The Melbourne Cup Winners
The Complete Melbourne Cup Winners From 1861 – 2023
| Year | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Sex | Age | Number | Barrier | Weight | 2024 | Knight’s Choice | R Dolan | J Symons & S Laxon | Gelding | 5 | 11 | 6 | 51.5 | 2023 | Without A Fight | M Zahra | A & S Freedman | Gelding | 7 | 3 | 16 | 56.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Gold Trip | M Zahra | C Maher & D Eustace | Horse | 6 | 1 | 14 | 57.5 |
| 2021 | Verry Elleegant | J McDonald | C Waller | Mare | 7 | 4 | 19 | 57 |
| 2020 | Twilight Payment | J McNeil | J O’Brien | Horse | 8 | 6 | 12 | 55.5 |
| 2019 | Vow And Declare | C Williams | D O’Brien | Gelding | 4 | 23 | 21 | 52 |
| 2018 | Cross Counter | K McEvoy | C Appleby | Gelding | 4 | 23 | 19 | 51 |
| 2017 | Rekindling | C Brown | J O’Brien | Horse | 4 | 22 | 4 | 51.5 |
| 2016 | Almandin | K McEvoy | R Hickmott | Gelding | 7 | 17 | 17 | 52 |
| 2015 | Prince of Penzance | M Payne | D Weir | Gelding | 6 | 19 | 1 | 53 |
| 2014 | Protectionist | R Moore | A Wohler | Horse | 5 | 5 | 11 | 56.5 |
| 2013 | Fiorente | D Oliver | G Waterhouse | Horse | 6 | 6 | 5 | 55 |
| 2012 | Green Moon | B Prebble | R Hickmott | Horse | 6 | 14 | 5 | 53.5 |
| 2011 | Dunaden | C P Lemaire | M Delzangles | Horse | 6 | 3 | 13 | 54.5 |
| 2010 | Americain | G. Mosse | A De Royer-Dupre | Horse | 6 | 8 | 11 | 54.5 |
| 2009 | Shocking | C. Brown | M. Kavanagh | Horse | 4 | 21 | 22 | 51 |
| 2008 | Viewed | B. Shinn | J.B. Cummings | Horse | 5 | 10 | 8 | 53 |
| 2007 | Efficent | M. Rodd | G. Rogerson | Gelding | 4 | 6 | 10 | 54.5 |
| 2006 | Delta Blues | Y. Iwata | K. Sumii | Horse | 6 | 2 | 10 | 56 |
| 2005 | Makybe Diva | G. Boss | L. Freedman | Mare | 7 | 1 | 14 | 58 |
| 2004 | Makybe Diva | G. Boss | L. Freedman | Mare | 6 | 5 | 7 | 55.5 |
| 2003 | Makybe Diva | G. Boss | D. Hall | Mare | 5 | 12 | 14 | 51 |
| 2002 | Media Puzzle | D. Oliver | D. Weld | Gelding | 6 | 14 | 3 | 52.5 |
| 2001 | Ethereal | S. Seamer | S. Laxon | Mare | 4 | 13 | 13 | 52 |
| 2000 | Brew | K. McEvoy | M. Maroney | Gelding | 6 | 24 | 22 | 49 |
| 1999 | Rogan Josh | J. Marshall | J.B. Cummings | Gelding | 7 | 17 | 21 | 50 |
| 1998 | Jezabeel | C. Munce | B. Jenkins | Mare | 6 | 22 | 16 | 51 |
| 1997 | Might And Power | J. Cassidy | J. Denham | Gelding | 4 | 3 | 2 | 56 |
| 1996 | Saintly | D. Beadman | J.B. Cummings | Gelding | 4 | 5 | 3 | 55.5 |
| 1995 | Doriemus | D. Oliver | L. Freedman | Gelding | 5 | 6 | 21 | 54.5 |
| 1994 | Jeune | Wayne Harris | D. Hayes | Horse | 6 | 6 | 5 | 56.5 |
| 1993 | Vintage Crop | Michael Kinane | D. Weld | Gelding | 7 | 6 | 5 | 55.5 |
| 1992 | Subzero | Greg Hall | L. Freedman | Horse | 4 | 8 | 14 | 54.5 |
| 1991 | Lets Elope | S.R. King | J.B. Cummings | Mare | 4 | 15 | 10 | 51 |
| 1990 | Kingston Rule | D. Beadman | J.B. Cummings | Horse | 5 | 8 | 1 | 53 |
| 1989 | Tawrrific | R.S. Dye | L. Freedman | Horse | 5 | 6 | 11 | 54 |
| 1988 | Empire Rose | T. Allan | L.K.Laxon | Mare | 6 | 11 | 20 | 53.5 |
| 1987 | Kensei | L. Olsen | L.J.Bridge | Gelding | 5 | 8 | 4 | 51.5 |
| 1986 | At Talaq | M. Clarke | C.S. Hayes | Horse | 6 | 4 | 17 | 54.5 |
| 1985 | What A Nuisance | P. Hyland | J.F. Meagher | Gelding | 7 | 13 | 17 | 52.5 |
| 1984 | Black Knight | P. Cook | G.M. Hanlon | Gelding | 5 | 17 | 11 | 50 |
| 1983 | Kiwi | J. Cassidy | E.S. Lupton | Gelding | 6 | 11 | 2 | 52 |
| 1982 | Gurners Lane | L. Dittman | G.T. Murphy | Gelding | 4 | 4 | 22 | 56 |
| 1981 | Just A Dash | P. Cook | T.J. Smith | Gelding | 4 | 7 | 9 | 53.5 |
| 1980 | Beldale Ball | J. Letts | C.S. Hayes | Horse | 5 | 15 | 22 | 49.5 |
| 1979 | Hyperno | H. White | J.B. Cummings | Gelding | 6 | 2 | 11 | 56 |
| 1978 | Arwon | H. White | G.M. Hanlon | Gelding | 5 | 12 | 20 | 50.5 |
| 1977 | Gold And Black | J. Duggan | J.B. Cummings | Gelding | 5 | 2 | 14 | 57 |
| 1976 | Van Der Hum | R.J. Skelton | L.H. Robinson | Gelding | 5 | 6 | 23 | 54.5 |
| 1975 | Think Big | H. White | J.B. Cummings | Gelding | 5 | 2 | 3 | 58.5 |
| 1974 | Think Big | H. White | J.B. Cummings | Gelding | 4 | 12 | 16 | 53 |
| 1973 | Gala Supreme | F. Reys | R.J. Hutchins | Gelding | 4 | 15 | 24 | 49 |
| 1972 | Piping Lane | J. Letts | G.M. Hanlon | Gelding | 6 | 16 | 11 | 48 |
| 1971 | Silver Knight | R.B. Marsh | E. Temperton | Horse | 4 | 8 | 15 | 55 |
| 1970 | Bagdad Note | E.J. Didham | R. Heasley | Gelding | 5 | 4 | 13 | 54 |
| 1969 | Rain Lover | J. Johnson | M.L. Robins | Horse | 5 | 2 | 5 | 60.5 |
| 1968 | Rain Lover | J. Johnson | M.L.Robins | Horse | 4 | 11 | 24 | 51.5 |
| 1967 | Red Handed | R. Higgins | J.B. Cummings | Gelding | 5 | 5 | 19 | 55 |
| 1966 | Galilee | J. Miller | J.B. Cummings | Gelding | 4 | 4 | 14 | 56.5 |
| 1965 | Light Fingers | R. Higgins | J.B. Cummings | Mare | 4 | 14 | 6 | 52.5 |
| 1964 | Polo Prince | R. Taylor | J.P. Carter | Gelding | 6 | 12 | 4 | 52 |
| 1963 | Gatum Gatum | J. Johnson | H.G. Heagney | Gelding | 5 | 22 | 19 | 50 |
| 1962 | Even Stevens | L. Coles | A. McGregor | Horse | 5 | 6 | 21 | 53 |
| 1961 | Lord Fury | R. Selkrig | F.B. Lewis | Horse | 4 | 17 | 6 | 48 |
| 1960 | Hi Jinx | W. A. Smith | T.H. Knowles | Mare | 5 | 6 | 49 | |
| 1959 | Macdougal | P. Glennon | R.W. Roden | Gelding | 6 | 5 | 16 | 56 |
| 1958 | Baystone | M. Schumacher | J. Green | Gelding | 6 | 7 | 10 | 55 |
| 1957 | Straight Draw | N. McGrowdie | J.M. Mitchell | Gelding | 5 | 9 | 8 | 53 |
| 1956 | Evening Peal | G. Podmore | E.D. Lawson | Mare | 4 | 12 | 10 | 51 |
| 1955 | Toparoa | N. Sellwood | T.J. Smith | Gelding | 7 | 11 | 19 | 48 |
| 1954 | Rising Fast | J. Purtell | I.J. Tucker | Gelding | 5 | 1 | 8 | 59.5 |
| 1953 | Wodalla | J. Purtell | R. Sinclair | Horse | 4 | 9 | 5 | 52.5 |
| 1952 | Dalray | W. Williamson | C.C. McCarthy | Horse | 4 | 1 | 1 | 61 |
| 1951 | Delta | N. Sellwood | M. McCarten | Horse | 5 | 1 | 8 | 59.5 |
| 1950 | Comic Court | P. Glennon | J. Cummings | Horse | 5 | 1 | 14 | 59.5 |
| 1949 | Foxami | W. Fellows | D. Lewis | Horse | 4 | 5 | 12 | 54.5 |
| 1948 | Rimfire | R. Neville | S. Boyden | Gelding | 6 | 25 | 23 | 45.5 |
| 1947 | Hiraji | J. Purtell | J.W. McCurley | Gelding | 4 | 12 | 11 | 49.5 |
| 1946 | Russia | D. Munro | E. Hush | Horse | 6 | 1 | 1 | 57 |
| 1945 | Rainbird | W. Cook | S. Evans | Mare | 4 | 17 | 17 | 47.5 |
| 1944 | Sirius | D. Munro | E. Fisher | Horse | 4 | 4 | 4 | 53 |
| 1943 | Dark Felt | V. Hartney | R. Webster | Horse | 6 | 5 | 9 | 52.5 |
| 1942 | Colonus | H. McCloud | F. Manning | Horse | 4 | 19 | 24 | 45.5 |
| 1941 | Skipton | W. Cook | J. Fryer | Colt | 3 | 13 | 19 | 47.5 |
| 1940 | Old Rowley | A. Knox | J.A. Scully | Gelding | 7 | 11 | 5 | 50 |
| 1939 | Rivette | E. Preston | H. Bamber | Mare | 6 | 12 | 4 | 48.5 |
| 1938 | Catalogue | F. Shean | A. McDonald | Gelding | 8 | 5 | 17 | 52.5 |
| 1937 | The Trump | A. Reed | S.W. Reid | Gelding | 5 | 10 | 8 | 53 |
| 1936 | Wotan | O. Phillips | J. Fryer | Horse | 4 | 15 | 6 | 49.5 |
| 1935 | Maraboa | K. Voitre | L. Robertson | Horse | 4 | 12 | 10 | 49.5 |
| 1934 | Peter Pan | D. Munro | F. McGrath | Horse | 5 | 1 | 25 | 61.5 |
| 1933 | Hall Mark | J. O Sullivan | J. Holt | Colt | 3 | 13 | 6 | 48 |
| 1932 | Peter Pan | W. Duncan | F. McGrath | Colt | 3 | 18 | 11 | 47 |
| 1931 | White Nose | N. Percival | E.J. Hatwell | Horse | 5 | 14 | 12 | 43.5 |
| 1930 | Phar Lap | J.E. Pike | H.R. Telford | Gelding | 4 | 1 | 13 | 62.5 |
| 1929 | Nightmarch | R. Reed | A. McAulay | Horse | 4 | 3 | 5 | 58 |
| 1928 | Statesman | J. Munro | W. Kelso | Horse | 4 | 8 | 19 | 51 |
| 1927 | Trivalve | R. Lewis | J. Scobie | Colt | 3 | 19 | 27 | 47 |
| 1926 | Spearfelt | H. Cairns | V. O Neill | Horse | 5 | 4 | 1 | 58.5 |
| 1925 | Windbag | J. Munro | G. Price | Horse | 4 | 2 | 25 | 58 |
| 1924 | Backwood | P. Brown | R. Bradfield | Horse | 6 | 9 | 7 | 51.5 |
| 1923 | Bitalli | A. Wilson | J. Scobie | Gelding | 5 | 21 | 0 | 44.5 |
| 1922 | King Ingodas | A. Wilson | J. Scobie | Horse | 4 | 23 | 0 | 45 |
| 1921 | Sister Olive | E. O Sullivan | J. Williams | Filly | 3 | 24 | 0 | 44 |
| 1920 | Poitrel | K. Bracken | H.J. Robinson | Horse | 6 | 1 | 0 | 63.5 |
| 1919 | Artilleryman | R. Lewis | P.T. Heywood | Colt | 3 | 13 | 0 | 47 |
| 1918 | Nightwatch | W. Duncan | R. Bradfield | Gelding | 5 | 24 | 0 | 42 |
| 1917 | Westcourt | W. McLachlan | J. Burton | Horse | 5 | 12 | 0 | 53 |
| 1916 | Sasanof | F. Foley | M. Hobbs | Gelding | 3 | 28 | 0 | 43.5 |
| 1915 | Patrobas | R. Lewis | C. Wheeler | Colt | 3 | 19 | 0 | 47 |
| 1914 | Kingsburgh | K.G. Meddick | I. Foulsham | Colt | 4 | 25 | 0 | 43.5 |
| 1913 | Posinatus | A. Shanahan | J. Chambers | Gelding | 5 | 8 | 0 | 49 |
| 1912 | Piastre | A. Shanahan | R. O Connor | Horse | 4 | 14 | 0 | 48.5 |
| 1911 | The Parisian | R. Cameron | C. Wheeler | Gelding | 6 | 4 | 0 | 55 |
| 1910 | Comedy King | W. McLachlan | J. Lynch | Horse | 4 | 16 | 0 | 49.5 |
| 1909 | Prince Foote | W. McLachlan | F. McGrath | Colt | 3 | 17 | 0 | 48 |
| 1908 | Lord Nolan | J. Flynn | E. A. Mao | Colt | 3 | 24 | 0 | 42.5 |
| 1907 | Apologue | W. Evans | I. Earnshaw | Horse | 5 | 18 | 0 | 48.5 |
| 1906 | Poseidon | T. Clayton | I. Earmshaw | Colt | 3 | 15 | 0 | 47 |
| 1905 | Blue Spec | F. Bullock | W. Hickenbotham | Horse | 6 | 12 | 0 | 51 |
| 1904 | Acrasia | T. Clayton | A. E. Wills | Mare | 7 | 19 | 0 | 47 |
| 1903 | Lord Cardigan | N. Godby | A.E. Cornwell | Colt | 3 | 22 | 0 | 41.5 |
| 1902 | The Victory | R. Lewis | R. Bradfield | Colt | 4 | 3 | 0 | 56 |
| 1901 | Revenue | F. Dunn | H. Munro | Gelding | 5 | 10 | 0 | 49 |
| 1900 | Clean Sweep | A. Richardson | James Scobie | Colt | 3 | 23 | 0 | 44.5 |
| 1899 | Merriwee | V. Turner | J.Wilson jun. | Colt | 3 | 22 | 0 | 47 |
| 1898 | The Grafter | John Gough | W. Forrester | Gelding | 5 | 4 | 0 | 58 |
| 1897 | Gaulus | S. Callinan | W. Forrester | Horse | 6 | 20 | 0 | 48 |
| 1896 | Newhaven | H.J. Gardiner | W. Hickenbotham | Colt | 3 | 11 | 0 | 50.5 |
| 1895 | Auraria | J. Stevenson | J.H. Hill | Filly | 3 | 26 | 0 | 46.5 |
| 1894 | Patron | H.G. Dawes | R. Bradfield | Horse | 4 | 4 | 0 | 52 |
| 1893 | Tarcoola | H. Cripps | J. Cripps | Horse | 7 | 12 | 0 | 52.5 |
| 1892 | Glenloth | G. Robson | M. Carmody | Horse | 5 | 13 | 0 | 50.5 |
| 1891 | Malvolio | G. Redfearn | J. Redfearn | Horse | 4 | 9 | 0 | 52.5 |
| 1890 | Carbine | R. Ramage | W. Hickenbotham | Horse | 5 | 1 | 0 | 66 |
| 1889 | Bravo | J. Anwin | T. Wilson | Horse | 6 | 4 | 0 | 54 |
| 1888 | Mentor | M. O Brien | W. Hickenbotham | Horse | 4 | 8 | 0 | 52 |
| 1887 | Dunlop | T. Sanders | J. Nicholson | Horse | 5 | 4 | 0 | 52 |
| 1886 | Jarsenal | W. English | H. Rayner | Horse | 4 | 20 | 0 | 46.5 |
| 1885 | Sheet Anchor | M. O Brien | T. Wilson | Horse | 7 | 9 | 0 | 49.5 |
| 1884 | Malua | A. Robertson | Isaac Foulsham | Horse | 5 | 2 | 0 | 61 |
| 1883 | Marini-Henri | J. Williamson | M. Fennelly | Colt | 3 | 19 | 0 | 46.5 |
| 1882 | The Assyrian | C. Hutchens | J.E. Savill | Horse | 5 | 10 | 0 | 50.5 |
| 1881 | Zulu | Jim Gough | T. Lamond | Horse | 4 | 39 | 0 | 36 |
| 1880 | Grand Flaneur | T. Hales | T. Brown | Colt | 3 | 20 | 0 | 42.5 |
| 1879 | Darriwell | S. Cracknell | W.E. Dakin | Horse | 5 | 11 | 0 | 46.5 |
| 1878 | Calamia | T. Brown | E. de Mestre | Horse | 5 | 6 | 0 | 51.5 |
| 1877 | Chester | P. Pigott | E. de Mestre | Colt | 3 | 19 | 0 | 43.5 |
| 1876 | Briseis | P. St. Albans | James Wilson | Filly | 3 | 0 | 40 | |
| 1875 | Wollomai | R. Batty | S. Moon | Horse | 6 | 0 | 48 | |
| 1874 | Haricot | P. Pigott | S. Harding | Gelding | 4 | 0 | 41.5 | |
| 1873 | Don Juan | W. Wilson | James Wilson | Horse | 4 | 0 | 43.5 | |
| 1872 | The Quack | W. Enderson | John Tait | Horse | 6 | 0 | 49 | |
| 1871 | The Pearl | J. Cavanagh | John Tait | Horse | 5 | 0 | 46 | |
| 1870 | Nimblefoot | J. Day | W. Lang | Gelding | 7 | 0 | 38 | |
| 1869 | Warrior | J. Morrison | R. Sevoir | Gelding | 6 | 0 | 55.5 | |
| 1868 | Glencoe | C. Stanley | John Tait | Horse | 4 | 0 | 57.5 | |
| 1867 | Tim Whiffler | J. Driscoll | E. de Mestre | Horse | 5 | 0 | 56 | |
| 1866 | The Barb | W. Davis | John Tait | Colt | 3 | 0 | 42 | |
| 1865 | Toryboy | E. Cavanagh | P. Miley | Gelding | 8 | 0 | 44.5 | |
| 1864 | Lantern | S. Davis | S. Mahon | Colt | 3 | 0 | 39.5 | |
| 1863 | Banker | H. Chifney | Sam Waldock | Colt | 3 | 0 | 33.5 | |
| 1862 | Archer | J. Cutts | E. de Mestre | Horse | 6 | 0 | 64.5 | |
| 1861 | Archer | J. Cutts | E. de Mestre | Horse | 5 | 0 | 60.5 |