How many times has Barrier 12 won the Melbourne Cup?

As the 2025 Melbourne Cup approaches, we delve into various strategies for predicting the victor of the iconic “race that stops the nation”.

Melbourne Cup betting is perhaps more deeply influenced by historical data and statistics than any other race worldwide.

One of the regularly referenced statistics pertains to the barrier draw, as it can significantly impact the chances of a potential Melbourne Cup winner.

Since 1924, barriers have played a crucial role in this prestigious event. However, for the purpose of this analysis, we will concentrate on data from 1999 onwards due to the availability of reliable sources.

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How many times has Barrier 12 won the Melbourne Cup?

Horses jumping from Barrier 12 have won the Melbourne Cup once since 1999. In 2020, Twilight Payment won the Melbourne Cup after starting from barrier 12.

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Twilight Payment wins the 2020 Melbourne Cup

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Who is in Barrier 12 for the 2025 Melbourne Cup?

Buckaroo is set to start from barrier 12 in the 2025 Melbourne Cup.

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Career stats for Buckaroo

• Career: 30:5-6-5
• Flemington: 3: 0-1-0
• Distance: 1: 0-0-0
• Wet: 11:2-2-2
• Dry/Syn: 19:3-4-3
• Group and Listed: 28: 4-6-4
• Win %: 16%
• Place %: 53%

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Melbourne Cup results for Buckaroo

This will be Buckaroo’s second attempt at Melbourne Cup glory. He finished 9th in the 2024 Cup behind Knight’s Choice.

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Recent Form for Buckaroo

Date	Race	Track	Distance	Placing	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Odds	Margin
Oct 25	Cox Plate	Moonee Valley	2040m	2/8	Mark Zahra	4	59kg	$16.00	0.1L
Oct 11	Caulfield Stakes	Caulfield	2000m	3/4	James McDonald	3	59kg	$2.7	3.75L

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2025 Melbourne Cup Field