G1Melbourne Cup
Flemington · Melbourne, VIC, Australia
3200m (2 mi) · Turf
The race that stops a nation: two miles, first Tuesday in November, a public holiday in Victoria.
Next running
Tue, Nov 3
In 46 days · date published by the organiser
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Then Tue, Nov 2 (expected)
On the card
Entries and post times appear here on the day; the card goes up on the feed the day before.
About the race
- First run
- 1861
- Purse
- A$10,000,000 (2025)
- Record
- 3:16.3Kingston Rule, 1990
Recent winners
- 2025Half Yours · Jamie Melham · trained by Tony & Calvin McEvoy3:22.46+6.16sJamie Melham · trained by Tony & Calvin McEvoy
- 2024Knight's Choice · Robbie Dolan · trained by John Symons & Sheila Laxon3:19.53+3.23sRobbie Dolan · trained by John Symons & Sheila Laxon
- 2023Without A Fight · Mark Zahra
Facts from Wikipedia, checked 2026-09-15; purses are as published for the year shown.