This is a list of the winners of the Melbourne Cup. The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major thoroughbred horse race, which is run at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. Each year, internationally bred or owned horses compete in the race. Since 1882, New Zealand–bred horses have won 44 Melbourne Cups, British-bred horses have won seven, Irish-bred horses have won six, American-bred horses have won five, German-bred and French-bred horses have won two each, and Japanese-bred horses have won one.ASB VRC Melbourne Cup Race Winners 8D Retrieved on 2009-7-25
Winners Note: Horses and jockeys are Australian unless mentioned
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| 1861 | Archer | 5 h
| Etienne de Mestre | 3:52.00 | 17
| 1862 | Archer |6 h
| Etienne de Mestre | 3:47.00 |20
| 1863 | Banker |3 c
| Joseph Harper | 3:44.00 |7
| 1864 |Lantern |3 c
|Hurtle Fisher |3:52.00 |19
| 1865 |Toryboy |8 g |John Kavanagh |Pat Miley | B. Marshall |3:44.00 |23
| 1866 |The Barb |3 c |William Davis |John Tait |John Tait |3:43.00 |28
| 1867 |Tim Whiffler |5 h |John Driscoll | Etienne de Mestre | Etienne de Mestre |3:39.00 |27 |Leased from the horse's owners, and raced by Etienne de Mestre in his own name. Leased by de Mestre from T.J. Roberts, R.H. Hassell, et al.* * Shoalhaven Hall of Sporting Fame |- | 1868 |Glencoe |4 h |Charles Stanley |John Tait |John Tait |3:42.00 |25
| 1869 |Warrior |6 g |Joe Morrison |Robert Sevior |Austin Saqui |3:40.00 |26
| 1870 |Nimblefoot |7 g |John Day |William Lang |Walter Craig |3:37.00 |28
| 1871 |The Pearl |5 h |John Kavanagh |John Tait |John Tait |3:39.00 |23
| 1872 |The Quack |6 h |William Enderson |John Tait |John Tait |3:39.00 |22
| 1873 |Don Juan |4 h |William Wilson |James Wilson |W. Johnstone |3:36.00 |24
| 1874 |Haricot |4 g |Paddy Pigott |Sam Harding |Andrew Chirnside |3:37.50 |18
| 1875 |Wollomai |6 h |Robert Batty |Stephen Moon |John Cleeland |3:38.00 |20
| 1876 |Briseis |3 f |Peter St Albans |James Wilson |James Wilson |3:36.25 |33
| 1877 |Chester |3 c |Paddy Pigott |Etienne de Mestre |James White |3:33.50 |33
| 1878 |Calamia |5 h |Thomas Brown |Etienne de Mestre |Etienne de Mestre |3:35.75 |30
| 1879 |Darriwell |5 h |Sam Cracknell |William E. Dakin |William Guesdon |3:30.75 |27 |Darriwell was owned by William A. Guesdon – not 'Rawlinson' whom he allowed to keep the credit for this racehorse to save face during times when a perceived lack of credit could ruin a man's prospects. |- | 1880 |Grand Flaneur |3 c |Thomas Hales |Thomas Brown |William A. Long |3:34.75 |22
| 1881 |Zulu |4 h |Jim Gough |Tom Lamond |Charles McDonnell |3:32.50 |33
| 1882 |The Assyrian |5 h |Charles Hutchins |John Eden Savill |John Eden Savill |3:40.00 |25
| 1883 | |3 c |John Williamson |Michael Fennelly |James White |3:30.50 |29
| 1884 |Malua |5 h |Alec Robertson |Isaac Foulsham |John Ord Inglis |3:31.75 |24
| 1885 |Sheet Anchor |7 h |Mick O'Brien |Tommy Wilson |Martin Loughlin |3:29.50 |35
| 1886 |Arsenal |4 h |William English |Harry Rayner |William Gannon |3:31.00 |28
| 1887 |Dunlop |5 h |Tom Sanders |John Nicholson |Richard Donovan |3:28.50 |18
| 1888 |Mentor |4 h |Mick O'Brien |Walter Hickenbotham |Donald Smith Wallace |3:30.75 |28
| 1889 |Bravo |6 h |Jack Anwin |Tommy Wilson |William Thomas Jones |3:32.50 |20
| 1890 | |5 h |Robert Ramage |Walter Hickenbotham |Donald Smith Wallace |3:28.25 |39
| 1891 |Malvolio |4 h |George Redfearn |James Redfearn |James Redfearn |3:29.25 |34
| 1892 |Glenloth |5 h |George Robson |Michael Carmody |Michael Carmody |3:36.25 |35
| 1893 |Tarcoola |7 h |Herbert Cripps |Joseph Cripps |J. D. Lewis |3:30.50 |30
| 1894 |Patron |4 h |Horace G. Dawes |Richard Bradfield |F. W. Purches |3:31.00 |28
| 1895 |Auraria |3 f |John Stevenson |John Hill |David James |3:29.00 |36
| 1896 |Newhaven |3 c |Harry Gardiner |Walter Hickenbotham |W. T. Jones & S. Cooper |3:28.50 |25
| 1897 |Gaulus |6 h |Stephen Callinan |William "Black Bill" Forrester |William "Black Bill" Forrester |3:31.00 |29
| 1898 |The Grafter |5 g |John Gough |William "Black Bill" Forrester |William "Black Bill" Forrester |3:29.75 |28
| 1899 |Merriwee |3 c |Vivian Turner |James Wilson Jr. |Herbert Power |3:36.50 |28
|1900 |Clean Sweep |3 c |Andrew Richardson |James Scobie |Frank Cumming ("Mr. F. T. Forrest") |3:29.00 |29
|1901 |Revenue |5 g |Frederick J. Dunn |Hugh Munro |C. Leslie Macdonald |3:30.50 |19
|1902 |The Victory |4 h |Bobbie Lewis |Richard Bradfield |Clark & Robinson |3:29.00 |22
|1903 |Lord Cardigan |3 c |Norman Godby |Albert E. Cornwell |John Mayo |3:29.25 |24
| 1904 |Acrasia |7 m |Tom Clayton |Albert E. Wills |Humphrey Oxenham |3:28.25 |34
|1905 |Blue Spec |6 h |Frank Bullock |Walter Hickenbotham |P. A. (Paddy) Connolly |3:27.50 |27
|1906 |Poseidon |3 c |Tom Clayton |Isaac Earnshaw |Sir Hugh Denison |3:31.25 |21
|1907 | |5 h |Bill Evans |Isaac Earnshaw |R. L. Cleland |3:27.50 |19
|1908 |Lord Nolan |3 c |John R. Flynn |Earnest A. Mayo |John Mayo |3:28.75 |22
|1909 |Prince Foote |3 c |William H. McLachlan |Frank McGrath |John Brown |3:27.50 |26
|1910 | |4 h |William H. McLachlan |James Lynch |Sol Green |3:27.75 |30
|1911 |The Parisian |6 g |Ronald Cameron |Charlie Wheeler |John Kirby |3:27.75 |33
|1912 |Piastre |4 h |Albert Shanahan |Richard O'Connor |William Brown |3:27.50 |23
|1913 |Posinatus |5 g |Albert Shanahan |James Chambers |James Chambers |3:31.00 |20
|1914 |Kingsburgh |4 h |George Meddick |Isaac Foulsham | Lauchlan Kenneth Scobie ("L.K.S.") MacKinnon |3:26.00 |28
|1915 |Patrobas |3 c |Bobbie Lewis |Charlie Wheeler |Edith Widdis |3:28.25 |24
|1916 | |3 g |Fred Foley |Murray Hobbs |Wilfred G. Stead/E.S. Luttrell |3:27.75 |28
|1917 |Westcourt |5 h |William H. McLachlan |Joseph Burton |Daniel U. Seaton |3:26.75 |20
|1918 |Night Watch |5 g |Bill Duncan |Richard Bradfield |C. L. Macdonald |3:25.75 |27
|1919 |Artilleryman |3 c |Bobbie Lewis |Phillip T. Heywood |Samuel Hordern/Alexander Dyce Murphy |3:24.50 |20
|1920 |Poitrel |6 h |Ken Bracken |Harry J. Robinson |Bill & Frederik Albert Moses |3:25.75 |23
|1921 |Sister Olive |3 f |Ted O'Sullivan |Jack Williams |F. W. Norman |3:27.75 |25
|1922 |King Ingoda |4 h |Alan "Tich" Wilson |James Scobie |Charles Dubois/R.W. Bennett |3:28.25 |32
|1923 |Bitalli |5 g |Alan "Tich" Wilson |James Scobie |Alfred Thomas Craig |3:24.25 |26
|1924 | |6 h |Bunty Brown |Richard Bradfield |William Clark & E. L. "Prince" Baillieu |3:26.50 |18
|1925 |Windbag |4 h |James L. Munro |George R. Price |Robert Miller |3:22.75 |28
|1926 |Spearfelt |5 h |Hugh Harold Cairns |V. O'Neill |D. C. Grant |3:22.75 |21
|1927 |Trivalve |3 c |Bobbie Lewis |James Scobie |E. E. D. Clarke |3:24.00 |26
|1928 |Statesman |4 h |James L. Munro |William Kelso |William Kelso |3:23.25 |17
|1929 | |4 h |Roy Reed |Alec McAulay |A. Louisson |3:26.50 |14
|1930 | |4 g |James E. Pike |Harry Telford |Harry R. Telford and David J. Davis |3:27.75 |15
|1931 |White Nose |5 h |Neville Percival |E. J. Hatwell |H. P. McLachlan |3:26.00 |14
|1932 |Peter Pan |3 c |Bill Duncan |Frank McGrath |Rodney R. Dangar |3:23.25 |27
|1933 |Hall Mark |3 c |Jack O'Sullivan |Jack Holt |C. B. Kellow |3:27.50 |18
|1934 |Peter Pan |5 h |Darby Munro |Frank McGrath |Rodney R. Dangar |3:40.50 |22
|1935 |Marabou |4 h |Keith Voitre |Lou Robertson |J. Fell & T. Hogan |3:23.75 |22
|1936 | |4 h |Ossie Phillips |Jack Fryer |T. A., W. & R. Smith |3:21.25 |20
|1937 |The Trump |5 g |Ashley Reed |Stanley Reid |Darcy Eccles |3:21.50 |28
|1938 | |8 g |Fred Shean |Allan McDonald |Mrs. A. Jamieson |3:26.25 |22
|1939 |Rivette |6 m |Teddy Preston |Harry Bamber |Harry Bamber |3:27.00 |26
|1940 |Old Rowley |7 g |Andy Knox |Jack Scully |Jack Scully |3:26.00 |20
|1941 |Skipton |3 c |Billy Cook |Jack Fryer |Myrtle Kitson |3:23.75 |23
|1942 |Colonus |4 h |Harry McCloud |Frank Manning |Leo Menck |3:33.25 |24
|1943 |Dark Felt |6 h |Vic Hartney |Ray Webster |J. A. Cain |3:23.25 |24
|1944 |Sirius |4 h |Darby Munro |E. Fisher |R.Turnbull |3:24.50 |23
|1945 |Rainbird |4 m |Billy Cook | Sam Evans |Clifford A. Reid |3:24.25 |26
|1946 |Russia |6 h |Darby Munro |E. Hush |J. G. Leeds & E. Hush |3:21.25 |35
|1947 | |4 g |Jack Purtell | Jim McCurley |Fred W. Hughes |3:28.00 |30
|1948 |Rimfire |6 g |Ray Neville |Stan Boyden |H. G. Raymond |3:21.00 |30
|1949 | |4 h |William Fellows |Dan Lewis |L. G. Robinson |3:28.50 |31
|1950 |Comic Court |5 h |Pat Glennon |J. M. Cummings |R. A., J. D. & A. J. Lee |3:19.50 |26
|1951 |Delta |5 h |Neville Sellwood |Maurice McCarten |Adolph Basser |3:24.25 |28
|1952 | |4 h |Bill Williamson |C. C. McCarthy |C. Neville |3:23.75 |30
|1953 |Wodalla |4 h |Jack Purtell |Robert Sinclair |E. A. "Ted" Underwood |3:23.75 |21
|1954 | |5 g |Jack Purtell |Ivan Tucker |L. R. Spring |3:23.00 |25
|1955 | |7 g |Neville Sellwood |T J Smith |N. H. McDonald |3:28.25 |24
|1956 |Evening Peal |4 m |George Podmore |E. D. Lawson |Mr & Mrs R. White |3:19.50 |22
|1957 | |5 g |Noel L. McGrowdie |J. M. Mitchell |Ezra Norton |3:24.50 |19
|1958 |Baystone |6 g |Mel Schumacher |Jack Green |R. A. & N. Burns |3:21.25 |29
|1959 | |6 g |Pat Glennon |Richard W. Roden |R. N. & N. H. B. Brown |3:23.00 |28
|1960 | |5 m |William A. Smith |Trevor H. Knowles |T. H. Knowles & K. R. Sly |3:23.75 |32
|1961 |Lord Fury |4 h |Ray Selkrig |Frank B. Lewis |Mr & Mrs N. S. Cohen |3:19.50 |25
|1962 | |5 h |Les Coles |Arch McGregor |James Wattie |3:21.40 |26
|1963 |Gatum Gatum |5 g |Jim Johnson |H. Graeme Heagney |M. P. Reid |3:21.10 |26
|1964 | |6 g | |John P. Carter |Mr & Mrs L. W. Davis |3:19.60 |26
|1965 | |4 m |Roy Higgins |Bart Cummings |W. J. Broderick |3:21.10 |26
|1966 | |4 g |John Miller |Bart Cummings |Mr & Mrs M. L. Bailey |3:21.90 |22
|1967 | |5 g |Roy Higgins |Bart Cummings |F. W. Clarke, et al. |3:20.40 |22
|1968 |Rain Lover |4 h |Jim Johnson |Mick L. Robins |Clifford A. Reid |3:19.10 |26
|1969 |Rain Lover |5 h |Jim Johnson |Mick L. Robins |Clifford A Reid |3:21.50 |23
|1970 | |5 g | |Robert Heasley |E. C. S. Falconer |3:19.70 |23
|1971 | |4 h | |Eric Temperton |Sir W. Norwood |3:19.50 |21
|1972 |Piping Lane |6 g |John Letts |George Hanlon |R. W. Trinder |3:19.30 |22
|1973 |Gala Supreme |4 g |Frank Reys |Ray Hutchins |J. P. Curtain |3:19.50 |24
|1974 | |4 g |Harry White |Bart Cummings |Dato Tan Chin Nam et al. |3:23.10 |22
|1975 | |5 g |Harry White |Bart Cummings |Dato Tan Chin Nam et al. |3:29.60 |20
|1976 | |5 g | |Len H. Robinson |L. H. & R. A. Robinson, et al. |3:34.10 |23
|1977 | |5 g |John Duggan |Bart Cummings |Mr & Mrs J. Harris, et al. |3:18.40 |24
|1978 | |5 g |Harry White |George Hanlon |Doon Bros Syndicate et al. |3:24.30 |22
|1979 | |6 g |Harry White |Bart Cummings |Mr & Mrs T. L. North, et al. |3:21.80 |22
|1980 | |5 h |John Letts |Colin Hayes |Swettenham Stud Syndicate |3:19.80 |22
|1981 |Just A Dash |4 g |Peter Cook |T J Smith |Lloyd Williams et al. |3:21.20 |22
|1982 | |4 g |Mick Dittman |Geoff Murphy |Williams St. Syndicate No 2 |3:21.20 |23
|1983 | |6 g | |Ewen S. Lupton |Mr & Mrs E. S. Lupton |3:18.90 |24
|1984 |Black Knight |5 g |Peter Cook |George Hanlon |Robert Holmes à Court |3:18.90 |19
|1985 | |7 g |Pat Hyland |John Meagher |Lloyd Williams et al. |3:23.00 |23
|1986 | |6 h |Michael Clarke |Colin Hayes |Shadwell Racing |3:21.70 |22
|1987 | |5 g |Larry Olsen |Les J. Bridge |K. M. Mitchell, et al. |3:22.00 |21
|1988 | |6 m | |Laurie Laxon |Mr & Mrs F. R. Bodle |3:18.90 |22
|1989 | |5 h |Shane Dye |Lee Freedman |B. F. Avery, et al. |3:17.10 |23
|1990 | |5 h |Darren Beadman |Bart Cummings