2024 Melbourne Cup Results
- 1st: #11 Knight's Choice
- 2nd: #4 Warp Speed
- 3rd: #12 Okita Soushi
- 4th: #14 Zardozi
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2024 Melbourne Cup Results
The 2024 Melbourne Cup results will be known when the race runs on Tuesday November 5th, 2024.
- 1st: #11 Knight’s Choice ($91)
- 2nd: #4 Warp Speed
- 3rd: #12 Okita Soushi
- 4th: #14 Zardozi
The John Symons & Shelia Laxon-trained Queenslander, Knight’s Choice ($91), flashed home from the back late with Robbie Dolan aboard to score a thrilling upset in the 2024 Melbourne Cup results narrowly denying the Japanese raider Warp Speed in a remarkable finish.
Okita Soushi for Ciaron Maher ran third with the James Cummings-trained mare Zardozi briefly looking the winner before holding for fourth.
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Melbourne Cup 2024 Odds & Results
| Runner Details | Win | Place |
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1st
11. Knight's Choice (5)
J: Robbie Dolan 51.5kg
T: J G Symons & S Laxon |
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2nd
4. Warp Speed (2)
J: Akira Sugawara 54.5kg
T: N Takagi |
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3rd
12. Okita Soushi (9)
J: Jamie Kah 51kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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4th
14. Zardozi (3)
J: Andrea Atzeni 51kg
T: James Cummings |
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5th
9. Absurde (6)
J: Kerrin McEvoy 52.5kg
T: Willie Mullins |
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6th
3. Circle Of Fire (23)
J: Mark Zahra 54.5kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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7th
17. Fancy Man (18)
J: Ron Stewart 50kg
T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald |
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8th
8. Land Legend (17)
J: Zac Purton 53kg
T: Chris Waller |
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9th
2. Buckaroo (20)
J: Joao Moreira 54.5kg
T: Chris Waller |
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10th
5. Kovalica (16)
J: Damian Lane 53.5kg
T: Chris Waller |
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11th
1. Vauban (10)
J: William Buick 55.5kg
T: Willie Mullins |
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12th
13. Onesmoothoperator (11)
J: Craig Williams 51kg
T: Brian Ellison |
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13th
16. Valiant King (21)
J: Craig Newitt 50.5kg
T: Chris Waller |
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14th
15. Sea King (1)
J: Hollie Doyle 50.5kg
T: Harry Eustace |
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15th
18. Interpretation (13)
J: Teodore Nugent 50kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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16th
6. Sharp 'N' Smart (14)
J: Michael Dee 53.5kg
T: Graeme & Debbie Rogerson |
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17th
24. Trust In You (4)
J: Mark Du Plessis 50kg
T: Bruce Wallace & Grant Cooksley |
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18th
20. Mostly Cloudy (15)
J: Karis Teetan 50kg
T: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young |
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19th
19. Manzoice (7)
J: Declan Bates 50kg
T: Chris Waller |
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20th
21. Positivity (19)
J: Winona Costin 50kg
T: Andrew Forsman |
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21st
23. The Map (22)
J: Rachel King 50kg
T: Dan Clarken & Oopy MacGillivray |
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22nd
22. Saint George (8)
J: Tyler Schiller 50kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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23rd
7. Just Fine (12)
J: Jye McNeil 53kg
T: G Waterhouse & A Bott |
Data retrieved: 21/11/2024 11:31:45 AM (Australia/Brisbane)
The Melbourne Cup Results are out as soon as the $8.56 million Group 1 Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m) is run and won at 3:00pm (AEDT) at Flemington Racecourse on the first Tuesday of November each year.
The Melbourne Cup is the richest handicap race in the world and because of this, and because of the quality of contenders in the Melbourne Cup field, the Melbourne Cup results are the most anticipated set of race results each and every year.
2024 Melbourne Cup Results
The official 2024 Melbourne Cup Results & Finishing Order will be provided in full below as soon as the ‘Race That Stops A Nation’ is run and won on Tuesday November 5th, 2024. So, what do the Melbourne Cup results cover?
- The Melbourne Cup Winner – which horse crossed the line first and has added their name to the history books, their starting price.
- The Melbourne Cup Exacta – the first two horses over the line in the exact finishing order and how much the exacta paid.
- The Melbourne Cup Quinella – the Melbourne Cup winner and runner-up, punters can pick these in either order, and how much the quinella paid.
- The Melbourne Cup Trifecta – the first three placegetters from the Melbourne Cup and how much the trifecta paid.
- The Melbourne Cup First Four – the top four horses to finish in the Melbourne Cup, and how much the first four paid.
- Melbourne Cup Finishing Order – the exact finishing order of all the Melbourne Cup starters
- Melbourne Cup Scratchings – any horses that were scratched from the field.
- Melbourne Cup Margin – the margin the Melbourne Cup winner had to spare over their rivals on the line.
- Melbourne Cup Time – the winning time recorded by the Melbourne Cup champion.
One of the best places to go for the Melbourne Cup Results is right here at Races.com.au, or to see how you Melbourne Cup bets paid head to our preferred bookmaker – Ladbrokes.com.au.
Past Melbourne Cup Results
View a complete list of Past Melbourne Cup Winners by following the link to our dedicated page of champion stayers.
Looking over past Melbourne Cup results can be useful for betting purposes, but you need to look deeper than just who finished first. The place finishers also matter as they may return in later years to have more success or to place again. Remember, a horse that you can rely on to finish near the front of the pack is a horse you want to have in your Melbourne Cup First Four box bet.
The trick to using past Melbourne Cup results to help your betting is to avoid just looking at the Cup results. While the Melbourne Cup is a standalone event that means an easy afternoon at work for many people, it is actually the peak of a long lead up period of racing. The winners and place-getters of a handful of lead up races have tended to finish well in the Cup, and knowledge of which races to watch can give you clues for your Melbourne Cup betting.
Melbourne Cup Winners
While you shouldn’t just focus on the winners when looking at past Melbourne Cup results to help your betting, Melbourne Cup winners are certainly worth watching in the future.
Melbourne Cup winners don’t just top the Melbourne Cup results – they go on to perform well in other major races as well. While not every champion has continued to have a successful career after their Cup win, it is usual that a gelding or mare will continue to race for some time. A full male horse is less likely to continue, however, as they can profitably be put to stud on the Melbourne Cup win alone.
Stay tuned for the Melbourne Cup 2024 Results on Tuesday November 5th, 2024!
Recent Melbourne Cup Winners
See below for the Melbourne Cup Winners from 2000 – the present along with the winning Melbourne Cup trainers, jockeys and times.
| Year | Winner | Trainer/s | Jockey | Time |
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| 2024 | Knight’s Choice | John Symons & Shelia Laxon | Robbie Dolan | 3:19.53 |
| 2023 | Without A Fight | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Mark Zahra | 3:18.37 |
| 2022 | Gold Trip | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Mark Zahra | 3:24.04 |
| 2021 | Verry Elleegant | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 3:17.43 |
| 2020 | Twilight Payment | Joseph O’Brien | Jye McNeil | 3:17.34 |
| 2019 | Vow And Declare | Danny O’Brien | Craig Williams | 3:24.76 |
| 2018 | Cross Counter | Charlie Appleby | Kerrin McEvoy | 3:21.17 |
| 2017 | Rekindling | Joseph O’Brien | Corey Brown | 3:21.29 |
| 2016 | Almandin | Robert Hickmott | Kerrin McEvoy | 3.20.58 |
| 2015 | Prince Of Penzance | Darren Weir | Michelle Payne | 3.23.1 |
| 2014 | Protectionist | Andreas Wohler | Ryan Moore | 3.17.7 |
| 2013 | Fiorente | Gai Waterhouse | Damien Oliver | 3.20.3 |
| 2012 | Green Moon | Robert Hickmott | Brett Prebble | 3.20.4 |
| 2011 | Dunaden | Mikel Delzangles | C.P. Lemaire | 3.20.8 |
| 2010 | Americain | Alain De Royer-Dupre | Gerald Mosse | 3.26.8 |
| 2009 | Shocking | Mark Kavanagh | Corey Brown | 3.23.8 |
| 2008 | Viewed | JB Cummings | Blake Shinn | 3.20.4 |
| 2007 | Efficient | Graeme Rogerson | Michael Rodd | 3.23.3 |
| 2006 | Delta Bluess | Katsuhiko Sumii | Y. Iwata | 3.21.5 |
| 2005 | Makybe Diva | D.L. Freedman | Glen Boss | 3.19.1 |
| 2004 | Makybe Diva | D.L. Freedman | Glen Boss | 3.28.5 |
| 2003 | Makybe Diva | D.J. Hall | Glen Boss | 3.19.9 |
| 2002 | Media Puzzle | Dermot K. Weld | Damien Oliver | 3.16.9 |
| 2001 | Ethereal | Shelia Laxon | S. Seamer | 3.21.0 |
| 2000 | Brew | Michael Moroney | Kerrin McEvoy | 3.18.6 |
Race comments
The Melbourne Cup. Plenty of betting angles as usual, with one being whether BUCKAROO (2) will run 3200m strongly. Gelded this campaign, he's been outstanding in defeat at his past two starts, nosed out by Via Sistina in the G1 Turnbull Stakes before charging into second in the G1 Caulfield Cup. That looked a perfect Cup trial, the gamble is whether that translates to two miles. VAUBAN (1) returns to Flemington having started favourite in this race last year and failing. He's coming off a tough second to a superstar in Kyprios and if he handles the occasion, he'll just about win. INTERPRETATION (18) has a sense of timing. He's flown home at his past two and was excellent from a long way back here last year. KOVALICA (5) is very interesting out to a trip, which we haven't seen since his G1 Queensland Derby win. He's got the ability. ONESMOOTHOPERATOR (13) and SEA KING (15) were both excellent at their local debuts and come here with genuine chances.