Run each year on the first Tuesday in November the Melbourne Cup is dubbed as ‘the race that stops a nation’. Run over 2m it’s the richest handicap run over that distance in the world.
Recent Melbourne Cup Winners
2021 – VERRY ELLEEGANT (17/1)
2020 – TWILIGHT PAYMENT (25/1)
2019 – VOW AND DECLARE (10/1)
2018 – CROSS COUNTER (8/1)
2017 – REKINDLING (14/1)
2016 – ALMANDIN (10/1)
2015 – PRINCE OF PENZANCE (100/1)
2014 – PROTECTIONIST (7/1)
2013 – FIORENTE (6/1 fav)
2012 – GREEN MOON (19/1)
2011 – DUNADEN (15/2)
2010 – AMERICAIN (12/1)
2009 – SHOCKING (9/1)
2008 – VIEWED (40/1)
2007 – EFFICIENT (16/1)
2006 – DELTA BLUES (17/1)
2005 – MAKYBE DIVA (17/5 fav)
2004 – MAKYBE DIVA (13/5 fav)
Key Melbourne Cup Betting Trends and Stats
18/18 – Had won a Group class race before
16/18 – Won 8 or fewer races before
16/18 – Winners from stall 5 or higher
15/18 – Winning distance – 2 lengths or less
15/18 – Had raced within the last 4 weeks
15/18 – Raced at Geelong (2), Flemington (3), Caulfield (4) or Moon Valley (6) last time
13/18 – Placed in the top 3 last time out
12/18 – Had raced within the last 2 weeks
12/18 – Aged 5 or older
12/18 – Drawn in stall 9 or higher
12/18 – Had raced at Flemington Park before (8 won there)
10/18 – Returned 12/1 or shorter in the betting
11/18 – Won by a AUS-based horse
11/18 – Aged 6 or older
10/18 – Horses from stall 10 or 11 placed
9/18 – Had won over 1m7f or further before
9/18 – Won by a 6 year-old
8/18 – Placed favourites
4/18 – Had won just once before
4/18 – Won last time out
4/18 – Had raced in a previous Melbourne Cup
3/18 – Winning favourites
3/18 – English/Irish winners
2/18 – French-trained winners
The average winning SP in the last 18 runnings is 18/1
