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Melbourne Cup 2026 Past Winners

Tuesday, 3 November 2026, 3 PM Flemington Group 1

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2026 Melbourne Cup Past Winners

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The clues that find Cup winners, the last 10 winners, our betting plan and the horses to watch – from the Practical Punting team. Updated through Cup week as the field takes shape.

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Melbourne Cup Winners

Year	Winner	Weight (kg)	Jockey	Trainer
2025	Half Yours	53.0	Jamie Melham	Tony & Calvin McEvoy
2024	Knight's Choice	51.5	Robbie Dolan	John Symons & Sheila Laxon
2023	Without A Fight	56.5	Mark Zahra	Anthony & Sam Freedman
2022	Gold Trip	57.5	Mark Zahra	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
2021	Verry Elleegant	57.0	James McDonald	Chris Waller
2020	Twilight Payment	55.5	Jye McNeil	Joseph O'Brien
2019	Vow And Declare	52.0	Craig Williams	Danny O'Brien
2018	Cross Counter	51.0	Kerrin McEvoy	Charlie Appleby
2017	Rekindling	51.5	Corey Brown	Joseph O'Brien
2016	Almandin	52.0	Kerrin McEvoy	Robert Hickmott
2015	Prince of Penzance	53.0	Michelle Payne	Darren Weir
2014	Protectionist	56.5	Ryan Moore	Andreas Wohler
2013	Fiorente	55.0	Damien Oliver	Gai Waterhouse
2012	Green Moon	53.5	Brett Prebble	Robert Hickmott
2011	Dunaden	54.5	Christophe Lemaire	Mikel Delzangles
2010	Americain	54.5	Gerald Mosse	Alain de Royer-Dupre
2009	Shocking	51.0	Corey Brown	Mark Kavanagh
2008	Viewed	53.0	B Shinn	Bart (J.B.) Cummings
2007	Efficient	54.5	Michael Rodd	Graeme Rogerson
2006	Delta Blues	56	Yasunari Iwata	Katsuhiko Sumii (Japan)
2005	Makybe Diva	58	Glen Boss	Lee Freedman
2004	Makybe Diva	55.5	Glen Boss	Lee Freedman
2003	Makybe Diva	52	Glen Boss	D. J. Hall
2002	Media Puzzle	52.5	D. Oliver	D. K. Weld
2001	Etheral	52	S. Seamer	Ms. S. Laxon
2000	Brew	55.05	K. McEvoy	M. Moroney
1999	Rogan Josh	53.5	J. MARSHALL	J.B.CUMMINGS
1998	Jezabeel	53	C. MUNCE	B. JENKINS
1997	MIGHT AND POWER	56	J.CASSIDY	J.DENHAM
1996	SAINTLY	55.5	D.BEADMAN	J.B.CUMMINGS
1995	DORIEMUS	54.5	D.OLIVER	D.L.FREEDMAN
1994	JEUNE	56.5	W.HARRIS	D.A.HAYES
1993	VINTAGE CROP	55.5	M.KINANE	D.WELD
1992	SUBZERO	54.5	G.HALL	D.L.FREEDMAN
1991	LET'S ELOPE	51	S.R.KING	J.B.CUMMINGS
1990	KINGSTON RULE	53	D.BEADMAN	J.B.CUMMINGS
1989	TAWRIFFIC	54	R.S.DYE	D.L.FREEDMAN
1988	EMPIRE ROSE	53.5	T.K.ALLAN	L.K.LAXON
1987	KENSEI	51.5	L.OLSEN	L.J.BRIDGE
1986	AT TALAQ	54.5	M.CLARKE	C.S.HAYES
1985	WHAT A NUISANCE	52.5	P.T.HYLAND	J.F.MEAGHER
1984	BLACK KNIGHT	50	P.COOK	G.M.HANLON
1983	KIWI	52	J.A.CASSIDY	E.S.LUPTON
1982	GURNER'S LANE	56	L.DITTMAN	G.T.MURPHY
1981	JUST A DASH	53.5	P.COOK	T.J.SMITH
1980	BELDALE BALL	49.5	J.LETTS	C.S.HAYES
1979	HYPERNO	56	H.WHITE	J.B.CUMMINGS
1978	ARWON	50.5	H.WHITE	G.M.HANLON
1977	GOLD AND BLACK	57	J.DUGGAN	J.B.CUMMINGS
1976	VAN DER HUM	54.5	R.J.SKELTON	L.H.ROBINSON
1975	THINK BIG	58.5	H.WHITE	J.B.CUMMINGS
1974	THINK BIG	53	H.WHITE	J.B.CUMMINGS
1973	GALA SUPREME	49	F.REYS	R.J.HUTCHINS
1972	PIPING LANE	48	J.LETTS	G.M.HANLON
1971	SILVER KNIGHT	8.9	R.B.MARSH	E.TEMPERTON
1970	BAGHDAD NOTE	8.7	E.J.DIDHAM	R.HEASLEY
1969	RAIN LOVER	9.7	J.JOHNSON	M.L.ROBINS
1968	RAIN LOVER	8.2	J.JOHNSON	M.L.ROBINS
1967	RED HANDED	8.9	R.HIGGINS	J.B.CUMMINGS
1966	GALILEE	8.13	J.MILLER	J.B.CUMMINGS
1965	LIGHT FINGERS	8.4	R.HIGGINS	J.B.CUMMINGS
1964	POLO PRINCE	8.3	R.TAYLOR	J.P.CARTER
1963	GATUM GATUM	7.12	J.JOHNSON	H.G.HEAGNEY
1962	EVEN STEVENS	8.5	L.COLES	A.McGREGOR
1961	LORD FURY	7.8	R.SELKRIG	F.B.LEWIS
1960	HI JINX	7.1	W.A.SMITH	T.H.KNOWLES
1959	MACDOUGAL	8.11	P.GLENNON	R.W.RODEN
1958	BAYSTONE	8.9	M.SCHUMACHER	J.GREEN
1957	STRAIGHT DRAW	8.5	N.McGROWDIE	J.M.MITCHELL
1956	EVENING PEAL	8	G.PODMORE	E.D.LAWSON
1955	TOPAROA	7.8	N.SELLWOOD	T.J.SMITH
1954	RISING FAST	9.5	J.PURTELL	I.J.TUCKER
1953	WODALLA	8.4	J.PURTELL	R.SINCLAIR
1952	DALRAY	9.8	W.WILLIAMSON	C.C.McCARTHY
1951	DELTA	9.5	N.SELLWOOD	M.McCARTEN
1950	COMIC COURT	9.5	P.GLENNON	J.CUMMINGS
1949	FOXZAMI	8.8	W.FELLOWS	D.LEWIS
1948	RIMFIRE	7.2	R.NEVILLE	S.BOYDEN
1947	HIRAJI	7.11	J.PURTELL	J.W.McCURLEY
1946	RUSSIA	9	D.MUNRO	E.HUSH
1945	RAINBIRD	7.7	W.COOK	S.EVANS
1944	SIRIUS	8.5	D.MUNRO	E.FISHER
1943	DARK FELT	8.4	V.HARTNEY	R.WEBSTER
1942	COLONUS	7.2	H.McCLOUD	F.MANNING
1941	SKIPTON	7.7	W.COOK	J.FRYER
1940	OLD ROWLEY	7.12	A.KNOX	J.A.SCULLY
1939	RIVETTE	7.9	E.PRESTON	H.BAMBER
1938	CATALOGUE	8.4	F.SHEAN	A.McDONALD
1937	THE TRUMP	8.5	A.REED	S.W.READ
1936	WOTAN	7.11	O.PHILLIPS	J.FRYER
1935	MARABOU	7.11	K.VOITRE	L.ROBERTSON
1934	PETER PAN	9.1	D.MUNRO	F.McGRATH
1933	HALL MARK	7.8	J.O'SULLIVAN	J.HOLT
1932	PETER PAN	7.6	W.DUNCAN	F.McGRATH
1931	WHITE NOSE	6.12	N.PERCIVAL	E.J.HATWELL
1930	PHAR LAP	9.12	J.E.PIKE	H.R.TELFORD
1929	NIGHTMARCH	9.2	R.REED	A.McAULAY
1928	STATESMAN	8	J.MUNRO	W.KELSO
1927	TRIVALVE	7.6	R.LEWIS	J.SCOBIE
1926	SPEARFELT	9.3	H.CAIRNS	V.O'NEILL
1925	WINDBAG	9.2	J.MUNRO	G.PRICE
1924	BACKWOOD	8.2	P.BROWN	R.BRADFIELD
1923	BITALLI	7	A.WILSON	J.SCOBIE
1922	KING INGODA	7.1	A.WILSON	J.SCOBIE
1921	SISTER OLIVE	6.9	E.O'SULLIVAN	J.WILLIAMS
1920	POITREL	10	K.BRACKEN	H.J.ROBINSON
1919	ARTILLERYMAN	7.6	R.LEWIS	P.T.HEYWOOD
1918	NIGHT WATCH	6.9	W.DUNCAN	R.BRADFIELD
1917	WESTCOURT	8.5	W.McLACHLAN	J.BURTON
1916	SASANOF	6.12	F.FOLEY	M.HOBBS
1915	PATROBAS	7.6	R.LEWIS	C.WHEELER
1914	KINGSBURGH	6.12	K.G.MEDDICK	I.FOULSHAM
1913	POSINATUS	7.1	A.SHANAHAN	J.CHAMBERS
1912	PIASTRE	7.9	A.SHANAHAN	R.O'CONNER
1911	THE PARISIAN	8.9	R.CAMERON	C.WHEELER
1910	COMEDY KING	7.11	W.McLACHLAN	J.LYNCH
1909	PRINCE FOOTE	7.8	W.McLACHLAN	F.McGRATH
1908	LORD NOLAN	6.1	J.FLYNN	E.A.MAO
1907	APOLOGUE	7.9	W.EVANS	I.EARNSHAW
1906	POSEIDON	7.6	T.CLAYTON	I.EARNSHAW
1905	BLUE SPEC	8	F.BULLOCK	W.HICKENBOTHAM
1904	ACRASIA	7.6	T.CLAYTON	A.E.WILLS
1903	LORD CARDIGAN	6.8	N.GODBY	A.E.CORNWELL
1902	THE VICTORY	8.12	R.LEWIS	R.BRADFIELD
1901	REVENUE	7.1	F.DUNN	F.MUNRO
1900	CLEAN SWEEP	7	A.RICHARDSON	J.SCOBIE
1899	MERRIWEE	7.6	V.TURNER	J.WILSON (JNR)
1898	THE GRAFTER	9.2	J.GOUGH	W.FORRESTER
1897	GAULUS	7.8	S.CALLINAN	W.FORRESTER
1896	NEWHAVEN	7.13	H.J.GARDINER	W.HICKENBOTHAM
1895	AURARIA	7.4	J.STEVENSON	J.H.HILL
1894	PATRON	8.3	H.G.DAWES	R.BRADFIELD
1893	TARCOOLA	8.4	H.CRIPPS	J.CRIPPS
1892	GLENLOTH	7.13	G.ROBSON	M.CARMODY
1891	MALVOLIO	8.4	G.REDFEARN	J.REDFEARN
1890	CARBINE	10.5	R.RAMAGE	W.HICKENBOTHAM
1889	BRAVO	8.7	J.ANWIN	T.WILSON
1888	MENTOR	8.3	M.O'BRIEN	W.HICKENBOTHAM
1887	DUNLOP	8.3	T.SANDERS	J.NICHOLSON
1886	ARSENAL	7.5	W.ENGLISH	H.RAYNER
1885	SHEET ANCHOR	7.11	M.O'BRIEN	T.WILSON
1884	MALUA	9.9	A.ROBERTSON	I.FOULSHAM
1883	MARTINI-HENRI	7.5	J.WILLIAMSON	M.FENNELLY
1882	THE ASSYRIAN	7.13	C.HUTCHENS	J.E.SAVILL
1881	ZULU	5.1	J.GOUGH	T.LAMOND
1880	GRAND FLANEUR	6.1	T.HALES	T.BROWN
1879	DARRIWELL	7.4	S.CRACKNELL	W.E.DAKIN
1878	CALAMIA	8.2	T.BROWN	E.DE MESTRE
1877	CHESTER	6.12	P.PIGOTT	E.DE MESTRE
1876	BRISEIS	6.4	P.ST ALBANS	J.WILSON
1875	WOLLOMAI	7.8	R.BATTY	S.MOON
1874	HARICOT	6.7	P.PIGOTT	S.HARDING
1873	DON JUAN	6.12	W.WILSON	J.WILSON
1872	THE QUACK	7.1	W.ENDERSON	J.TAIT
1871	THE PEARL	7.3	J.CAVANAGH	J.TAIT
1870	NIMBLEFOOT	6	J.DAY	W.LANG
1869	WARRIOR	8.1	J.MORRISON	R.SEVOIR
1868	GLENCOE	9.1	C.STANLEY	J.TAIT
1867	TIM WHIFFLER	8.11	J.DRISCOLL	E.DE MESTRE
1866	THE BARB	6.9	W.DAVIS	J.TAIT
1865	TORYBOY	7	E.CAVANAGH	P.MILEY
1864	LANTERN	6.3	S.DAVIS	S.MAHON
1863	BANKER	5.4	H.CHIFNEY	S.WALDOCK
1862	Archer	10.2	J.CUTTS	E.DE MESTRE
1861	Archer	9.7	J.CUTTS	E.DE MESTRE

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Melbourne Cup 2026 Dates

NOMINATIONS	Tue, 1 September, 2026
WEIGHTS RELEASED	Thu, 17 September, 2026
1ST ACCEPTANCES	Tue, 29 September, 2026
2ND ACCEPTANCES	Tue, 13 October, 2026
3RD ACCEPTANCES	Mon, 26 October, 2026
FINAL FIELD & BARRIER DRAW	Sat, 31 October, 2026
RACE DAY	Tue, 3 November, 2026 – 3:00pm