The Melbourne Cup Winners

The Complete Melbourne Cup Winners From 1861 – 2023

Year	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Colour	Sex	Age	Starters	Number	Barrier	Weight
2023	Without A Fight	M Zahra	A & S Freedman	Brown	Gelding	7	23	3	16	56.5
2022	Gold Trip	M Zahra	C Maher & D Eustace	Bay	Horse	6	22	1	14	57.5
2021	Verry Elleegant	J McDonald	C Waller	Bay	Mare	7	23	4	19	57
2020	Twilight Payment	J McNeil	J O’Brien	Bay	Horse	8	23	6	12	55.5
2019	Vow And Declare	C Williams	D O’Brien	Bay	Gelding	4	24	23	21	52
2018	Cross Counter	K McEvoy	C Appleby	Bay	Gelding	4	24	23	19	51
2017	Rekindling	C Brown	J O’Brien	Bay	Horse	4	23	22	4	51.5
2016	Almandin	K McEvoy	R Hickmott	Bay	Gelding	7	23	17	17	52
2015	Prince of Penzance	M Payne	D Weir	Bay	Gelding	6	24	19	1	53
2014	Protectionist	R Moore	A Wohler	Bay	Horse	5	22	5	11	56.5
2013	Fiorente	D Oliver	G Waterhouse	Brown	Horse	6	24	6	5	55
2012	Green Moon	B Prebble	R Hickmott	Bay	Horse	6	24	14	5	53.5
2011	Dunaden	C P Lemaire	M Delzangles	Bay	Horse	6	23	3	13	54.5
2010	Americain	G. Mosse	A De Royer-Dupre	Bay/Brown	Horse	6	23	8	11	54.5
2009	Shocking	C. Brown	M. Kavanagh	Bay	Horse	4	23	21	22	51
2008	Viewed	B. Shinn	J.B. Cummings	Bay	Horse	5	22	10	8	53
2007	Efficent	M. Rodd	G. Rogerson	Grey	Gelding	4	21	6	10	54.5
2006	Delta Blues	Y. Iwata	K. Sumii	Bay	Horse	6	23	2	10	56
2005	Makybe Diva	G. Boss	L. Freedman	Bay	Mare	7	24	1	14	58
2004	Makybe Diva	G. Boss	L. Freedman	Bay	Mare	6	24	5	7	55.5
2003	Makybe Diva	G. Boss	D. Hall	Bay	Mare	5	23	12	14	51
2002	Media Puzzle	D. Oliver	D. Weld	Chesnut	Gelding	6	19	14	3	52.5
2001	Ethereal	S. Seamer	S. Laxon	Bay	Mare	4	22	13	13	52
2000	Brew	K. McEvoy	M. Maroney	Bay	Gelding	6	23	24	22	49
1999	Rogan Josh	J. Marshall	J.B. Cummings	Brown	Gelding	7	24	17	21	50
1998	Jezabeel	C. Munce	B. Jenkins	Brown	Mare	6	25	22	16	51
1997	Might And Power	J. Cassidy	J. Denham	Bay/Brown	Gelding	4	22	3	2	56
1996	Saintly	D. Beadman	J.B. Cummings	Chesnut	Gelding	4	22	5	3	55.5
1995	Doriemus	D. Oliver	L. Freedman	Chesnut	Gelding	5	21	6	21	54.5
1994	Jeune	Wayne Harris	D. Hayes	Chesnut	Horse	6	24	6	5	56.5
1993	Vintage Crop	Michael Kinane	D. Weld	Chesnut	Gelding	7	24	6	5	55.5
1992	Subzero	Greg Hall	L. Freedman	Grey	Horse	4	21	8	14	54.5
1991	Lets Elope	S.R. King	J.B. Cummings	Chesnut	Mare	4	24	15	10	51
1990	Kingston Rule	D. Beadman	J.B. Cummings	Chesnut	Horse	5	24	8	1	53
1989	Tawrrific	R.S. Dye	L. Freedman	Bay	Horse	5	23	6	11	54
1988	Empire Rose	T. Allan	L.K.Laxon	Chesnut	Mare	6	22	11	20	53.5
1987	Kensei	L. Olsen	L.J.Bridge	Chesnut	Gelding	5	21	8	4	51.5
1986	At Talaq	M. Clarke	C.S. Hayes	Bay	Horse	6	22	4	17	54.5
1985	What A Nuisance	P. Hyland	J.F. Meagher	Bay	Gelding	7	23	13	17	52.5
1984	Black Knight	P. Cook	G.M. Hanlon	Bay/Brown	Gelding	5	19	17	11	50
1983	Kiwi	J. Cassidy	E.S. Lupton	Chesnut	Gelding	6	24	11	2	52
1982	Gurners Lane	L. Dittman	G.T. Murphy	Chesnut	Gelding	4	23	4	22	56
1981	Just A Dash	P. Cook	T.J. Smith	Bay	Gelding	4	22	7	9	53.5
1980	Beldale Ball	J. Letts	C.S. Hayes	Brown	Horse	5	22	15	22	49.5
1979	Hyperno	H. White	J.B. Cummings	Bay/Brown	Gelding	6	22	2	11	56
1978	Arwon	H. White	G.M. Hanlon	Bay/Brown	Gelding	5	22	12	20	50.5
1977	Gold And Black	J. Duggan	J.B. Cummings	Brown	Gelding	5	24	2	14	57
1976	Van Der Hum	R.J. Skelton	L.H. Robinson	Chesnut	Gelding	5	23	6	23	54.5
1975	Think Big	H. White	J.B. Cummings	Bay	Gelding	5	20	2	3	58.5
1974	Think Big	H. White	J.B. Cummings	Bay	Gelding	4	22	12	16	53
1973	Gala Supreme	F. Reys	R.J. Hutchins	Brown	Gelding	4	24	15	24	49
1972	Piping Lane	J. Letts	G.M. Hanlon	Brown	Gelding	6	22	16	11	48
1971	Silver Knight	R.B. Marsh	E. Temperton	Grey	Horse	4	21	8	15	55
1970	Bagdad Note	E.J. Didham	R. Heasley	Grey	Gelding	5	23	4	13	54
1969	Rain Lover	J. Johnson	M.L. Robins	Bay	Horse	5	23	2	5	60.5
1968	Rain Lover	J. Johnson	M.L.Robins	Bay	Horse	4	26	11	24	51.5
1967	Red Handed	R. Higgins	J.B. Cummings	Chesnut	Gelding	5	22	5	19	55
1966	Galilee	J. Miller	J.B. Cummings	Bay	Gelding	4	22	4	14	56.5
1965	Light Fingers	R. Higgins	J.B. Cummings	Chesnut	Mare	4	26	14	6	52.5
1964	Polo Prince	R. Taylor	J.P. Carter	Bay	Gelding	6	26	12	4	52
1963	Gatum Gatum	J. Johnson	H.G. Heagney	Brown	Gelding	5	26	22	19	50
1962	Even Stevens	L. Coles	A. McGregor	Chesnut	Horse	5	26	6	21	53
1961	Lord Fury	R. Selkrig	F.B. Lewis	Brown	Horse	4	25	17	6	48
1960	Hi Jinx	W. A. Smith	T.H. Knowles	Bay	Mare	5	32		6	49
1959	Macdougal	P. Glennon	R.W. Roden	Bay	Gelding	6	28	5	16	56
1958	Baystone	M. Schumacher	J. Green	Bay	Gelding	6	29	7	10	55
1957	Straight Draw	N. McGrowdie	J.M. Mitchell	Bay	Gelding	5	19	9	8	53
1956	Evening Peal	G. Podmore	E.D. Lawson	Brown	Mare	4	22	12	10	51
1955	Toparoa	N. Sellwood	T.J. Smith	Bay	Gelding	7	24	11	19	48
1954	Rising Fast	J. Purtell	I.J. Tucker	Bay/Brown	Gelding	5	25	1	8	59.5
1953	Wodalla	J. Purtell	R. Sinclair	Brown	Horse	4	21	9	5	52.5
1952	Dalray	W. Williamson	C.C. McCarthy	Bay	Horse	4	30	1	1	61
1951	Delta	N. Sellwood	M. McCarten	Brown	Horse	5	28	1	8	59.5
1950	Comic Court	P. Glennon	J. Cummings	Brown	Horse	5	26	1	14	59.5
1949	Foxami	W. Fellows	D. Lewis	Bay	Horse	4	31	5	12	54.5
1948	Rimfire	R. Neville	S. Boyden	Chesnut	Gelding	6	30	25	23	45.5
1947	Hiraji	J. Purtell	J.W. McCurley	Grey	Gelding	4	30	12	11	49.5
1946	Russia	D. Munro	E. Hush	Chesnut	Horse	6	35	1	1	57
1945	Rainbird	W. Cook	S. Evans	Chesnut	Mare	4	26	17	17	47.5
1944	Sirius	D. Munro	E. Fisher	Chesnut	Horse	4	23	4	4	53
1943	Dark Felt	V. Hartney	R. Webster	Brown	Horse	6	24	5	9	52.5
1942	Colonus	H. McCloud	F. Manning	Bay	Horse	4	24	19	24	45.5
1941	Skipton	W. Cook	J. Fryer	Chesnut	Colt	3	23	13	19	47.5
1940	Old Rowley	A. Knox	J.A. Scully	Chesnut	Gelding	7	20	11	5	50
1939	Rivette	E. Preston	H. Bamber	Bay	Mare	6	26	12	4	48.5
1938	Catalogue	F. Shean	A. McDonald	Bay	Gelding	8	22	5	17	52.5
1937	The Trump	A. Reed	S.W. Reid	Bay	Gelding	5	28	10	8	53
1936	Wotan	O. Phillips	J. Fryer	Brown	Horse	4	20	15	6	49.5
1935	Maraboa	K. Voitre	L. Robertson	Bay	Horse	4	22	12	10	49.5
1934	Peter Pan	D. Munro	F. McGrath	Chesnut	Horse	5	22	1	25	61.5
1933	Hall Mark	J. O Sullivan	J. Holt	Chesnut	Colt	3	18	13	6	48
1932	Peter Pan	W. Duncan	F. McGrath	Chesnut	Colt	3	27	18	11	47
1931	White Nose	N. Percival	E.J. Hatwell	Brown/Black	Horse	5	14	14	12	43.5
1930	Phar Lap	J.E. Pike	H.R. Telford	Chesnut	Gelding	4	15	1	13	62.5
1929	Nightmarch	R. Reed	A. McAulay	Brown	Horse	4	14	3	5	58
1928	Statesman	J. Munro	W. Kelso	Chesnut	Horse	4	17	8	19	51
1927	Trivalve	R. Lewis	J. Scobie	Chesnut	Colt	3	26	19	27	47
1926	Spearfelt	H. Cairns	V. O Neill	Brown	Horse	5	21	4	1	58.5
1925	Windbag	J. Munro	G. Price	Bay	Horse	4	28	2	25	58
1924	Backwood	P. Brown	R. Bradfield	Bay	Horse	6	18	9	7	51.5
1923	Bitalli	A. Wilson	J. Scobie	Brown	Gelding	5	26	21	0	44.5
1922	King Ingodas	A. Wilson	J. Scobie	Brown	Horse	4	32	23	0	45
1921	Sister Olive	E. O Sullivan	J. Williams	Chesnut	Filly	3	25	24	0	44
1920	Poitrel	K. Bracken	H.J. Robinson	Chesnut	Horse	6	23	1	0	63.5
1919	Artilleryman	R. Lewis	P.T. Heywood	Brown	Colt	3	20	13	0	47
1918	Nightwatch	W. Duncan	R. Bradfield	Bay	Gelding	5	27	24	0	42
1917	Westcourt	W. McLachlan	J. Burton	Brown	Horse	5	20	12	0	53
1916	Sasanof	F. Foley	M. Hobbs	Brown	Gelding	3	28	28	0	43.5
1915	Patrobas	R. Lewis	C. Wheeler	Brown	Colt	3	24	19	0	47
1914	Kingsburgh	K.G. Meddick	I. Foulsham	Chesnut	Colt	4	28	25	0	43.5
1913	Posinatus	A. Shanahan	J. Chambers	Bay	Gelding	5	20	8	0	49
1912	Piastre	A. Shanahan	R. O Connor	Bay	Horse	4	23	14	0	48.5
1911	The Parisian	R. Cameron	C. Wheeler	Brown	Gelding	6	33	4	0	55
1910	Comedy King	W. McLachlan	J. Lynch	Brown/Black	Horse	4	30	16	0	49.5
1909	Prince Foote	W. McLachlan	F. McGrath	Bay	Colt	3	26	17	0	48
1908	Lord Nolan	J. Flynn	E. A. Mao	Bay	Colt	3	22	24	0	42.5
1907	Apologue	W. Evans	I. Earnshaw	Bay	Horse	5	19	18	0	48.5
1906	Poseidon	T. Clayton	I. Earmshaw	Bay	Colt	3	21	15	0	47
1905	Blue Spec	F. Bullock	W. Hickenbotham	Brown	Horse	6	27	12	0	51
1904	Acrasia	T. Clayton	A. E. Wills	Bay	Mare	7	34	19	0	47
1903	Lord Cardigan	N. Godby	A.E. Cornwell	Brown	Colt	3	24	22	0	41.5
1902	The Victory	R. Lewis	R. Bradfield	Bay	Colt	4	22	3	0	56
1901	Revenue	F. Dunn	H. Munro	Bay	Gelding	5	19	10	0	49
1900	Clean Sweep	A. Richardson	James Scobie	Black	Colt	3	29	23	0	44.5
1899	Merriwee	V. Turner	J.Wilson jun.	Brown	Colt	3	28	22	0	47
1898	The Grafter	John Gough	W. Forrester	Brown	Gelding	5	28	4	0	58
1897	Gaulus	S. Callinan	W. Forrester	Chesnut	Horse	6	29	20	0	48
1896	Newhaven	H.J. Gardiner	W. Hickenbotham	Chesnut	Colt	3	25	11	0	50.5
1895	Auraria	J. Stevenson	J.H. Hill	Brown	Filly	3	36	26	0	46.5
1894	Patron	H.G. Dawes	R. Bradfield	Chesnut	Horse	4	28	4	0	52
1893	Tarcoola	H. Cripps	J. Cripps	Bay	Horse	7	30	12	0	52.5
1892	Glenloth	G. Robson	M. Carmody	Brown	Horse	5	35	13	0	50.5
1891	Malvolio	G. Redfearn	J. Redfearn	Bay	Horse	4	34	9	0	52.5
1890	Carbine	R. Ramage	W. Hickenbotham	Bay	Horse	5	39	1	0	66
1889	Bravo	J. Anwin	T. Wilson	Bay	Horse	6	20	4	0	54
1888	Mentor	M. O Brien	W. Hickenbotham	Bay	Horse	4	28	8	0	52
1887	Dunlop	T. Sanders	J. Nicholson	Brown	Horse	5	18	4	0	52
1886	Jarsenal	W. English	H. Rayner	Brown	Horse	4	28	20	0	46.5
1885	Sheet Anchor	M. O Brien	T. Wilson	Brown	Horse	7	35	9	0	49.5
1884	Malua	A. Robertson	Isaac Foulsham	Bay	Horse	5	24	2	0	61
1883	Marini-Henri	J. Williamson	M. Fennelly	Bay	Colt	3	29	19	0	46.5
1882	The Assyrian	C. Hutchens	J.E. Savill	Brown	Horse	5	35	10	0	50.5
1881	Zulu	Jim Gough	T. Lamond	Black	Horse	4	33	39	0	36
1880	Grand Flaneur	T. Hales	T. Brown	Bay	Colt	3	22	20	0	42.5
1879	Darriwell	S. Cracknell	W.E. Dakin	Brown	Horse	5	27	11	0	46.5
1878	Calamia	T. Brown	E. de Mestre	Bay	Horse	5	30	6	0	51.5
1877	Chester	P. Pigott	E. de Mestre	Bay	Colt	3	33	19	0	43.5
1876	Briseis	P. St. Albans	James Wilson	Brown	Filly	3	33		0	40
1875	Wollomai	R. Batty	S. Moon	Bay	Horse	6	20		0	48
1874	Haricot	P. Pigott	S. Harding	Bay	Gelding	4	18		0	41.5
1873	Don Juan	W. Wilson	James Wilson	Bay	Horse	4	24		0	43.5
1872	The Quack	W. Enderson	John Tait	Bay	Horse	6	22		0	49
1871	The Pearl	J. Cavanagh	John Tait	Bay	Horse	5	23		0	46
1870	Nimblefoot	J. Day	W. Lang	Bay	Gelding	7	28		0	38
1869	Warrior	J. Morrison	R. Sevoir	Brown	Gelding	6	26		0	55.5
1868	Glencoe	C. Stanley	John Tait	Chesnut	Horse	4	25		0	57.5
1867	Tim Whiffler	J. Driscoll	E. de Mestre	Bay	Horse	5	27		0	56
1866	The Barb	W. Davis	John Tait	Black	Colt	3	28		0	42
1865	Toryboy	E. Cavanagh	P. Miley	Grey	Gelding	8	23		0	44.5
1864	Lantern	S. Davis	S. Mahon	Brown	Colt	3	19		0	39.5
1863	Banker	H. Chifney	Sam Waldock	Bay	Colt	3	7		0	33.5
1862	Archer	J. Cutts	E. de Mestre	Bay	Horse	6	20		0	64.5
1861	Archer	J. Cutts	E. de Mestre	Bay	Horse	5	17		0	60.5