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2025 Melbourne Cup Results

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Bet on the 2025 Melbourne Cup Field

To bet on the potential runners in the 2025 Melbourne Cup field head to Ladbrokes.com.au via the links the table below .

Melbourne Cup 2025 Odds

Flemington R0
Melbourne Cup 3200m (Pre-Noms)
Open Race time:  1762228800
Runner DetailsWinPlace
Sir Delius T:
Via Sistina T:
Deakin T:
Vauban T:
Admire Terra T:
Redentor T:
Sober T:
Sweet William T:
Aeliana T:
Arapaho T:
Ethical Diamond T:
Buckaroo T:
Goliath T:
Kinesiology T:
Middle Earth T:
Okita Soushi T:
Poniros T:
River Of Stars T:
Roaring Legend T:
Sevanna's Knight T:
Odds are subject to fluctuation. For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.ladbrokes.com.au/racing.
Data retrieved: 15/07/2025 08:55:13 PM (Australia/Brisbane)

The Melbourne Cup field is made up of the world’s best staying types with both local Australian gallopers and international raiders fighting it out for the richest handicap prize every November.

Held on the first Tuesday of November each year at Melbourne’s famous Flemington Racecourse the Melbourne Cup field features a capacity 24 starters and has no emergencies.

Every spring the Melbourne Cup field of final acceptances is released on the Saturday before Melbourne Cup Day. The live announcement of the Melbourne Cup field is made from Flemington at around 6:00pm (local time), with the official Melbourne Cup final acceptances closing to connections at 4:30pm (AEDT) after the action of Victoria Derby Day.

2025 Melbourne Cup Field

The Melbourne Cup 2025 Field & Barriers will be published below as soon as the final 24 Melbourne Cup horses are confirmed by Racing Victoria on the Saturday prior to Melbourne Cup Day – Saturday November 1st, 2025. 

2025 Melbourne Cup Field Dates

2025 Melbourne Cup field and nomination announcement dates:

  • 2025 Melbourne Cup Nominations: Close on Tuesday September 2, 2025 @ 12:00pm (Melbourne time).
  • 2025 Melbourne Cup Late Entries: Close on Tuesday September 9, 2025 @ 12:00pm (Melbourne time).
  • 2025 Melbourne Cup First Declarations: Close on Tuesday, September 30, 2025 @ 12:00pm (Melbourne time).
  • 2025 Melbourne Cup Handicaps: Weights are declared Tuesday, September 16, 2025. 
  • 2025 Melbourne Cup Second Declarations: Close on Tuesday October 14, 2025 @ 12:00pm.
  • 2025 Melbourne Cup Third Declarations: Close on Monday October 27, 2025 @ 12:00pm (Melbourne time).
  • 2025 Melbourne Cup Final Field: Announced Saturday November 1, 2025, at 4:30pm (Melbourne time) on Victoria Derby Day.
  • 2025 Melbourne Cup Barrier Draw: Takes place on Saturday November 1, 2025, at 6:30pm (Melbourne time) following the Derby Day racing.

2025 Melbourne Cup News & Field Updates

Stay tuned for the breaking news on the horses and jockeys that are in and out of the Melbourne Cup 2025 field this spring.

2025 Melbourne Cup Jockeys

The confirmed 2025 Melbourne Cup jockeys will be updated below as connections lock in a rider for their Melbourne Cup contenders.

The Melbourne Cup 2025 riders must be declared by 4:30pm (local time) on Saturday the 1st of November 2025. 

See what jockeys have locked in a ride aboard one of the 24 Melbourne Cup horses this spring.

CONFIRMED 2025 MELBOURNE CUP RIDES

Of course, betting on the Melbourne Cup field opens at bookies around the country including Ladbrokes.com.au before even the Melbourne Cup nominations are taken.

Melbourne Cup odds are open nearly all year round with futures betting offering great prices, the favourite paying over $20, for those that want to get in on the action early.

To check out the latest Melbourne Cup betting markets for this year’s showdown head to Ladbrokes.com.au, the country’s most trusted bookie for Melbourne Cup odds.

It is a long process to whittle down all the hopeful horses to reveal the official Melbourne Cup field. Things start in late August or early September when the Melbourne Cup nominations are taken, with numbers usually exceeding 150 early entries. First declaration stage narrows down the number of Melbourne Cup horses a month later at the start of October by as much as half. Second declarations follow about three weeks on at the end of October before the final declaration or acceptance stage on Victoria Derby Day.

2025 Melbourne Cup Third Acceptances

The 2025 Melbourne Cup third acceptances will be published below once announced by Racing Victoria (RV) on Monday the 27th of October 2025 at midday local time.

2025 Melbourne Cup Second Acceptances

The 2025 Melbourne Cup second acceptances are taken by Racing Victoria (RV) on Tuesday the 14th of October 2025 at midday local time.

2025 Melbourne Cup First Acceptances

The 2025 Melbourne Cup first acceptances will be published below once announced by Racing Victoria (RV) on Tuesday the 30th of September 2025 at midday local time.

2025 Melbourne Cup Nominations & Weights

The 2025 Melbourne Cup nominations will be listed below as soon as they are released by Racing Victoria (RV) on Tuesday the 2nd of September 2025 at midday local time.

The 2025 Melbourne Cup weights (handicaps) are declared on Tuesday September 16, 2025.

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