This is a list of the winners of the Melbourne Cup. The
Melbourne Cup
The Melbourne Cup is a Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne, Australia. It is a 3200-metre race for three-year-olds and over, conducted by the Victoria Racing Club on the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Victoria as part of the Melbou ...
is Australia's major
thoroughbred horse race
Thoroughbred racing is a sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport – flat racing and jump racing, the latter known as National Hunt racing in ...
. It is run at
Flemington Racecourse
Flemington Racecourse is a major horse racing venue located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is most notable for hosting the Melbourne Cup, which is the world's richest handicap and the world's richest 3200-metre horse race. The racecou ...
in
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
. Each year, internationally bred or owned horses compete in the race. Since 1882, New Zealand–bred horses have won 40 Melbourne Cups, British-bred horses five, American-bred horses four, Irish-bred horses four, German and French-bred horses two each, and Japanese-bred horses one.
ASB VRC Melbourne Cup Race Winners 8D
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Winners
* The shortest-priced favourite in Cup history was Phar Lap
Phar Lap (4 October 1926 – 5 April 1932) was a champion New Zealand–bred Thoroughbred racehorse who is widely regarded as New Zealand's greatest racehorse ever. Achieving incredible success during his distinguished career, his initial ...
when he won in 1930 at 8-11 ($1.72).
* Metrication
Metrication or metrification is the act or process of converting to the metric system of measurement. All over the world, countries have transitioned from local and traditional units of measurement to the metric system. This process began in F ...
– The race was originally held over two miles (about 3,218 metres), but following Australia's adoption of the Metric system
The metric system is a system of measurement that succeeded the Decimal, decimalised system based on the metre that had been introduced in French Revolution, France in the 1790s. The historical development of these systems culminated in the d ...
in the 1970s the current distance of 3,200 metres was adopted in 1972. This reduced the distance by , and Rain Lover
Rain Lover (1964-1989) was a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse best remembered for his back-to-back wins in the 1968 and 1969 VRC Melbourne Cup.
Background
Rain Lover was sired by the good racehorse, Latin Lover (GB) (a son of the un ...
's 1968 race record of 3min.19.1sec was accordingly adjusted to 3min.17.9sec. The present record holder is the 1990 winner Kingston Rule
Kingston Rule (1986, Kentucky – December 2011) was an American-bred racehorse who raced in Australia, where he won the 1990 Melbourne Cup in a record time of 3:16:3. This time still stands as the record today
Bred and raced by Victoria ...
with a time of 3min 16.3sec.
Winners gallery
File:Dunaden 20111211.jpg, Dunaden 2011
File:American (horse).jpg, Americain 2010
File:Delta Blues 20051225P1.jpg, Delta Blues 2006
File:Viewed 20100220.jpg, Viewed 2008
File:Makybe Diva - trackwork 02.jpg, Makybe Diva 2003 2004 2005
File:Doriemus smiling, nuzzling handler.jpg, Doriemus 1995
File:Hi Jinx (NZ).jpg, Hi Jinx 1960
File:Rising Fast (NZ).jpg, Rising Fast 1954
File:Comic Court (AUS).jpg, Comic Court 1950
File:Russia winning the Melbourne Cup in 1946.jpg, Russia 1946
File:The Trump (AUS).jpg, The Trump 1937
File:PETER PAN lll VRC MELBOURNE CUP 1932 & 1934.JPG, Peter Pan 1932 1934
File:Hall Mark.jpg, Hall Mark 1933
File:Phar Lap.jpg, Phar Lap 1930
File:Nightmarch (NZ).jpg, Nightmarch 1929
File:Poitrel 1920 AJC Randwick Plate Jockey Ken Bracken.jpg, Poitrel 1920
File:Comedy King (GB).jpg, Comedy King 1910
File:Poseidon 1906 AJC & VRC Derby Trainer Isaac Earnshaw.jpg, Poseidon 1906
File:Blue Spec.jpg, Blue Spec 1905
File:Carbine.jpg, Carbine 1890
File:Malua.jpg, Malua 1884
File:'Grand Flaneur' from The Powerhouse Museum Collection.jpg, Grand Flaneur 1880
File:Chester 1874.jpg, Chester 1877
File:Briseis.jpg, Briseis 1876
File:Glencoe (C33).jpg, Glencoe 1868
File:The Barb.jpg, The Barb 1866
File:Archer (1856).jpg, Archer 1861 1862
1934 racebook
Image: 1934 VRC MELBOURNE CUP RACEBOOK P1.jpg, 1934 VRC Melbourne Cup racebook with train & turnstile passes.
Image: 1934 VRC MELBOURNE CUP RACEBOOK P2.jpg, Conditions & Starters 1934 VRC Melbourne Cup racebook.
Image: 1934 VRC MELBOURNE CUP RACEBOOK P3.jpg, 1934 VRC Melbourne Cup racebook.
Image: 1934 VRC MELBOURNE CUP RACEBOOK P4.jpg, 1934 VRC Melbourne Cup racebook.
Image: 1934 VRC Melbourne Cup Racebook P5.jpg, The back cover showing raceday railway arrangements.
See also
* Victoria Racing Club
The Victoria Racing Club was founded in 1864. It was formed following the disbanding of the Victoria Turf Club and the Victoria Jockey Club. A legacy passed from the Victoria Turf Club was the annual "race that stops a nation", the Melbourne Cup ...
* Australian horse-racing
* Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival The Spring Racing Carnival is the name of an Australian Thoroughbred horse racing series held annually in Melbourne during October and November.
The Carnival and its status in the wider community
Although racing in Australia is held every day excep ...
* List of Melbourne Cup placings
The Melbourne Cup
is Australia's major Thoroughbred horse race. Each year internationally bred or owned horses compete in the race alongside local entrants. Since 1882 New Zealand bred horses have won 40 Melbourne Cups, British bred horses have w ...
Notes
Further reading
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External links
Official website
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Australian horse racing lists
Flemington Racecourse
Melbourne sport-related lists
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