How many Melbourne Cups has Rachel King won?

Has Rachel King won the Melbourne Cup? RacingOnline.com brings you the lowdown on one of the three female riders in the field this year for the race that stops a nation.

While other jockeys with the surname ‘King’ have left their mark in Melbourne Cup history, Rachel is yet to do so. If she was to salute in 2025, King would be only the second female jockey to win the great race, following in the footsteps of Michelle Payne in 2015.

Rachel King Recent Melbourne Cup Rides

Who is Rachel King riding in the 2025 Melbourne Cup?

Rachel King will partner the Bjorn Baker-trained Arapaho in the 2025 Melbourne Cup.

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Arapaho

(Barrier 15)

Weight: 56.5kg Form: 5241×36408 Trainer: Bjorn Baker Jockey: Rachel King

Back Arapaho at Stake

• Age: 9YO
• Colour: Bay
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: Lope De Vega (IRE)
• Dam: Alzubra (GB)

Arapaho 2025 Melbourne Cup Betting Odds

Win:+5000 Place:+1500

Best odds at Stake

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Career stats for Arapaho

• Career: 49:10-6-4
• Flemington: 2:0-0-0
• Distance: 3:1-0-0
• Wet: 28:8-4-3
• Dry/Syn: 21:2-2-1
• Group and Listed: 32:7-4-3
• Win %: 20%
• Place %: 40%

2025 Melbourne Cup Field

1. Al Riffa (19)

• T: Joseph O’Brien
• J: Mark Zahra
• W: 59kg
• F: 210x3x4211
• Age: 6YO
• Colour: Bay
• Sex: Horse
• Sire: Wootton Bassett (GB)
• Dam: Love On My Mind (IRE)

+750
+220

2. Buckaroo (12)

• T: Chris Waller
• J: Craig Williams
• W: 57kg
• F: 9x970x3232
• Age: 7YO
• Colour: Bay
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: Fastnet Rock
• Dam: Roheryn (IRE)

+800
+220

3. Arapaho (15)

• T: Bjorn Baker
• J: Rachel King
• W: 56.5kg
• F: 5241×36408
• Age: 9YO
• Colour: Bay
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: Lope De Vega (IRE)
• Dam: Alzubra (GB)

+5000
+1500

4. Vauban (2)

• T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
• J: Blake Shinn
• W: 56.5kg
• F: 0x130x3650
• Age: 8YO
• Colour: Chestnut
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: Galiway (GB)
• Dam: Waldfest (GB)

+2500
+700

5. Chevalier Rose (5)

• T: Hisashi Shimizu
• J: Damian Lane
• W: 55.5kg
• F: x11x070x0x
• Age: 8YO
• Colour: Bay
• Sex: Horse
• Sire: Deep Impact (JPN)
• Dam: Viane Rose (FR)

+4500
+1200

6. Presage Nocturne (9)

• T: Alessandro Botti
• J: Stephane Pasquier
• W: 55.5kg
• F: 71x4x13x34
• Age: 6YO
• Colour: Grey
• Sex: Horse
• Sire: Wootton Bassett (GB)
• Dam: Kyurem (IRE)

+700
+220

7. Middle Earth (13)

• T: Ciaron Maher
• J: Ethan Brown
• W: 54.5kg
• F: x159x50903
• Age: 6YO
• Colour: Bay
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: Roaring Lion (USA)
• Dam: Roheryn (IRE)

+3400
+850

8. Meydaan (22)

• T: Simon & Ed Crisford
• J: James McDonald
• W: 54kg
• F: 47×5205239
• Age: 5YO
• Colour: Bay
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: Frankel (GB)
• Dam: Nezwaah (GB)

+1800
+500

9. Absurde (4)

• T: Willie Mullins
• J: Kerrin McEvoy
• W: 53.5kg
• F: 5x3132x3x7
• Age: 8YO
• Colour: Bay
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: Fastnet Rock
• Dam: Incroyable (USA)

+2000
+550

10. Flatten The Curve (17)

• T: Henk Grewe
• J: Thore Hammer Hansen
• W: 53.5kg
• F: 011x11411x
• Age: 7YO
• Colour: Chestnut
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: Zarak (FR)
• Dam: Lailoma (FR)

+3000
+750

11. Land Legend (16)

• T: Chris Waller
• J: Joao Moreira
• W: 53.5kg
• F: x768x39500
• Age: 6YO
• Colour: Chestnut
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: Galileo (IRE)
• Dam: Landikusic (IRE)

+10000
+2000

12. Smokin’ Romans (11)

• T: Ciaron Maher
• J: Ben Melham
• W: 53.5kg
• F: 0310×72948
• Age: 9YO
• Colour: Chestnut
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: Ghibellines
• Dam: Inferno (NZ)

+10000
+2000

13. Changingoftheguard (24)

• T: Kris Lees
• J: Tim Clark
• W: 53kg
• F: x742x82106
• Age: 7YO
• Colour: Bay
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: Galileo (IRE)
• Dam: Lady Lara (IRE)

+10000
+2000

14. Half Yours (8)

• T: Tony & Calvin McEvoy
• J: Jamie Melham
• W: 53kg
• F: x211215141
• Age: 5YO
• Colour: Chestnut
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: St Jean (IRE)
• Dam: La Gazelle

+550
+170

15. More Felons (23)

• T: Chris Waller
• J: Tommy Berry
• W: 53kg
• F: 50x12x0944
• Age: 7YO
• Colour: Bay
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: Churchill (IRE)
• Dam: Pivotalia (IRE)

+8000
+1600

16. Onesmoothoperator (6)

• T: Brian Ellison
• J: Harry Coffey
• W: 53kg
• F: 5735x840x1
• Age: 8YO
• Colour: Bay or Brown
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: Dialed In (USA)
• Dam: Sueno D’Oro (USA)

+1800
+500

17. Furthur (7)

• T: Andrew Balding
• J: Michael Dee
• W: 52kg
• F: 72×152516
• Age: 4YO
• Colour: Grey
• Sex: Horse
• Sire: Waldgeist (GB)
• Dam: Danamight (IRE)

+2500
+650

18. Parchment Party (3)

• T: William Mott
• J: John Velazquez
• W: 52kg
• F: 5x59231x1x
• Age: 5YO
• Colour: Bay
• Sex: Horse
• Sire: Constitution (USA)
• Dam: Life Well Lived (USA)

+5000
+1100

19. Athabascan (1)

• T: John O’Shea & Tom Charlton
• J: Declan Bates
• W: 51.5kg
• F: 82959×0002
• Age: 7YO
• Colour: Bay
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: Almanzor (FR)
• Dam: Alzubra (GB)

+10000
+2000

20. Goodie Two Shoes (20)

• T: Joseph O’Brien
• J: Wayne Lordan
• W: 51.5kg
• F: 57x331113x
• Age: 7YO
• Colour: Bay
• Sex: Mare
• Sire: Fastnet Rock
• Dam: Fits Like a Glove (IRE)

+4000
+900

21. River Of Stars (14)

• T: Chris Waller
• J: Beau Mertens
• W: 51.5kg
• F: 42x73x7802
• Age: 7YO
• Colour: Bay
• Sex: Mare
• Sire: Sea The Stars (IRE)
• Dam: Amazone (GER)

+1400
+400

22. Royal Supremacy (21)

• T: Ciaron Maher
• J: Robbie Dolan
• W: 51kg
• F: 32×0011215
• Age: 5YO
• Colour: Bay
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: Make Believe (GB)
• Dam: Adelasia (IRE)

+3400
+850

23. Torranzino (18)

• T: Paul Preusker
• J: Celine Gaudray
• W: 51kg
• F: 4212×80821
• Age: 6YO
• Colour: Bay
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: Tarzino (NZ)
• Dam: Goldilicious (NZ)

+3400
+850

24. Valiant King (10)

• T: Chris Waller
• J: Jye McNeil
• W: 51kg
• F: 0x0693x013
• Age: 6YO
• Colour: Grey
• Sex: Gelding
• Sire: Roaring Lion (USA)
• Dam: Assembly (USA)

+650
+200

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