MELBOURNE CUP · AUSTRALIA
Melbourne Cup prize money
The Melbourne Cup is worth AU$10,000,000 for the 2025 running . That makes it the 5th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 2nd richest in Australia.
Every figure here is the money the race announces, in the currency it announces it in. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY AU$10,000,000
WORLD RANK 5th
RUNNINGS HELD 165
What the Melbourne Cup is
Group 1 · 3,200 metres · Turf · Flemington Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Flemington Racecourse
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 1
- Distance
- 3,200 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred, Flat racing
- Open to
- Three-year-olds and up
- Direction
- Left-handed
We hold the total fund for the Melbourne Cup and no separate winner's cheque. What the winner takes is a rule the racecourse sets rather than a national one, and it varies race by race.
Run in 3:22.46 in 2025, the Melbourne Cup pays AU$49,392 for every second of the race, which is 15th of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 3rd in Australia.
Every Melbourne Cup winner
165 runnings, 1861 to 2025, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Half Yours3:22.46 | Jamie Melham | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Kildalton Park Racing |
| 2024 | Knight's Choice3:19.53 | Robbie Dolan | John Symons & Sheila Laxon | C A Bain, Mrs K J Waldron & R A Waldron |
| 2023 | Without A Fight3:18.37 | Mark Zahra | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Sheikh Mohammed Obaid al Maktoum. |
| 2022 | Gold Trip3:24.04 | Mark Zahra | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Australian Bloodstock et al. |
| 2021 | Verry Elleegant3:17.43 | James McDonald | Chris Waller | Jomara Bloodstock Ltd et al. |
| 2020 | Twilight Payment3:17.34 | Jye McNeil | Joseph O'Brien | Lloyd Williams et al. |
| 2019 | Vow And Declare3:24.76 | Craig Williams | Danny O'Brien | G Corrigan et al. |
| 2018 | Cross Counter3:21.17 | Kerrin McEvoy | Charlie Appleby | Godolphin |
| 2017 | Rekindling3:21.29 | Corey Brown | Joseph O'Brien | Lloyd Williams et al. |
| 2016 | Almandin3:20.58 | Kerrin McEvoy | Robert Hickmott | Lloyd Williams et al. |
| 2015 | Prince of Penzance3:23.15 | Michelle Payne | Darren Weir | A McGregor et al. |
| 2014 | Protectionist3:17.71 | Ryan Moore | Andreas Wöhler | Australian Bloodstock et al. |
| 2013 | Fiorente3:20.30 | Damien Oliver | Gai Waterhouse | Andrew Roberts et al. |
| 2012 | Green Moon3:20.45 | Brett Prebble | Robert Hickmott | Lloyd Williams et al. |
| 2011 | Dunaden3:20.84 | Christophe Lemaire | Mikel Delzangles | Pearl Bloodstock Pty (Mgr. R Levitt) |
| 2010 | Americain3:26.87 | Gérald Mossé | Alain de Royer-Dupré | Gerry Ryan, K. C Bamford |
| 2009 | Shocking3:23.87 | Corey Brown | Mark Kavanagh | Eales Racing Pty Ltd |
| 2008 | Viewed3:20.40 | Blake Shinn | Bart Cummings | Dato Tan Chin Nam et al. |
| 2007 | Efficient3:23.34 | Michael Rodd | Graeme Rogerson | Lloyd Williams et al. |
| 2006 | Delta Blues3:21.47 | Yasunari Iwata | Katsuhiko Sumii | Sunday Racing Co Ltd |
| 2005 | Makybe Diva3:19.17 | Glen Boss | Lee Freedman | Emily Krstina Syndicate |
| 2004 | Makybe Diva3:28.55 | Glen Boss | Lee Freedman | Emily Krstina Syndicate |
| 2003 | Makybe Diva3:19.90 | Glen Boss | David Hall | Emily Krstina Syndicate |
| 2002 | Media Puzzle3:16.97 | Damien Oliver | Dermot K. Weld | Dr M. W. Smurfit, et al. |
| 2001 | Ethereal3:21.08 | Scott Seamer | Sheila Laxon | Sir Peter James & Philip Malcolm Vela |
| 2000 | Brew3:18.68 | Kerrin McEvoy | Mike Moroney | Gurner's Bloodstock Co. |
| 1999 | Rogan Josh3:19.64 | John Marshall | Bart Cummings | Mrs W. L. Green, et al. |
| 1998 | Jezabeel3:18.59 | Chris Munce | Brian Jenkins | A. K. Burr, et al. |
| 1997 | Might and Power3:18.33 | Jim Cassidy | Jack Denham | Mr N. Moraitis |
| 1996 | Saintly3:18.80 | Darren Beadman | Bart Cummings | Dato Tan Chin Nam et al. |
| 1995 | Doriemus3:27.60 | Damien Oliver | Lee Freedman | Pacers Australia Syndicate |
| 1994 | Jeune3:19.80 | Wayne Harris | David Hayes | Shadwell Racing |
| 1993 | Vintage Crop3:23.40 | Michael Kinane | Dermot K. Weld | Dr M. W. Smurfit |
| 1992 | Subzero3:24.70 | Greg Hall | Lee Freedman | D H K Investments |
| 1991 | Let's Elope3:18.90 | Steven King | Bart Cummings | Shoreham Park Syndicate |
| 1990 | Kingston Rule3:16.30 | Darren Beadman | Bart Cummings | Mr & Mrs D. H. Hains |
| 1989 | Tawrrific3:17.10 | Shane Dye | Lee Freedman | B. F. Avery, et al. |
| 1988 | Empire Rose3:18.90 | Tony Allan | Laurie Laxon | Mr & Mrs F. R. Bodle |
| 1987 | Kensei3:22.00 | Larry Olsen | Les J. Bridge | K. M. Mitchell, et al. |
| 1986 | At Talaq3:21.70 | Michael Clarke | Colin Hayes | Shadwell Racing |
| 1985 | What A Nuisance3:23.00 | Pat Hyland | John Meagher | Lloyd Williams et al. |
| 1984 | Black Knight3:18.90 | Peter Cook | George Hanlon | Robert Holmes à Court |
| 1983 | Kiwi3:18.90 | Jim Cassidy | Ewen S. Lupton | Mr & Mrs E. S. Lupton |
| 1982 | Gurner's Lane3:21.20 | Mick Dittman | Geoff Murphy | Williams St. Syndicate No 2 |
| 1981 | Just A Dash3:21.20 | Peter Cook | T J Smith | Lloyd Williams et al. |
| 1980 | Beldale Ball3:19.80 | John Letts | Colin Hayes | Swettenham Stud Syndicate |
| 1979 | Hyperno3:21.80 | Harry White | Bart Cummings | Mr & Mrs T. L. North, et al. |
| 1978 | Arwon3:24.30 | Harry White | George Hanlon | Doon Bros Syndicate et al. |
| 1977 | Gold and Black3:18.40 | John Duggan | Bart Cummings | Mr & Mrs J. Harris, et al. |
| 1976 | Van der Hum3:34.10 | Robert J. Skelton | Len H. Robinson | L. H. & R. A. Robinson, et al. |
| 1975 | Think Big3:29.60 | Harry White | Bart Cummings | Dato Tan Chin Nam et al. |
| 1974 | Think Big3:23.10 | Harry White | Bart Cummings | Dato Tan Chin Nam et al. |
| 1973 | Gala Supreme3:19.50 | Frank Reys | Ray Hutchins | J. P. Curtain |
| 1972 | Piping Lane3:19.30 | John Letts | George Hanlon | R. W. Trinder |
| 1971 | Silver Knight3:19.50 | Bruce Marsh | Eric Temperton | Sir W. Norwood |
| 1970 | Baghdad Note3:19.70 | Midge Didham | Robert Heasley | E. C. S. Falconer |
| 1969 | Rain Lover3:21.50 | Jim Johnson | Mick L. Robins | Clifford A Reid |
| 1968 | Rain Lover3:19.10 | Jim Johnson | Mick L. Robins | Clifford A. Reid |
| 1967 | Red Handed3:20.40 | Roy Higgins | Bart Cummings | F. W. Clarke, et al. |
| 1966 | Galilee3:21.90 | John Miller | Bart Cummings | Mr & Mrs M. L. Bailey |
| 1965 | Light Fingers3:21.10 | Roy Higgins | Bart Cummings | W. J. Broderick |
| 1964 | Polo Prince3:19.60 | Ron Taylor | John P. Carter | Mr & Mrs L. W. Davis |
| 1963 | Gatum Gatum3:21.10 | Jim Johnson | H. Graeme Heagney | M. P. Reid |
| 1962 | Even Stevens3:21.40 | Les Coles | Arch McGregor | James Wattie |
| 1961 | Lord Fury3:19.50 | Ray Selkrig | Frank B. Lewis | Mr & Mrs N. S. Cohen |
| 1960 | Hi Jinx3:23.75 | William A. Smith | Trevor H. Knowles | T. H. Knowles & K. R. Sly |
| 1959 | Macdougal3:23.00 | Pat Glennon | Richard W. Roden | R. N. & N. H. B. Brown |
| 1958 | Baystone3:21.25 | Mel Schumacher | Jack Green | R. A. & N. Burns |
| 1957 | Straight Draw3:24.50 | Noel L. McGrowdie | J. M. Mitchell | Ezra Norton |
| 1956 | Evening Peal3:19.50 | George Podmore | E. D. Lawson | Mr & Mrs R. White |
| 1955 | Toparoa3:28.25 | Neville Sellwood | T J Smith | N. H. McDonald |
| 1954 | Rising Fast3:23.00 | Jack Purtell | Ivan Tucker | L. R. Spring |
| 1953 | Wodalla3:23.75 | Jack Purtell | Robert Sinclair | E. A. "Ted" Underwood |
| 1952 | Dalray3:23.75 | Bill Williamson | C. C. McCarthy | C. Neville |
| 1951 | Delta3:24.25 | Neville Sellwood | Maurice McCarten | Adolph Basser |
| 1950 | Comic Court3:19.50 | Pat Glennon | J. M. Cummings | R. A., J. D. & A. J. Lee |
| 1949 | Foxzami3:28.50 | William Fellows | Dan Lewis | L. G. Robinson |
| 1948 | Rimfire3:21.00 | Ray Neville | Stan Boyden | H. G. Raymond |
| 1947 | Hiraji3:28.00 | Jack Purtell | Jim McCurley | Fred W. Hughes |
| 1946 | Russia3:21.25 | Darby Munro | E. Hush | J. G. Leeds & E. Hush |
| 1945 | Rainbird3:24.25 | Billy Cook | Sam Evans | Clifford A. Reid |
| 1944 | Sirius3:24.50 | Darby Munro | E. Fisher | R.Turnbull |
| 1943 | Dark Felt3:23.25 | Vic Hartney | Ray Webster | J. A. Cain |
| 1942 | Colonus3:33.25 | Harry McCloud | Frank Manning | Leo Menck |
| 1941 | Skipton3:23.75 | Billy Cook | Jack Fryer | Myrtle Kitson |
| 1940 | Old Rowley3:26.00 | Andy Knox | Jack Scully | Jack Scully |
| 1939 | Rivette3:27.00 | Teddy Preston | Harry Bamber | Harry Bamber |
| 1938 | Catalogue3:26.25 | Fred Shean | Allan McDonald | Mrs. A. Jamieson |
| 1937 | The Trump3:21.50 | Ashley Reed | Stanley Reid | Darcy Eccles |
| 1936 | Wotan3:21.25 | Ossie Phillips | Jack Fryer | T. A., W. & R. Smith |
| 1935 | Marabou3:23.75 | Keith Voitre | Lou Robertson | J. Fell & T. Hogan |
| 1934 | Peter Pan3:40.50 | Darby Munro | Frank McGrath | Rodney R. Dangar |
| 1933 | Hall Mark3:27.50 | Jack O'Sullivan | Jack Holt | C. B. Kellow |
| 1932 | Peter Pan3:23.25 | Bill Duncan | Frank McGrath | Rodney R. Dangar |
| 1931 | White Nose3:26.00 | Neville Percival | E. J. Hatwell | H. P. McLachlan |
| 1930 | Phar Lap3:27.75 | James E. Pike | Harry Telford | Harry R. Telford and David J. Davis |
| 1929 | Nightmarch3:26.50 | Roy Reed | Alec McAulay | A. Louisson |
| 1928 | Statesman3:23.25 | James L. Munro | William Kelso | William Kelso |
| 1927 | Trivalve3:24.00 | Bobbie Lewis | James Scobie | E. E. D. Clarke |
| 1926 | Spearfelt3:22.75 | Hugh Harold Cairns | V. O'Neill | D. C. Grant |
| 1925 | Windbag3:22.75 | James L. Munro | George R. Price | Robert Miller |
| 1924 | Backwood3:26.50 | Bunty Brown | Richard Bradfield | William Clark & E. L. "Prince" Baillieu |
| 1923 | Bitalli3:24.25 | Alan "Tich" Wilson | James Scobie | Alfred Thomas Craig |
| 1922 | King Ingoda3:28.25 | Alan "Tich" Wilson | James Scobie | Charles Dubois/R.W. Bennett |
| 1921 | Sister Olive3:27.75 | Ted O'Sullivan | Jack Williams | F. W. Norman |
| 1920 | Poitrel3:25.75 | Ken Bracken | Harry J. Robinson | Bill & Frederik Albert Moses |
| 1919 | Artilleryman3:24.50 | Bobbie Lewis | Phillip T. Heywood | Samuel Hordern/Alexander Dyce Murphy |
| 1918 | Night Watch3:25.75 | Bill Duncan | Richard Bradfield | C. L. Macdonald |
| 1917 | Westcourt3:26.75 | William H. McLachlan | Joseph Burton | Daniel U. Seaton |
| 1916 | Sasanof3:27.75 | Fred Foley | Murray Hobbs | Wilfred G. Stead/E.S. Luttrell |
| 1915 | Patrobas3:28.25 | Bobbie Lewis | Charlie Wheeler | Edith Widdis |
| 1914 | Kingsburgh3:26.00 | George Meddick | Isaac Foulsham | Lauchlan Kenneth Scobie ("L.K.S.") MacKinnon |
| 1913 | Posinatus3:31.00 | Albert Shanahan | James Chambers | James Chambers |
| 1912 | Piastre3:27.50 | Albert Shanahan | Richard O'Connor | William Brown |
| 1911 | The Parisian3:27.75 | Ronald Cameron | Charlie Wheeler | John Kirby |
| 1910 | Comedy King3:27.75 | William H. McLachlan | James Lynch | Sol Green |
| 1909 | Prince Foote3:27.50 | William H. McLachlan | Frank McGrath | John Brown |
| 1908 | Lord Nolan3:28.75 | John R. Flynn | Earnest A. Mayo | John Mayo |
| 1907 | Apologue3:27.50 | Bill Evans | Isaac Earnshaw | R. L. Cleland |
| 1906 | Poseidon3:31.25 | Tom Clayton | Isaac Earnshaw | Sir Hugh Denison |
| 1905 | Blue Spec3:27.50 | Frank Bullock | Walter Hickenbotham | P. A. (Paddy) Connolly |
| 1904 | Acrasia3:28.25 | Tom Clayton | Albert E. Wills | Humphrey Oxenham |
| 1903 | Lord Cardigan3:29.25 | Norman Godby | Albert E. Cornwell | John Mayo |
| 1902 | The Victory3:29.00 | Bobbie Lewis | Richard Bradfield | Clark & Robinson |
| 1901 | Revenue3:30.50 | Frederick J. Dunn | Hugh Munro | C. Leslie Macdonald |
| 1900 | Clean Sweep3:29.00 | Andrew Richardson | James Scobie | Frank Cumming ("Mr. F. T. Forrest") |
| 1899 | Merriwee3:36.50 | Vivian Turner | James Wilson Jr. | Herbert Power |
| 1898 | The Grafter3:29.75 | John Gough | William "Black Bill" Forrester | William "Black Bill" Forrester |
| 1897 | Gaulus3:31.00 | Stephen Callinan | William "Black Bill" Forrester | William "Black Bill" Forrester |
| 1896 | Newhaven3:28.50 | Harry Gardiner | Walter Hickenbotham | W. T. Jones & S. Cooper |
| 1895 | Auraria3:29.00 | John Stevenson | John Hill | David James |
| 1894 | Patron3:31.00 | Horace G. Dawes | Richard Bradfield | F. W. Purches |
| 1893 | Tarcoola3:30.50 | Herbert Cripps | Joseph Cripps | J. D. Lewis |
| 1892 | Glenloth3:36.25 | George Robson | Michael Carmody | Michael Carmody |
| 1891 | Malvolio3:29.25 | George Redfearn | James Redfearn | James Redfearn |
| 1890 | Carbine3:28.25 | Robert Ramage | Walter Hickenbotham | Donald Smith Wallace |
| 1889 | Bravo3:32.50 | Jack Anwin | Tommy Wilson | William Thomas Jones |
| 1888 | Mentor3:30.75 | Mick O'Brien | Walter Hickenbotham | Donald Smith Wallace |
| 1887 | Dunlop3:28.50 | Tom Sanders | John Nicholson | Richard Donovan |
| 1886 | Arsenal3:31.00 | William English | Harry Rayner | William Gannon |
| 1885 | Sheet Anchor3:29.50 | Mick O'Brien | Tommy Wilson | Martin Loughlin |
| 1884 | Malua3:31.75 | Alec Robertson | Isaac Foulsham | John Ord Inglis |
| 1883 | Martini-Henry3:30.50 | John Williamson | Michael Fennelly | James White |
| 1882 | The Assyrian3:40.00 | Charles Hutchins | John Eden Savill | John Eden Savill |
| 1881 | Zulu3:32.50 | Jim Gough | Tom Lamond | Charles McDonnell |
| 1880 | Grand Flaneur3:34.75 | Thomas Hales | Thomas Brown | William A. Long |
| 1879 | Darriwell3:30.75 | Sam Cracknell | William E. Dakin | William Guesdon |
| 1878 | Calamia3:35.75 | Thomas Brown | Etienne de Mestre | Etienne de Mestre |
| 1877 | Chester3:33.50 | Paddy Pigott | Etienne de Mestre | James White |
| 1876 | Briseis3:36.25 | Peter St Albans | James Wilson | James Wilson |
| 1875 | Wollomai3:38.00 | Robert Batty | Stephen Moon | John Cleeland |
| 1874 | Haricot3:37.50 | Paddy Pigott | Sam Harding | Andrew Chirnside |
| 1873 | Don Juan3:36.00 | William Wilson | James Wilson | W. Johnstone |
| 1872 | The Quack3:39.00 | William Enderson | John Tait | John Tait |
| 1871 | The Pearl3:39.00 | John Kavanagh | John Tait | John Tait |
| 1870 | Nimblefoot3:37.00 | John Day | William Lang | Walter Craig |
| 1869 | Warrior3:40.00 | Joe Morrison | Robert Sevior | Austin Saqui |
| 1868 | Glencoe3:42.00 | Charles Stanley | John Tait | John Tait |
| 1867 | Tim Whiffler3:39.00 | John Driscoll | Etienne de Mestre | Etienne de Mestre |
| 1866 | The Barb3:43.00 | William Davis | John Tait | John Tait |
| 1865 | Toryboy3:44.00 | John Kavanagh | Pat Miley | B. Marshall |
| 1864 | Lantern3:52.00 | Sam Davis | William Filgate | Hurtle Fisher |
| 1863 | Banker3:44.00 | Harry Chifney | Sam Waldock | Joseph Harper |
| 1862 | Archer3:47.00 | John Cutts | Etienne de Mestre | Etienne de Mestre |
| 1861 | Archer3:52.00 | John Cutts | Etienne de Mestre | Etienne de Mestre |
165 of the 165 runnings name the rider, 165 name the trainer and 165 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the Melbourne Cup more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
Makybe Diva has won it 3 times, which is more than any other horse.
5 horses have won it more than once across 165 runnings.
Most wins by a trainer
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Makybe Diva | 3 | 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Think Big | 2 | 1974, 1975 |
| Rain Lover | 2 | 1968, 1969 |
| Peter Pan | 2 | 1932, 1934 |
| Archer | 2 | 1861, 1862 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Melbourne Cup in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2,000 Guineas Trial StakesAscot / Salisbury | Great Britain | AU$37,800 | £20,000 |
| 991 | Bénazet-RennenIffezheim Racecourse | Germany | AU$32,308 | €20,000 |
| 992 | Grand Prix-AufgaloppKöln-Weidenpesch | Germany | AU$32,308 | €20,000 |
| 993 | Gold Cup at GreyvilleGreyville Racecourse | South Africa | AU$32,281 | R400,000 |
| 994 | Burrumbeet CupBurrumbeet racecourse | Australia | AU$30,000 | AU$30,000 |
| 996 | Takeyoriwake ShoKochi Racecourse | Japan | AU$23,814 | ¥2,500,000 |
| 997 | Whirl StakesEmpire City Race Track, Yonkers, New York, | United States | AU$5,684 | $4,000 |
| 1 | The EverestRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$20,000,000AU$20.0m | AU$20,000,000 |
| 2 | Dubai World CupMeydan Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | AU$17,052,632AU$17.1m | $12,000,000 |
| 3 | Japan CupTokyo Racecourse | Japan | AU$10,382,904AU$10.4m | ¥1,090,000,000 |
| 6 | Breeders' Cup ClassicNorth America | United States | AU$9,947,368AU$9.9m | $7,000,000 |
| 7 | Dubai Sheema ClassicMeydan Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | AU$8,526,316AU$8.5m | $6,000,000 |
| 8 | Dubai TurfMeydan Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | AU$8,526,316AU$8.5m | $6,000,000 |
| 9 | Prix de l'Arc de TriompheLongchamp Racecourse | France | AU$8,076,923AU$8.1m | €5,000,000 |
| 11 | Hong Kong CupSha Tin Racecourse | Hong Kong | AU$7,182,000AU$7.2m | HK$40,000,000 |
| 12 | Breeders' Cup TurfNorth America | United States | AU$7,105,263AU$7.1m | $5,000,000 |
| 13 | Kentucky DerbyChurchill Downs | United States | AU$7,105,263AU$7.1m | $5,000,000 |
| 15 | Hong Kong MileSha Tin Racecourse | Hong Kong | AU$5,745,600AU$5.7m | HK$32,000,000 |
| 16 | Queen Elizabeth II CupSha Tin Racecourse | Hong Kong | AU$5,386,500AU$5.4m | HK$30,000,000 |
| 17 | Caulfield CupCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$5,000,000AU$5.0m | AU$5,000,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Melbourne Cup in what they pay, above and below it. Follow the ranking all the way up on the richest races in the world.
The rest of the money in Australia
291 races, 2nd of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Steere Classic | Ascot Racecourse | Listed Race | AU$125,000 |
| Port Adelaide Cup | Morphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Listed | AU$120,240 |
| Burrumbeet Cup | Burrumbeet racecourse | AU$30,000 | |
| The Everest | Randwick Racecourse, | Group 1 | AU$20,000,000AU$20.0m |
| Caulfield Cup | Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 1 | AU$5,000,000AU$5.0m |
| Golden Slipper Stakes | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse | Group 1 | AU$5,000,000AU$5.0m |
| Doncaster Handicap | Randwick Racecourse, | Group I | AU$4,000,000AU$4.0m |
| Caulfield Guineas | Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 1 | AU$3,000,000AU$3.0m |
Every race in Australia we hold a purse for is on the Australia prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Melbourne Cup prize money?
AU$10,000,000, for the 2025 running.
Where does the Melbourne Cup rank among the richest races in the world?
5th of 997. 4 races pay more, the nearest of them 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes. In Australia it is 2nd of 291.
Which horse has won the Melbourne Cup most often?
Makybe Diva, 3 times, in 2003, 2004, 2005.
Which jockey has won the Melbourne Cup most often?
Harry White, with 4 wins between 1974 and 1979.
When was the Melbourne Cup first run?
This page holds 165 runnings, from 1861 to 2025.
How far is the Melbourne Cup?
3,200 metres, on turf, at Flemington Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money