The Melbourne Cup has seen no shortage of champions take home the cup and title.
Browse the list below to see champions such as Phar Lap, Archer and Makybe Diva, forever penned into the archives of Melbourne Cup history.
| YEAR | WINNER | JOCKEY | TRAINER | 2ND | 3RD | AGE | NO | BAR |
| 2020 | TWILIGHT PAYMENT | JYE MCNEIL | JOSEPH PATRICK O'BRIEN | TIGER MOTH | PRINCE OF ARRAN | 8 | 6 | 12 |
| 2019 | VOW AND DECLARE | CRAIG WILLIAMS | DANNY O'BRIEN | PRINCE OF ARRAN | IL PARADISO | 4 | 23 | 21 |
| 2018 | CROSS COUNTER | KERRIN MCEVOY | CHARLIE APPLEBY | MARMELO | PRINCE OF ARRAN | 4 | 23 | 19 |
| 2017 | REKINDLING | COREY BROWN | JOSEPH O’BRIEN | JOHANNES VERMEER | MAX DYNAMITE | 4 | 22 | 4 |
| 2016 | ALMANDIN | KERRIN MCEVOY | ROBERT HICKMOTT | HEARTBREAK CITY | HARTNELL | 7 | 17 | 17 |
| 2015 | PRINCE OF PENZANCE | MICHELLE PAYNE | DARREN WEIR | MAX DYNAMITE | CRITERION | 6 | 19 | 1 |
| 2014 | PROTECTIONIST | RYAN MOORE | ANDREAS WOHLER | RED CADEAUX | WHO SHOT THEBARMAN | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 2013 | FIORENTE | DAMIEN OLIVER | GAI WATERHOUSE | RED CADEAUX | MOUNT ATHOS | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 2012 | GREEN MOON | BRETT PREBBLE | ROBERT HICKMOTT | FIORENTE | JAKKALBERRY | 6 | 14 | 5 |
| 2011 | DUNADEN | CHRISTOPHE LEMAIRE | MIKEL DELZANGLES | RED CADEAUX | LUCAS CRANACH | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 2010 | AMERICAIN | GERALD MOSSE | ALAIN DE ROYER DUPRE | MALUCKDAY | SO YOU THINK | 6 | 8 | 11 |
| 2009 | SHOCKING | COREY BROWN | MARK KAVANAGH | CRIME SCENE | MOURILYAN | 4 | 21 | 21 |
| 2008 | VIEWED | BLAKE SHINN | BART CUMMINGS | BAUER | C'EST LA GUERRE | 5 | 10 | 8 |
| 2007 | EFFICIENT | MICHAEL RODD | GRAEME ROGERSON | PURPLE MOON | MAHLER | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| 2006 | DELTA BLUES | YASUNARI IWATA | KATSUHIKO SUMII | POP ROCK | MAYBE BETTER | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 2005 | MAKYBE DIVA | GLEN BOSS | LEE FREEDMAN | ON A JEUNE | XCELLENT | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| 2004 | MAKYBE DIVA | GLEN BOSS | LEE FREEDMAN | VINNIE ROE | ZAZZMAN | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| 2003 | MAKYBE DIVA | GLEN BOSS | DAVID HALL | SHE'S ARCHIE | JARDINE'S LOOKOUT | 5 | 12 | 14 |
| 2002 | MEDIA PUZZLE | DAMIEN OLIVER | DERMOT WELD | MR PRUDENT | BEEKEEPER | 6 | 14 | 3 |
| 2001 | ETHEREAL | SCOTT SEAMER | SHEILA LAXON | GIVE THE SLIP | PERSIAN PUNCH | 4 | 13 | 11 |
| 2000 | BREW | KERRIN MCEVOY | MICHAEL MORONEY | YIPPYIO | SECOND COMING | 6 | 24 | 22 |
| 1999 | ROGAN JOSH | JOHN MARSHALL | BART CUMMINGS | CENTRAL PARK | LAHAR & ZAZABELLE (DEAD HEAT) | 7 | 17 | 21 |
| 1998 | JEZABEEL | CHRIS MUNCE | BRIAN JENKINS | CHAMPAGNE | PERSIAN PUNCH | 6 | 22 | 16 |
| 1997 | MIGHT AND POWER | JIM CASSIDY | JACK DENHAM | DORIEMUS | MARKHAM | 4 | 3 | 22 |
| 1996 | SAINTLY | DARREN BEADMAN | BART CUMMINGS | COUNT CHIVAS | SKYBEAU | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 1995 | DORIEMUS | DAMIEN OLIVER | LEE FREEDMAN | NOTHIN' LEICA DANE | VINTAGE CROP | 5 | 6 | 21 |
| 1994 | JEUNE | WAYNE HARRIS | DAVID HAYES | PARIS LANE | OOMPALA | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| 1993 | VINTAGE CROP | MICHAEL KINANE | DERMOT WELD | TE AKAU NICK | MERCATOR | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| 1992 | SUBZERO | GREG HALL | LEE FREEDMAN | VEANDERCROSS | CASTLETOWN | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| 1991 | LET'S ELOPE | S.R. KING | BART CUMMINGS | SHIVA'S REVENGE | MAGNOLIA HALL | 4 | 15 | 10 |
| 1990 | KINGSTON RULE | D. BEADMAN | BART CUMMINGS | THE PHANTOM | MR BROOKER | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| 1989 | TAWRRIFIC | R.S. DYE | LEE FREEDMAN | SUPER IMPOSE | KUDZ | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 1988 | EMPIRE ROSE | T. ALLAN | LAURIE LAXON | NATKSI | NA BOTTO | 6 | 11 | 20 |
| 1987 | KENSEI | L. OLSEN | LES BRIDGE | EMPIRE ROSE | ROSEDALE | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| 1986 | AT TALAQ | M. CLARKE | C.S. HAYES | RISING FEAR | SEA LEGEND | 6 | 4 | 17 |
| 1985 | WHAT A NUISANCE | P. HYLAND | JOHN MEAGHER | KOIRO CORRIE MAY | TRIPSACUM | 7 | 13 | 17 |
| 1984 | BLACK KNIGHT | P. COOK | GEORGE HANLON | CHAGEMAR | MAPPERLEY HEIGHTS | 5 | 17 | 11 |
| 1983 | KIWI | J. CASSIDY | E.S. LUPTON | NOBLE COMMENT | MR JAZZ | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| 1982 | GURNER'S LANE | L. DITTMAN | G.T. MURPHY | KINGSTON TOWN | NOBLE COMMENT | 4 | 4 | 22 |
| 1981 | JUST A DASH | P. COOK | T.J. SMITH | EL LAURENA | FLASHING LIGHT | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| 1980 | BELDALE BALL | J. LETTS | C.S. HAYES | MY BLUE DENIM | LOVE BANDIT | 5 | 15 | 22 |
| 1979 | HYPERNO | H. WHITE | BART CUMMINGS | SALAMANDER | RED NOSE | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 1978 | ARWON | H. WHITE | GEORGE HANLON | DANDALEITH | KARU | 5 | 12 | 20 |
| 1977 | GOLD AND BLACK | J. DUGGAN | BART CUMMINGS | RECKLESS | HYPERNO | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 1976 | VAN DER HUM | R.J. SKELTON | L.H. ROBINSON | GOLD AND BLACK | KYTHERA | 5 | 6 | 23 |
| 1975 | THINK BIG | H. WHITE | BART CUMMINGS | HOLIDAY WAGGON | MEDICI | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 1974 | THINK BIG | H. WHITE | BART CUMMINGS | LEILANI | CAPTAIN PERI | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| 1973 | GALA SUPREME | F. REYS | R.J. HUTCHINS | GLENGOWAN | DANESON | 4 | 15 | 24 |
| 1972 | PIPING LANE | J. LETTS | GEORGE HANLON | MAGNIFIQUE | GUNSYND | 6 | 16 | 11 |
| 1971 | SILVER KNIGHT | R.B. MARSH | E. TEMPERTON | IGLOO | TAILS | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| 1970 | BAGHDAD NOTE | E.J. DIDHAM | R. HEASLEY | VANSITTART | CLEAR PRINCE | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 1969 | RAIN LOVER | J. JOHNSON | M.L. ROBINS | ALSOP | BEN LOMOND | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 1968 | RAIN LOVER | J. JOHNSON | M.L. ROBINS | FILEUR | FANS | 4 | 11 | 24 |
| 1967 | RED HANDED | R. HIGGINS | BART CUMMINGS | RED CREST | FLOODBIRD | 5 | 5 | 19 |
| 1966 | GALILEE | J. MILLER | BART CUMMINGS | LIGHT FINGERS | DUO | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 1965 | LIGHT FINGERS | R. HIGGINS | BART CUMMINGS | ZIEMA | MIDLANDER | 4 | 14 | 6 |
| 1964 | POLO PRINCE | R. TAYLOR | J.P. CARTER | ELKAYEL | WELLTOWN | 6 | 12 | 14 |
| 1963 | GATUM GATUM | J. JOHNSON | H.G. HEAGNEY | ILUMQUH | GRAND PRINT | 5 | 22 | 19 |
| 1962 | EVEN STEVENS | L. COLES | A. MCGREGOR | COMICQUITA | AQUANITA | 5 | 6 | 21 |
| 1961 | LORD FURY | R. SELKRIG | F.B. LEWIS | GRAND PRINT | DHAULAGIRI | 4 | 17 | 6 |
| 1960 | HI JINX | W.A. SMITH | T.H. KNOWLES | HOWSIE | HOWSIE | 5 | 16A | 6 |
| 1959 | MACDOUGAL | P. GLENNON | R.W. RODEN | NETHER GOLD | WHITE HILLS | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 1958 | BAYSTONE | M. SCHUMACHER | J. GREEN | MONTE CARLO | RED PINE | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 1957 | STRAIGHT DRAW | N. MCGROWDIE | J.M. MITCHELL | PRINCE DARIUS | PANDIE SUN | 5 | 9 | 8 |
| 1956 | EVENING PEAL | G. PODMORE | E.D. LAWSON | REDCRAZE | CARANNA | 4 | 12 | 10 |
| 1955 | TOPAROA | N. SELLWOOD | T.J. SMITH | RISING FAST | SIR WILLIAM | 7 | 11 | 19 |
| 1954 | RISING FAST | J. PURTELL | I.J. TUCKER | HELLION | GAY HELIOS | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 1953 | WODALLA | J. PURTELL | R. SINCLAIR | MOST REGAL | MY HERO | 4 | 9 | 5 |
| 1952 | DALRAY | W. WILLIAMSON | C.C. MCCARTHY | WELKIN SUN | REFORMED | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 1951 | DELTA | N. SELLWOOD | M. MCCARTEN | AKBAR | DOUBLE BLANK | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 1950 | COMIC COURT | P. GLENNON | J. CUMMINGS | CHICQUITA | MORSE CODE | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 1949 | FOXZAMI | W. FELLOWS | D. LEWIS | HOYLE | BENVOLO | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 1948 | RIMFIRE | R. NEVILLE | S. BOYDEN | DARK MARNE | SAXONY | 6 | 25 | 23 |
| 1947 | HIRAJI | J. PURTELL | J.W. MCCURLEY | FRESH BOY | RED FURY | 4 | 12 | 11 |
| 1946 | RUSSIA | D. MUNRO | E. HUSH | ON TARGET | CAREY | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 1945 | RAINBIRD | W. COOK | S. EVANS | SILVER LINK | LEONARD | 4 | 17 | 17 |
| 1944 | SIRIUS | D. MUNRO | E. FISHER | PETER | CELLINI | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 1943 | DARK FELT | V. HARTNEY | R. WEBSTER | COUNSEL | CLAUDETTE | 6 | 5 | 9 |
| 1942 | COLONUS | H. MCCLOUD | F. MANNING | PHOCION | HEART'S DESIRE | 4 | 19 | 24 |
| 1941 | SKIPTON | W. COOK | J. FRYER | SON OF AUROUS | BEAU VITE | 3 | 13 | 19 |
| 1940 | OLD ROWLEY | A. KNOX | J.A. SCULLY | MAIKAI | TIDAL WAVE | 7 | 11 | 5 |
| 1939 | RIVETTE | E. PRESTON | H. BAMBER | MAIKAI | PANTLER | 6 | 12 | 4 |
| 1938 | CATALOGUE | F. SHEAN | A. MCDONALD | BOURBON | ORTELLE'S STAR | 8 | 5 | 17 |
| 1937 | THE TRUMP | A. REED | S.W. REID | WILLIE WIN | SARCHERIE | 5 | 10 | 8 |
| 1936 | WOTAN | O. PHILLIPS | J. FRYER | SILVER STANDARD | BALKAN PRINCE | 4 | 15 | 6 |
| 1935 | MARABOU | K. VOITRE | L. ROBERTSON | SARCHERIE | SYLVANDALE | 4 | 12 | 10 |
| 1934 | PETER PAN | D. MUNRO | F. MCGRATH | SARCHERIE | LA TROBE | 5 | 1 | 25 |
| 1933 | HALL MARK | J. O'SULLIVAN | J. HOLT | SHADOW KING | TOPICAL AND GAINE CARRINGTON =3 | 3 | 13 | 6 |
| 1932 | PETER PAN | W. DUNCAN | F. MCGRATH | YARRAMBA | SHADOW KING3 | 3 | 18 | 11 |
| 1931 | WHITE NOSE | N. PERCIVAL | E.J. HATWELL | SHADOW KING | CONCENTRATE | 5 | 14 | 12 |
| 1930 | PHAR LAP | J.E. PIKE | H.R. TELFORD | SECOND WIND | SHADOW KING | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 1929 | NIGHTMARCH | R. REED | A. MCAULAY | PAQUITO | PHAR LAP | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| 1928 | STATESMAN | J. MUNRO | W. KELSO | STREPHON | DEMOST | 4 | 8 | 19 |
| 1927 | TRIVALVE | R. LEWIS | J. SCOBIE | SILVIUS | SON 'O MINE | 3 | 19 | 27 |
| 1926 | SPEARFELT | H. CAIRNS | V. O'NEILL | NAOS | PANTHEON | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 1925 | WINDBAG | J. MUNRO | G. PRICE | MANFRED | PILLIEWINKIE | 4 | 2 | 25 |
| 1924 | BACKWOOD | P. BROWN | R. BRADFIELD | STAND BY | SPEARFELT | 6 | 9 | 7 |
| 1923 | BITALLI | A. WILSON | J. SCOBIE | RIVOLI | ACCARAK | 5 | 21 | - |
| 1922 | KING INGODA | KING INGODA | J. SCOBIE | THE CYPHER | MUFTI | 4 | 23 | - |
| 1921 | SISTER OLIVE | E. O'SULLIVAN | J. WILLIAMS | THE ROVER | AMAZONIA | 3 | 24 | - |
| 1920 | POITREL | K. BRACKEN | H.J. ROBINSON | ERASMUS | QUEEN COMEDY | 6 | 1 | - |
| 1919 | ARTILLERYMAN | R. LEWIS | P.T. HEYWOOD | RICHMOND MAIN | TWO BLUES | 3 | 13 | - |
| 1918 | NIGHTWATCH | W. DUNCAN | R. BRADFIELD | KENNAQUHAIR | GADABOUT | 5 | 24 | - |
| 1917 | WESTCOURT | W. MCLACHLAN | J. BURTON | LINGLE | WALLACE ISINGLASS | 5 | 12 | - |
| 1916 | SASANOF | F. FOLEY | M. HOBBS | SHEPHERD KING | ST SOPASA | 3 | 28 | - |
| 1915 | PATROBAS | R. LEWIS | C. WHEELER | WESTCOURT | CARLITA | 3 | 19 | - |
| 1914 | KINGSBURGH | K.G. MEDDICK | I. FOULSHAM | SIR ALWYNTON | MOONBRIA | 4 | 25 | - |
| 1913 | POSINATUS | A. SHANAHAN | J. CHAMBERS | BELOVE | ULVA'S ISLE | 5 | 8 | - |
| 1912 | PIASTRE | A. SHANAHAN | R. O'CONNOR | HALLOWMAS | UNCLE SAM | 4 | 14 | - |
| 1911 | THE PARISIAN | R. CAMERON | C. WHEELER | FLAVIAN | DIDUS | 6 | 4 | - |
| 1910 | COMEDY KING | W. MCLACHLAN | J. LYNCH | TRAFALGAR | APPLE PIE | 4 | 16 | - |
| 1909 | PRINCE FOOTE | W. MCLACHLAN | F. MCGRATH | ALAWA | ABERDEEN | 3 | 17 | - |
| 1908 | LORD NOLAN | J. FLYNN | E. A. MAO | TULKEROO | DELAWARE | 3 | 24 | - |
| 1907 | APOLOGUE | W. EVANS | I. EARNSHAW | MOOLTAN | MOUNTAIN KING | 5 | 18 | - |
| 1906 | POSEIDON | T. CLAYTON | I. EARMSHAW | ANTONIUS | PROCEED | 3 | 15 | - |
| 1905 | BLUE SPEC | F. BULLOCK | W. HICKENBOTHAM | SCOT FREE | TARTAN | 6 | 12 | - |
| 1904 | ACRASIA | T. CLAYTON | A. E. WILLS | LORD CARDIGAN | BLINKER | 7 | 19 | - |
| 1903 | LORD CARDIGAN | N. GODBY | A.E. CORNWELL | WAKEFUL | SEAPORT | 3 | 22 | - |
| 1902 | THE VICTORY | R. LEWIS | R. BRADFIELD | VANITY FAIR | ABUNDANCE | 4 | 3 | - |
| 1901 | REVENUE | F. DUNN | H. MUNRO | SAN FRAN | KHAKI | 5 | 10 | - |
| 1900 | CLEAN SWEEP | A. RICHARDSON | JAMES SCOBIE | MALTSTER | ALIX | 3 | 24 | - |
| 1899 | MERRIWEE | V. TURNER | J.WILSON JR. | VOYOU | DEWEY | 3 | 22 | - |
| 1898 | THE GRAFTER | JOHN GOUGH | W. FORRESTER | WAIT-A-BIT | COCOS | 5 | 4 | - |
| 1897 | GAULUS | S. CALLINAN | W. FORRESTER | THE GRAFTER | AURUM | 6 | 20 | - |
| 1896 | NEWHAVEN | H.J. GARDINER | W. HICKENBOTHAM | BLOODSHOT | THE SKIPPER | 3 | 11 | - |
| 1895 | AURARIA | J. STEVENSON | J.H. HILL | HOVA | BURRABARI | 3 | 26 | - |
| 1894 | PATRON | H.G. DAWES | R. BRADFIELD | DEVON | NADA | 4 | 4 | - |
| 1893 | TARCOOLA | H. CRIPPS | J. CRIPPS | CARNAGE | JEWELLER | 7 | 12 | - |
| 1892 | GLENLOTH | G. ROBSON | M. CARMODY | RONDA | PENANCE | 5 | 13 | - |
| 1891 | MALVOLIO | G. REDFEARN | J. REDFEARN | SIR WILLIAM | STRATHMORE | 4 | 9 | - |
| 1890 | CARBINE | R. RAMAGE | W. HICKENBOTHAM | HIGHBORN | CORREZE | 5 | 1 | - |
| 1889 | BRAVO | J. ANWIN | T. WILSON | CARBINE | MELOS | 6 | 4 | - |
| 1888 | MENTOR | M. O'BRIEN | W. HICKENBOTHAM | TRADITION | THE YEOMAN | 4 | 8 | - |
| 1887 | DUNLOP | T. SANDERS | J. NICHOLSON | SILVERMINE | THE AUSTRALIAN PEER | 5 | 4 | - |
| 1886 | ARSENAL | W. ENGLISH | H. RAYNER | TRENTON | SILVERMINE | 4 | 20 | - |
| 1885 | SHEET ANCHOR | M. O'BRIEN | T. WILSON | GRACE DARLING | TRENTON | 7 | 9 | - |
| 1884 | MALUA | A. ROBERTSON | ISAAC FOULSHAM | COMMOTION | PLAUSIBLE | 5 | 2 | - |
| 1883 | MARTINI-HENRI | J. WILLIAMSON | M. FENNELLY | FIRST WATER | COMMOTION | 3 | 19 | - |
| 1882 | THE ASSYRIAN | C. HUTCHENS | J.E. SAVILL | STOCKWELL | GUDARZ | 5 | 10 | - |
| 1881 | ZULU | JIM GOUGH | T. LAMOND | THE CZAR | SWEETMEAT | 4 | 39 | - |
| 1880 | GRAND FLANEUR | T. HALES | T. BROWN | PROGRESS | LORD BURGHLEY | 3 | 20 | - |
| 1879 | DARRIWELL | S. CRACKNELL | W.E. DAKIN | SWEETMEAT | SUARROW | 5 | 11 | - |
| 1878 | CALAMIA | T. BROWN | E. DE MESTRE | TOM KIRK | WAXY | 5 | 6 | - |
| 1877 | CHESTER | P. PIGOTT | E. DE MESTRE | SAVANAKA | THE VAGABOND | 3 | 19 | - |
| 1876 | BRISEIS | P. ST. ALBANS | JAMES WILSON | SIBYL | TIMOTHY | 3 | - | - |
| 1875 | WOLLOMAI | R. BATTY | S. MOON | RICHMOND | GOLDSBROUGH | 6 | - | - |
| 1874 | HARICOT | P. PIGOTT | S. HARDING | PROTOS | THE DIVER | 4 | - | - |
| 1873 | DON JUAN | W. WILSON | JAMES WILSON | DAGWORTH | HORATIO | 4 | - | - |
| 1872 | THE QUACK | W. ENDERSON | JOHN TAIT | THE ACE | DAGWORTH | 6 | - | - |
| 1871 | THE PEARL | J. CAVANAGH | JOHN TAIT | ROMULA | IRISH KING | 5 | - | - |
| 1870 | NIMBLEFOOT | J. DAY | W. LANG | LAPDOG | VALENTINE | 7 | - | - |
| 1869 | WARRIOR | J. MORRISON | R. SEVOIR | THE MONK | PHOEBE | 6 | - | - |
| 1868 | GLENCOE | C. STANLEY | JOHN TAIT | STROP | SHENANDOAH | 4 | - | - |
| 1867 | TIM WHIFFLER | J. DRISCOLL | E. DE MESTRE | QUEEN OF HEARTS | EXILE | 5 | - | - |
| 1866 | THE BARB | W. DAVIS | JOHN TAIT | EXILE | FALCON | 3 | - | - |
| 1865 | TORYBOY | E. CAVANAGH | P. MILEY | PANIC | RIVERINA | 8 | - | - |
| 1864 | LANTERN | S. DAVIS | S. MAHON | POET | ROSE OF DENMARK | 3 | - | - |
| 1863 | BANKER | H. CHIFNEY | SAM WALDOCK | MUSIDORA | ROSE OF DENMARK | 3 | - | - |
| 1862 | ARCHER | J. CUTTS | E. DE MESTRE | MORMON | CAMDEN | 6 | - | - |
| 1861 | ARCHER | J. CUTTS | E. DE MESTRE | MORMON | PRINCE | 5 | - | - |
