2023 Melbourne Cup Betting Odds at Flemington racecourse

Tuesday, 07 November 2023

When it comes to 2022 Melbourne Cup betting odds, bear in mind that there will be a lot of price changes between now and the race taking place on 1 November. Deauville Legend is a talented three-year-old and could be battling it out with Loft who is a slightly older rival who also has some wins to recommend him.

Make sure you get the biggest Melbourne Cup 2022 betting odds, with Smokin’ Romans, Camorra and Duais among the other horses who could be the leading contenders. We’re looking for a runner that is going to be able to withstand a strong test of stamina, with two miles a long way at Flemington Racecourse.

Goldman
Goldman
13.00
Goldman
Goldman
Best Odds13.00
All Odds10/112/1
Lunar Flare
Lunar Flare
13.00
Lunar Flare
Lunar Flare
Best Odds13.00
All Odds12/112/1
Without A Fight
Without A Fight
13.00
Without A Fight
Without A Fight
Best Odds13.00
All Odds12/112/1
Justin Palace
Justin Palace
13.00
Justin Palace
Justin Palace
Best Odds13.00
All Odds12/112/1
Point King
Point King
15.00
Point King
Point King
Best Odds15.00
All Odds14/114/1
White Marlin
White Marlin
17.00
White Marlin
White Marlin
Best Odds17.00
All Odds16/114/1
Francesco Guardi
Francesco Guardi
17.00
Francesco Guardi
Francesco Guardi
Best Odds17.00
All Odds16/114/1
Kovalica
Kovalica
17.00
Kovalica
Kovalica
Best Odds17.00
All Odds16/1SP
Soulcombe
Soulcombe
21.00
Soulcombe
Soulcombe
Best Odds21.00
All Odds18/120/1
Silver Sonic
Silver Sonic
21.00
Silver Sonic
Silver Sonic
Best Odds21.00
All Odds20/120/1
Gold Trip
Gold Trip
26.00
Gold Trip
Gold Trip
Best Odds26.00
All Odds20/125/1
Sonnyboyliston
Sonnyboyliston
26.00
Sonnyboyliston
Sonnyboyliston
Best Odds26.00
All Odds20/125/1
Sharp 'N' Smart
Sharp 'N' Smart
26.00
Sharp 'N' Smart
Sharp 'N' Smart
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/120/1
Deauville Legend
Deauville Legend
26.00
Deauville Legend
Deauville Legend
Best Odds26.00
All Odds20/125/1
Duke De Sessa
Duke De Sessa
26.00
Duke De Sessa
Duke De Sessa
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/125/1
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson
26.00
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/125/1
Loft
Loft
26.00
Loft
Loft
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/125/1
A Dream To Share
A Dream To Share
26.00
A Dream To Share
A Dream To Share
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1SP
Auguste Rodin
Auguste Rodin
26.00
Auguste Rodin
Auguste Rodin
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1SP
Yibir
Yibir
26.00
Yibir
Yibir
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/125/1
Cleveland
Cleveland
26.00
Cleveland
Cleveland
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/125/1
Broome
Broome
26.00
Broome
Broome
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/125/1
King Of Steel
King Of Steel
26.00
King Of Steel
King Of Steel
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1SP
Haskoy
Haskoy
26.00
Haskoy
Haskoy
Best Odds26.00
All Odds25/1SP
Dunkel
Dunkel
34.00
Dunkel
Dunkel
Best Odds34.00
All Odds25/133/1
Giavellotto
Giavellotto
34.00
Giavellotto
Giavellotto
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/125/1
Waterville
Waterville
34.00
Waterville
Waterville
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/125/1
Coltrane
Coltrane
41.00
Coltrane
Coltrane
Best Odds41.00
All Odds20/140/1
Durston
Durston
41.00
Durston
Durston
Best Odds41.00
All Odds25/140/1
Raise You
Raise You
41.00
Raise You
Raise You
Best Odds41.00
All Odds40/125/1
Right You Are
Right You Are
34.00
Right You Are
Right You Are
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/133/1
Iresine
Iresine
34.00
Iresine
Iresine
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSP33/1
Kyprios
Kyprios
34.00
Kyprios
Kyprios
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/133/1
Earl Of Tyrone
Earl Of Tyrone
34.00
Earl Of Tyrone
Earl Of Tyrone
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/133/1
Siskany
Siskany
34.00
Siskany
Siskany
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/133/1
Realm Of Flowers
Realm Of Flowers
34.00
Realm Of Flowers
Realm Of Flowers
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1SP
Emissary
Emissary
34.00
Emissary
Emissary
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/133/1
Yashin
Yashin
34.00
Yashin
Yashin
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/133/1
Ottilien
Ottilien
34.00
Ottilien
Ottilien
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSP33/1
Grand Alliance
Grand Alliance
34.00
Grand Alliance
Grand Alliance
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/1SP
El Bodegon
El Bodegon
34.00
El Bodegon
El Bodegon
Best Odds34.00
All OddsSP33/1
Explosive Jack
Explosive Jack
34.00
Explosive Jack
Explosive Jack
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/133/1
Trawlerman
Trawlerman
34.00
Trawlerman
Trawlerman
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/133/1
Pennyweka
Pennyweka
34.00
Pennyweka
Pennyweka
Best Odds34.00
All Odds33/133/1
Vauban
Vauban
41.00
Vauban
Vauban
Best Odds41.00
All Odds40/133/1
Manzoice
Manzoice
41.00
Manzoice
Manzoice
Best Odds41.00
All Odds33/140/1
El Patroness
El Patroness
51.00
El Patroness
El Patroness
Best Odds51.00
All Odds50/125/1
Galaxie Gold
Galaxie Gold
41.00
Galaxie Gold
Galaxie Gold
Best Odds41.00
All Odds40/140/1
Detonator Jack
Detonator Jack
41.00
Detonator Jack
Detonator Jack
Best Odds41.00
All OddsSP40/1
Chairman
Chairman
41.00
Chairman
Chairman
Best Odds41.00
All OddsSP40/1
Gear Up
Gear Up
41.00
Gear Up
Gear Up
Best Odds41.00
All Odds40/140/1
High Emocean
High Emocean
51.00
High Emocean
High Emocean
Best Odds51.00
All Odds33/150/1
Aquacade
Aquacade
51.00
Aquacade
Aquacade
Best Odds51.00
All Odds33/150/1
Hoo Ya Mal
Hoo Ya Mal
51.00
Hoo Ya Mal
Hoo Ya Mal
Best Odds51.00
All Odds33/150/1
Globe
Globe
51.00
Globe
Globe
Best Odds51.00
All Odds33/150/1
She's Extreme
She's Extreme
51.00
She's Extreme
She's Extreme
Best Odds51.00
All Odds50/140/1
Lionel
Lionel
51.00
Lionel
Lionel
Best Odds51.00
All Odds40/150/1
Smokin' Romans
Smokin' Romans
51.00
Smokin' Romans
Smokin' Romans
Best Odds51.00
All Odds50/140/1
Protagonist
Protagonist
51.00
Protagonist
Protagonist
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSP50/1
Sir Lucan
Sir Lucan
51.00
Sir Lucan
Sir Lucan
Best Odds51.00
All Odds50/150/1
Montefilia
Montefilia
51.00
Montefilia
Montefilia
Best Odds51.00
All Odds50/1SP
Knights Order
Knights Order
51.00
Knights Order
Knights Order
Best Odds51.00
All Odds50/150/1
King Frankel
King Frankel
51.00
King Frankel
King Frankel
Best Odds51.00
All Odds50/150/1
Milford
Milford
51.00
Milford
Milford
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSP50/1
Huetor
Huetor
51.00
Huetor
Huetor
Best Odds51.00
All Odds50/1SP
Promises Kept
Promises Kept
51.00
Promises Kept
Promises Kept
Best Odds51.00
All Odds50/150/1
No Compromise
No Compromise
51.00
No Compromise
No Compromise
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSP50/1
Arapaho
Arapaho
51.00
Arapaho
Arapaho
Best Odds51.00
All Odds50/150/1
Spanish Mission
Spanish Mission
51.00
Spanish Mission
Spanish Mission
Best Odds51.00
All Odds50/150/1
Fame
Fame
51.00
Fame
Fame
Best Odds51.00
All Odds50/1SP
Le Don De Vie
Le Don De Vie
51.00
Le Don De Vie
Le Don De Vie
Best Odds51.00
All Odds50/150/1
Hamish
Hamish
51.00
Hamish
Hamish
Best Odds51.00
All Odds50/150/1
Selino
Selino
51.00
Selino
Selino
Best Odds51.00
All Odds50/1SP
Virtuous Circle
Virtuous Circle
51.00
Virtuous Circle
Virtuous Circle
Best Odds51.00
All Odds50/150/1
Elliptical
Elliptical
51.00
Elliptical
Elliptical
Best Odds51.00
All Odds50/1SP
So Unusual
So Unusual
51.00
So Unusual
So Unusual
Best Odds51.00
All Odds50/150/1
Perfect Thought
Perfect Thought
51.00
Perfect Thought
Perfect Thought
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSP50/1
Ardakan
Ardakan
51.00
Ardakan
Ardakan
Best Odds51.00
All Odds50/150/1
Alaskan God
Alaskan God
51.00
Alaskan God
Alaskan God
Best Odds51.00
All Odds50/1SP
Brayden Star
Brayden Star
51.00
Brayden Star
Brayden Star
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSP50/1
Asterix
Asterix
51.00
Asterix
Asterix
Best Odds51.00
All Odds50/1SP
Magical Lagoon
Magical Lagoon
51.00
Magical Lagoon
Magical Lagoon
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSP50/1
Up And Under
Up And Under
51.00
Up And Under
Up And Under
Best Odds51.00
All Odds50/150/1
Alegron
Alegron
51.00
Alegron
Alegron
Best Odds51.00
All Odds50/150/1
Hinged
Hinged
51.00
Hinged
Hinged
Best Odds51.00
All OddsSP50/1
Teofilo Star
Teofilo Star
51.00
Teofilo Star
Teofilo Star
Best Odds51.00
All Odds50/1SP
Buster Bash
Buster Bash
51.00
Buster Bash
Buster Bash
Best Odds51.00
All Odds50/150/1
Major Beel
Major Beel
51.00
Major Beel
Major Beel
Best Odds51.00
All Odds50/150/1
Shaiyhar
Shaiyhar
51.00
Shaiyhar
Shaiyhar
Best Odds51.00
All Odds50/1SP
Amokura
Amokura
67.00
Amokura
Amokura
Best Odds67.00
All Odds66/140/1
Aberfeldie Boy
Aberfeldie Boy
67.00
Aberfeldie Boy
Aberfeldie Boy
Best Odds67.00
All Odds50/166/1
Daqiansweet Junior
Daqiansweet Junior
67.00
Daqiansweet Junior
Daqiansweet Junior
Best Odds67.00
All Odds50/166/1
Glory Daze
Glory Daze
67.00
Glory Daze
Glory Daze
Best Odds67.00
All Odds66/150/1
Hezashocka
Hezashocka
67.00
Hezashocka
Hezashocka
Best Odds67.00
All Odds66/166/1
Suizuro
Suizuro
67.00
Suizuro
Suizuro
Best Odds67.00
All Odds66/166/1
Berkeley Square
Berkeley Square
67.00
Berkeley Square
Berkeley Square
Best Odds67.00
All Odds66/166/1
Herman Hesse
Herman Hesse
67.00
Herman Hesse
Herman Hesse
Best Odds67.00
All Odds66/1SP
Vow And Declare
Vow And Declare
67.00
Vow And Declare
Vow And Declare
Best Odds67.00
All Odds66/166/1
Saracen Knight
Saracen Knight
67.00
Saracen Knight
Saracen Knight
Best Odds67.00
All OddsSP66/1
Rodrigo Diaz
Rodrigo Diaz
67.00
Rodrigo Diaz
Rodrigo Diaz
Best Odds67.00
All Odds66/166/1
St Vincents Garden
St Vincents Garden
67.00
St Vincents Garden
St Vincents Garden
Best Odds67.00
All Odds66/1SP
Duais
Duais
101.00
Duais
Duais
Best Odds101.00
All Odds50/1100/1
Young Werther
Young Werther
101.00
Young Werther
Young Werther
Best Odds101.00
All Odds100/150/1
Stockman
Stockman
101.00
Stockman
Stockman
Best Odds101.00
All Odds100/150/1
Serpentine
Serpentine
101.00
Serpentine
Serpentine
Best Odds101.00
All Odds100/150/1
Numerian
Numerian
101.00
Numerian
Numerian
Best Odds101.00
All Odds50/1100/1
Surefire
Surefire
101.00
Surefire
Surefire
Best Odds101.00
All Odds50/1100/1
Il Paradiso
Il Paradiso
101.00
Il Paradiso
Il Paradiso
Best Odds101.00
All Odds66/1100/1
Interpretation
Interpretation
101.00
Interpretation
Interpretation
Best Odds101.00
All Odds100/180/1
Mojo Star
Mojo Star
101.00
Mojo Star
Mojo Star
Best Odds101.00
All Odds100/1SP
Aljay
Aljay
101.00
Aljay
Aljay
Best Odds101.00
All Odds100/1SP
Point Nepean
Point Nepean
101.00
Point Nepean
Point Nepean
Best Odds101.00
All Odds100/1100/1
Port Philip
Port Philip
101.00
Port Philip
Port Philip
Best Odds101.00
All Odds100/1100/1
Queen Air
Queen Air
101.00
Queen Air
Queen Air
Best Odds101.00
All Odds100/1100/1
Captain Envious
Captain Envious
101.00
Captain Envious
Captain Envious
Best Odds101.00
All Odds100/1100/1
Novel Legend
Novel Legend
101.00
Novel Legend
Novel Legend
Best Odds101.00
All Odds100/1SP
Toscana Rising
Toscana Rising
101.00
Toscana Rising
Toscana Rising
Best Odds101.00
All Odds100/1100/1
Premise
Premise
101.00
Premise
Premise
Best Odds101.00
All OddsSP100/1
Renaissance Woman
Renaissance Woman
101.00
Renaissance Woman
Renaissance Woman
Best Odds101.00
All OddsSP100/1
Grand Pierro
Grand Pierro
101.00
Grand Pierro
Grand Pierro
Best Odds101.00
All Odds100/1100/1
Zennzella
Zennzella
101.00
Zennzella
Zennzella
Best Odds101.00
All OddsSP100/1
Dark Destroyer
Dark Destroyer
101.00
Dark Destroyer
Dark Destroyer
Best Odds101.00
All Odds100/1100/1
Team Captain
Team Captain
101.00
Team Captain
Team Captain
Best Odds101.00
All Odds100/1100/1
Mr Maestro
Mr Maestro
101.00
Mr Maestro
Mr Maestro
Best Odds101.00
All Odds100/1SP
Bellatrix Black
Bellatrix Black
101.00
Bellatrix Black
Bellatrix Black
Best Odds101.00
All Odds100/1100/1
Rebel Racer
Rebel Racer
101.00
Rebel Racer
Rebel Racer
Best Odds101.00
All OddsSP100/1
Sheraz
Sheraz
101.00
Sheraz
Sheraz
Best Odds101.00
All OddsSP100/1
True Marvel
True Marvel
101.00
True Marvel
True Marvel
Best Odds101.00
All Odds100/1SP
Desert Icon
Desert Icon
101.00
Desert Icon
Desert Icon
Best Odds101.00
All OddsSP100/1
Camorra
Camorra
101.00
Camorra
Camorra
Best Odds101.00
All Odds100/1100/1
Persan
Persan
101.00
Persan
Persan
Best Odds101.00
All Odds100/1100/1
Tralee Rose
Tralee Rose
101.00
Tralee Rose
Tralee Rose
Best Odds101.00
All Odds100/1SP
Grand Promenade
Grand Promenade
101.00
Grand Promenade
Grand Promenade
Best Odds101.00
All Odds100/1100/1
Titleholder
Titleholder
101.00
Titleholder
Titleholder
Best Odds101.00
All OddsSP100/1
Just Fine
Just Fine
101.00
Just Fine
Just Fine
Best Odds101.00
All Odds100/1100/1
Fancy Man
Fancy Man
101.00
Fancy Man
Fancy Man
Best Odds101.00
All OddsSP100/1
Zoom
Zoom
101.00
Zoom
Zoom
Best Odds101.00
All Odds100/1100/1
Benaud
Benaud
101.00
Benaud
Benaud
Best Odds101.00
All Odds100/1100/1
Youth Spirit
Youth Spirit
101.00
Youth Spirit
Youth Spirit
Best Odds101.00
All OddsSP100/1
Rajinsky
Rajinsky
101.00
Rajinsky
Rajinsky
Best Odds101.00
All Odds100/1SP
Acquiescent
Acquiescent
101.00
Acquiescent
Acquiescent
Best Odds101.00
All OddsSP100/1
Great House
Great House
101.00
Great House
Great House
Best Odds101.00
All Odds100/1SP
Charterhouse
Charterhouse
101.00
Charterhouse
Charterhouse
Best Odds101.00
All Odds100/1100/1
Pavitra
Pavitra
101.00
Pavitra
Pavitra
Best Odds101.00
All Odds100/1100/1
Muramasa
Muramasa
101.00
Muramasa
Muramasa
Best Odds101.00
All Odds100/1100/1
Foxy Cleopatra
Foxy Cleopatra
101.00
Foxy Cleopatra
Foxy Cleopatra
Best Odds101.00
All OddsSP100/1
Hasta La War
Hasta La War
151.00
Hasta La War
Hasta La War
Best Odds151.00
All Odds100/1150/1
Amade
Amade
151.00
Amade
Amade
Best Odds151.00
All Odds150/1100/1
Country's Light
Country's Light
151.00
Country's Light
Country's Light
Best Odds151.00
All Odds150/1SP
Stroke Of Luck
Stroke Of Luck
151.00
Stroke Of Luck
Stroke Of Luck
Best Odds151.00
All Odds150/1SP
Noah 'N' A Deel
Noah 'N' A Deel
151.00
Noah 'N' A Deel
Noah 'N' A Deel
Best Odds151.00
All Odds150/1SP
So Dazzling
So Dazzling
201.00
So Dazzling
So Dazzling
Best Odds201.00
All Odds200/1100/1
Reo
Reo
151.00
Reo
Reo
Best Odds151.00
All Odds150/1SP
Makram
Makram
201.00
Makram
Makram
Best Odds201.00
All Odds200/1150/1
Iowa
Iowa
201.00
Iowa
Iowa
Best Odds201.00
All Odds200/1SP
Aurora's Symphony
Aurora's Symphony
201.00
Aurora's Symphony
Aurora's Symphony
Best Odds201.00
All OddsSP200/1
Nerve Not Verve
Nerve Not Verve
201.00
Nerve Not Verve
Nerve Not Verve
Best Odds201.00
All Odds200/1200/1
Alakahan
Alakahan
201.00
Alakahan
Alakahan
Best Odds201.00
All Odds200/1SP
The Map
The Map
201.00
The Map
The Map
Best Odds201.00
All Odds200/1200/1
Rondino
Rondino
201.00
Rondino
Rondino
Best Odds201.00
All OddsSP200/1
Roaring Engine
Roaring Engine
201.00
Roaring Engine
Roaring Engine
Best Odds201.00
All Odds200/1SP
King's Crossing
King's Crossing
301.00
King's Crossing
King's Crossing
Best Odds301.00
All Odds300/1250/1

2022 Melbourne Cup Tips

Deauville Legend was the winner of the Sky Bet Great Voltigeur Stakes on 17 August 2022, with many in horse racing circles talking about the James Ferguson-trained runner as a potential Melbourne Cup winner. It was a smart victory at the Knavesmire where the horse saw off the challenge of Secret State although this is now further in trip for this current favourite.

There was also a runner-up performance in the Goodwood Stakes prior to this, with a win in the Bahrain Stakes taking place over one mile and five furlongs. The season had started with second-place behind Secret Stake in the King George V Stakes, with the horse now needing to find further improvement and an adjustment to different conditions.

Loft is another Melbourne Cup betting favourite, with the four-year-old having scored a couple of victories this season which means we could see a young winner of this race. There was a win in Hoppegarten back in May when the runner obliged in the Comer Group International 51st Oleander-Rennen, with Marcel Weiss having a strong German contender on his hands.

That was followed up by a Belmont Gold Cup Stakes victory, with this happening over two miles and so we should be confident that the horse will get the trip. We’re likely to see price changes as we approach the off, with Smokin’ Romans looking an interesting contender and there was a surprise win for the NZ raider in the TAB Turnbull Stakes at 20/1.


2021 Melbourne Cup Betting Tips

We’re just a few days away from the 2021 Melbourne Cup and the excitement is building in anticipation of a race which makes the country of Australia stand still. Twelve months ago, Twilight Payment beat twenty-two other runners for trainers Joseph O’Brien, with Rekindling, Cross Counter and Vow and Declare some of the more recent winners.

The 2021 renewal has now been priced up by the leading horse racing betting sites, with one horse standing out in terms of price and the big question is whether Incentivise can be toppled considering the excellent unbeaten record that currently stands.

Incentivise Big Favourite to Win 2021 Melbourne Cup

Incentivise has never lost a race since he started running, with the Melbourne Cup betting favourite having broken his duck on 26 June when landing the Tattersalls Cup at Eagle Farm. That performance was achieved under trainer Steve Tragea before the horse was switched to Peter G Moody who has gone on to steer the horse to a further three victories.

The horse then lined up on 11 September in the PFD Food Services Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington, with a victory achieved by a neck when the runner was sent off at 29/10, with the runner then returning to Flemington and scoring a win in the TAB Turnbull Stakes which was another Group 1 success that was landed at odds-against.

Incentivise then secured another impressive when Brett Prebble steered the charge to victory in the Carlton Draught Caulfield Cup and there was plenty to like about a three and a half length win which saw the horse beat Nonconformist.

Which Horses Can Challenge Incentivise in Melbourne Cup?

Spanish Mission could be the closest challenger according to the latest betting odds. Andrew Balding brings this promising runner over from England after some bright performances which included a recent outing in the Weatherbys Hamilton Lonsdale Cup Stakes at York where the runner was narrowly touched off the legendary Stradivarius.

Previously to this, jockey William Buick rode Spanish Mission into third place in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot, with the horse finishing behind Subjectivist and Princess Zoe on that occasion. The same jockey had previously ridden the horse to success in the Matchbook Yorkshire Cup Stakes.

Grand Promenade also has to be respected and this horse trained by Ciaron Maher & David Eustace triumphed at 9/2 in the recent Lexus Bart Cummings race. This came after a fifth-placed finish in the Catanach's Jewellers MRC Foundation Cup at Caulfield Racecourse, with Away He Goes and Twilight Payment other horses that need to be respected.


Melbourne Cup 2020 Race Betting

The Melbourne Cup betting odds are starting to take shape as we get closer to the big off and Surprise Baby is among the favourites, with the horse having run in the 2019 Melbourne Cup where the Paul Preusker-trained charge having run fifth last season and many punters will be backing the horse to improve on that showing.

We then saw the horse run well in the Ladbrokes Feehan Stakes more recently, with the Group 2 encounter taking place on 5 September 2020 and that sets up Surprise Baby for a big run in the big race.

Other Betting Favourites for the Melbourne Cup

Russian Camelot is a talented three-year-old who can potentially win multiple Melbourne Cup titles, although little is known about the horse considering we have only seen the horse run twice so far, appearing at Flemington in March where the runner finished fourth in the field.

The TAB South Australian Derby then saw the Danny O’Brien-trained horse oblige as the 19/10 favourite, with that performance laying down a market over one mile and four furlongs.

Master Of Wine could also be making a competitive bow when it comes to the 2020 Melbourne Cup, with the horse claiming back-to-back successes at Rosehill earlier this year before finishing fourth in the Longines Queen Elizabeth Stakes which is a Group 1 encounter and that form has to be respected.

The History of the Melbourne Cup

The Melbourne Cup, which takes place at Flemington Racecourse, is a fantastic horse race and it was originally run in 1861. It swiftly became the most famous race in Australia, with the entire population tuning in to watch the action which is run over two miles on a left-handed track.

There is a considerable purse available for the Melbourne Cup and the prize money is A$8,000,000, with Kingston Rule currently the record holder when it comes to the winning time in this race and that was recorded in 1990.

Any horse aged three or over can enter this race, with the qualifying requirements being fairly strict and there are currently thirteen races where the winner gets automatic entry into the Melbourne Cup.

Recent winners of the Melbourne Cup have been aged four, with Vow and Declare, Cross Counter and Rekindling the past three horses to have crossed the line first, with Makybe Diva making history between 2003-2005 when winning three successive titles.


In the early hours of the morning on Tuesday 5 November, horse racing fans from all over the world will enjoy the Melbourne Cup, with this being one of the most prestigious horse races on the planet.

The Melbourne Cup is often regarded as the race where Australia stands still and it’s hardly a surprise considering that the total purse amounts to $8,000,000 and it was Cross Counter who won the 2018 race, with the horse triumphing in a field of 24.

Indeed, 24 is the maximum number of horses that can line up at Flemington for this fantastic race, with Godolphin and Charlie Appleby successful with their English raider last year, although there’s always a strong Australian contingent in the race.

At this point in time, there are still plenty of variables approaching the race, although Finche is the favourite with most bookmakers and the five-year-old looks well placed to run a big race if he makes it to the start line in the 2019 Melbourne Cup.

Trainer Chris Waller will be hoping to land his first victory in this race and Finche made a recent appearance at Flemington on 5 October where Damian Lane rode the horse to second place in a Group 1 race.

This was over a distance of one mile and two furlongs, with connections now looking for the horse to get back on the track and demonstrate that the runner has the sufficient stamina to go close.

Surprise Baby is another horse among the favourites and the Australian horse has emerged on to the racing scene this year, with the five-year-old having run five times since March.

The Paul Preusker-trained charge obliged at Flemington recently when winning a Group 3 Handicap and will now be primed for a run in the Melbourne Cup.

As for trainer Charlie Appleby, he will certainly feel as though he has the winning blueprint after Cross Counter’s victory last year and there are a couple of interesting runners that could be in the Godolphin silks this time around.

That includes the reigning champion, with Cross Counter a year older and currently trading at odds of 14/1 to do it all over again. Since winning in Melbourne a year ago, the four-year-old has made four appearances at a racecourse and acquitted himself well.

Some will argue that competing against Stradivarius at Ascot and Goodwood should stand the horse in good stead for this race and it will be comforting to know that the runner has already proved himself over course and distance.

However, a failure to win the Irish St Leger could be a concern and the horse only managed to finish fourth over a distance of one mile and six furlongs.

Stablemate Ispolini has had a more successful season based on the number of victories and the four-year-old recently triumphed in Germany when winning in Dortmund.

The horse also ran well when finishing fourth behind Stradivarius in the Yorkshire Cup Stakes and we’re expecting the Appleby duo to run well.