History can help you find the Melbourne Cup winner by going with the lucky numbers.
A collection of the best of our Melbourne Cup coverage, from fashion to the races and everything in between.It can be intimidating looking for the Melbourne Cup winner from a list of 24 starters, but once-a-year punters can look at 162 years of history for hints in their search for the winner.
Many trends have emerged since 1861; from colours to age. Some barriers have been luckier than others and even the colour of the jockey’s silks can matter. Michelle Payne is the only female jockey to win the Cup on Prince Of Penzance in 2015. Rachel King on Military Mission, Jamie Kah on More Felons and English hoop Hollie Doyle on Future History will try to double that tally this year.The Melbourne Cup is a handicap, so the horses are rated on past performance with the better performed asked to carry more weight. The most successful weight is 53kg with nine wins followed by 54.5kg and 52.5kg on eight, while the winner has carried 56kg seven times.
The Cox Plate has been the last start for the most recent winners, Gold Trip and Verry Elleegant. Makybe Diva is the last to achieve the Cox Plate-Melbourne Cup winning double in the same year.
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