Melbourne Cup 2026 Results: Full Finishing Order Last-to-First

Melbourne Cup 2026 Results, Complete finishing order from first to last,




 The countdown to the Melbourne Cup 2026 is well and truly on as the Top 24 Horses Field has been confirmed, with the iconic two-mile staying showdown set to headline a bumper 10-race card at Flemington on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

For racing fans, punters, and casual viewers preparing for the “race that stops a nation”, one of the most searched questions every year is: What time does the Melbourne Cup start?

The 2026 Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200m) will be run as Race 7 at Flemington, with a scheduled jump time of 3:00pm AEDT as the centrepiece of Melbourne Cup Day. The world’s richest two-mile handicap once again occupies its traditional mid-afternoon timeslot as the feature event of the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

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Half Yours has won the 2025 Melbourne Cup ridden by Jamie Melham, who becomes the second female jockey to win the race that stops the nation.

Half Yours won by two-and-three-quarter lengths from Goodie Two Shoes.

See below where every runner — including the many fancied runners who failed to fire — finished with our full Melbourne Cup finishing order.

Follow our full Melbourne Cup coverage on the Sporthistori.com live blog.



Melbourne Cup 2026 Field: Full List of 24-Horses, Jockeys, Trainers and Betting Odds


The Melbourne Cup 2026 field features 24 horses competing in Australia's most famous horse race at Flemington Racecourse. Below is the complete field, including horse numbers, barrier draws, jockeys, trainers, weights, and win and place odds.


Horse No. — Horse Name (Barrier) — Jockey — Trainer — Weight (kg) — Win Odds — Place Odds


1. Sons And Lovers (3) — Dylan Browne McMonagle — Joseph O'Brien — 57.5 — $21.00 — $6.50

2. Trustyourinstinct (18) — James McDonald — Joseph O'Brien — 57 — $7.00 — $2.90

3. Knight's Choice (2) — Robbie Dolan — J G Symons & S Laxon — 56.5 — $34.00 — $9.50

4. Middle Earth (1) — Mark Zahra — Ciaron Maher — 56.5 — $13.00 — $4.50

5. Vauban (22) — Jordan Childs — Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott — 56.5 — $51.00 — $13.00

6. Enfjaar (8) — Ray Dawson — Roger Varian — 56 — $21.00 — $6.50

7. Royal Supremacy (21) — Ben Allen — Ciaron Maher — 56 — $51.00 — $13.00

8. Wine Dark Sea (23) — Damian Lane — Harry Charlton — 56 — $51.00 — $13.00

9. Asterix (6) — Jye McNeil — Chris Waller — 55 — $81.00 — $18.00

10. Goodie Two Shoes (19) — W M Lordan — Joseph O'Brien — 55 — $26.00 — $7.50

11. Juja Kibo (14) — Sam Clipperton — Ciaron Maher — 55 — $11.00 — $4.00

12. Hopewell Rock (15) — Zac Lloyd — George Boughey — 54.5 — $10.00 — $3.80

13. Onesmoothoperator (13) — Declan Bates — Tim Fitzsimmons — 54.5 — $101.00 — $21.00

14. Soul Of Spain (5) — Tommy Berry — Chris Waller — 54.5 — $34.00 — $9.50

15. Zahrann (11) — Ben Melham — Ciaron Maher — 54.5 — $26.00 — $7.50

16. So You Are (7) — Rachel King — Bjorn Baker — 54 — $16.00 — $5.50

17. Future History (12) — Jamie Melham — Gregory Hickman — 53.5 — $51.00 — $13.00

18. James J Braddock (24) — Craig Williams — Joseph O'Brien — 53.5 — $14.00 — $4.80

19. Kizlyar (20) — Beau Mertens — Joseph O'Brien — 53.5 — $34.00 — $9.50

20. Point Of Law (9) — Ethan Brown — Ciaron Maher — 53 — $6.50 — $2.80

21. Strictly Business (4) — Dean Yendall — Thomas Carberry — 53 — $101.00 — $21.00

22. Mr Monaco (16) — Jabez Johnstone — Ciaron Maher — 52.5 — $26.00 — $7.50

23. Zakouma (10) — William Pike — Grahame Begg — 52 — $31.00 — $8.50

24. Shockletz (17) — Harry Coffey — Ciaron Maher — 51 — $11.00 — $4.00

Note: The field, barriers, weights and betting odds are reproduced from your supplied data. Odds are decimal betting prices displayed with a dollar sign, not guaranteed payouts, and may change before race time.



Melbourne Cup 2025 finishing order: Every horse from first to last



Winner: Half Yours (14)

2. Goodie Two Shoes (20)

3. Middle Earth (7)

4. River of Stars (21) 

5. Torranzino (23)

6. Vauban (4)

7. Al Riffa (19)

8. Absurde (4)

9. Changingoftheguard (13)

10. Meydaan (8)

11. Furthur (17)

12. Arapaho (3)

13. Flatten The Curve (10)

14. Smokin' Romans (12)

15. Royal Supremacy (22)

16. Onesmoothoperator (16)

16. Valiant King (24)

18. More Felons (15)

19. Presage Nocturne (6)

20. Parchment Party (18)

21. Athabascan (19)

22. Land Legend (11)

23. Chevalier Rose (5)

24. Buckaroo (2)


Quinella: $190.50
Exacta: $345.40
Trifecta: $10,041.80
First four: $176,561.60






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