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Facts and figures about the Great Race. Group 1 Lexus Melbourne Cup5:00pm, Tuesday 3 November 2026 | Flemington Race 7 Distance: 3200mAge: 3yo+Status: Group 1Prizemoney: A$10,000,000 2026 runners with one word names: 2026 runners who are four years old: 2026 runners who are six years old: 2026 runners who are five years old: 2026 runners who are eight years old: 2026 runners who won their last start: 2026 runners who placed inside the top four at their last start: 2026 runners who have won one of their last two starts: 2026 runner carrying saddlecloth #1:  2026 runner carrying the #4…

First run in 1861 for a prize of a gold watch and £170 cash, the A$10million Lexus Melbourne Cup is one of the richest prizes in Australian sport, and the world’s richest handicap race run over 3200m. But it’s much more than just a horse race; it is a 165-year old social and cultural tradition that brings Australia, and to a lesser extent New Zealand, to a standstill. It's widely regarded as 'the race that stops a nation', because most people stop to watch the race at 5:00pm (NZT) on the first Tuesday of November every year. Here's a few…

Here's a full list of the previous winners of the G1 Lexus Melbourne Cup. 2025 1st: 14 Half Yours $8.60 & $2.90Jockey: Jamie Melham | Trainer: Tony & Calvin McEvoy2nd: 20 Goodie Two Shoes $9.203rd: 7 Middle Earth $8.30 Quinella: $190.50Trifecta: $8,893.00First4: $176,561.60 Time: 3:22.46 2024 1st: 11 Knight's Choice $63.50 @ $17.80, 2nd: 4 Warp Speed $9.30, 3rd: 12 Okita Soushi $4.80Quinella: $887.80, Trifecta: $37,928.90, First4: $728,015.70Time: 3:19.53 2023 1st: 3 Without A Fight $9.00 & $3.30, 2nd: 6 Soulcombe $3.40, 3rd: 14 Sheraz $21.00Quinella: $43.20, Trifecta: $11,739.00, First4: $332,291.10Time: 3:18.37 2022 1st: 1 Gold Trip $19.40 & $5.80, 2nd: 17…