viewed |5 h |Blake Shinn |Bart Cummings |Dato Tan Chin Nam et al. |3:20.40 |22 | |- |2009 |Shocking |4 h |Corey Brown |Mark Kavanagh |Eales Racing Pty Ltd |3:23.87 |23 | |- |2010 | |6 h | |Alain de Royer-Dupré |Gerry Ryan, K. C Bamford |3:26.87 |23 | |- |2011 | |6 h | |Mikel Delzangles |Pearl Bloodstock Pty (Mgr. R Levitt) |3:20.84 |23 | |- |2012 | |6 h |Brett Prebble |Robert Hickmott |Lloyd Williams et al. |3:20.45 |24 | |- |2013 | |6 h |Damien Oliver |Gai Waterhouse | Andrew Roberts et al. |3:20.30 |24 | |- |2014 | |5 h | | |Australian Bloodstock et al. |3:17.71 |22 | |- |2015 | |6 g |Michelle Payne |Darren Weir |A McGregor et al. | 3:23.15 |24 | |- |2016 | |7 g |Kerrin McEvoy |Robert Hickmott |Lloyd Williams et al. | 3:20.58 |24 | |- |2017 | |4 h |Corey Brown |Joseph O'Brien |Lloyd Williams et al. |3:21.29 |23 | |- |2018 | |4 g |Kerrin McEvoy |Charlie Appleby |Godolphin |3:21.17 |24 | |- |2019 |Vow And Declare |4 g |Craig Williams |Danny O'Brien |G Corrigan et al. |3:24.76 |24 | |- | 2020 | |8 g | | |Lloyd Williams et al. |3:17.34 |23 | |- | 2021 | | 6 m | | Chris Waller | Jomara Bloodstock Ltd et al. | 3:17.43 | 23 | |- | 2022 | | 5 h | | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Australian Bloodstock et al. | 3:24.04 | 22 | |- |2023 | |7 g | |Anthony & Sam Freedman |Sheikh Mohammed Obaid al Maktoum. | 3:18.37 | 23 | |- |- |2024 |Knight's Choice |5 g | | & |C A Bain, Mrs K J Waldron & R A Waldron |3:19.53 |23 | |- |2025 |Half Yours |5 g | |Tony & Calvin McEvoy |Kildalton Park Racing |3:22.46 |24 | |-