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Melbourne Cup Day is the single biggest event on the Australian horse racing calendar as it is host to the country’s premier thoroughbred event, the Group 1 $10 million Melbourne Cup (3200m).
Sponsored by Lexus, Melbourne Cup Day 2025 is scheduled for Tuesday, November 4, 2025 and is the second of four major meetings that make up the classic Melbourne Cup Carnival.
Melbourne Cup Day runs on the first Tuesday of November annually at Flemington Racecourse and the Melbourne Cup field always face off at 3:00pm (AEDT).
2025 Melbourne Cup Day Betting
There are traditionally nine other Flemington races on the Melbourne Cup Day 2025 card giving punters plenty of other chances to win outside of tipping the Melbourne Cup results.
The most popular race to enjoy a punt on the first Tuesday of November is of course the Melbourne Cup field featuring a capacity 24 stayers from around the world.
Melbourne Cup Day nominations close the Wednesday of the previous week with the Melbourne Cup Day race fields announced the Friday before Victoria Derby Day on the first Saturday of November.
That is of course except for the Melbourne Cup. View our official Melbourne Cup Field page for all the information on when entries and the final acceptances for the ‘Race That Stops a Nation’ are taken.
Read more on Melbourne Cup betting.
2025 Melbourne Cup Day Race Schedule
The official 2025 Melbourne Cup Day races and times will be released closer to Melbourne Cup week 2025 and published below.
Note: All times quoted are local (AEDT) and subject to change.
Melbourne Cup Day Races
Race 1 – 10:45AM – Group 3 $240,000 Darley Maribyrnong Plate (1000 METRES)
Maribyrnong Plate 2025 Results
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1st
2. Tornado Valley (2)
J: Ethan Brown 58kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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2nd
7. Tales Of Time (5)
J: Ben Melham 58kg
T: Clinton McDonald |
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3rd
11. Luna Vega (12)
J: Joao Moreira 56kg
T: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young |
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4th
4. Carnevale (11)
J: Mark Zahra 58kg
T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes |
Race 2 – 11:20AM $150,000 MA Services Grand Handicap (2000 METRES)
MA Services Grand Handicap 2025 Results
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1st
10. Party Crasher (10)
J: Mark Zahra 57kg
T: Michael Hickmott |
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2nd
5. Pittsburgh Pirate (5)
J: Neil Farley 60kg
T: Henry Dwyer |
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3rd
20. Ghetto Supastar (11)
J: Michael Dee 54kg
T: Mick Shepherdson |
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4th
7. Brave Miss (8)
J: Jamie Melham 58kg
T: Anthony & Sam Freedman |
Race 3 – 12:00PM Listed $200,000 TAB Trophy (1800 METRES)
TAB Trophy 2025 Results
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1st
4. Different Gravy (15)
J: Mark Zahra 57kg
T: Henry Dwyer |
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2nd
5. Brave Danza (13)
J: Daniel Stackhouse 57kg
T: Matt Cumani |
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3rd
2. Obvious (4)
J: Ben Allen 57kg
T: Greg Eurell |
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4th
13. Gold Topaz (1)
J: John Allen 57kg
T: Mitchell Freedman |
Race 4 – 12:40PM $150,000 The Schweppervescence Plate (1000 METRES)
The Schweppervescence Plate 2025 Results
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1st
2. Pallaton (4)
J: James McDonald 57.5kg
T: Michael Freedman |
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2nd
4. Street Artist (6)
J: Mark Zahra 57kg
T: Anthony & Sam Freedman |
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3rd
10. Vangogh Bankcheque (9)
J: Jamie Melham 57kg
T: Lloyd Kennewell |
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4th
13. Choir Point (2)
J: Luke Currie 55kg
T: Matt Laurie |
Race 5 – 1:20PM $250,000 Australian Heritage Cup (2800 METRES)
Australian Heritage Cup 2025 Results
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1st
9. Litzdeel (8)
J: Craig Williams 53kg
T: Danny O'Brien |
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2nd
3. Don Diego De Vega (1)
J: Michael Dee 58.5kg
T: Annabel & Rob Archibald |
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3rd
13. Farag (3)
J: Linda Meech 53kg
T: Aaron Purcell |
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4th
8. Arugamama (7)
J: Jamie Melham 54kg
T: Andrew Gluyas |
Race 6 – 1:55PM Listed $200,000 Kirin Ichiban Plate (1800 METRES)
Kirin Ichiban Plate 2025 Results
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1st
3. Kingswood (3)
J: John Allen 57.5kg
T: Gavin Bedggood |
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2nd
5. Saint George (8)
J: Ethan Brown 56kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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3rd
11. Shaiyhar (1)
J: Rachel King 54kg
T: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young |
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4th
1. Unspoken (2)
J: Blake Shinn 60kg
T: Peter Snowden |
Race 7 – 3:00PM Group 1 $10,000,000 Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200 METRES)
Melbourne Cup 2025 Results
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1st
14. Half Yours (8)
J: Jamie Melham 53kg
T: Tony & Calvin McEvoy |
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2nd
20. Goodie Two Shoes (20)
J: W M Lordan 51.5kg
T: Joseph O'Brien |
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3rd
7. Middle Earth (13)
J: Ethan Brown 54.5kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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4th
21. River Of Stars (14)
J: Beau Mertens 51.5kg
T: Chris Waller |
Race 8 – 3:50PM Listed $200,000 Lexus Amanda Elliott (1400 METRES)
Amanda Elliott 2025 Results
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1st
8. Burma Star (7)
J: Joao Moreira 54kg
T: Chris Waller |
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2nd
12. Tagline (6)
J: Daniel Stackhouse 54kg
T: Matt Laurie |
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3rd
7. Ripley (14)
J: Ethan Brown 54kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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4th
13. Pictor (5)
J: Damian Lane 54kg
T: Chris Waller |
Race 9 – 4:35PM Group 3 $240,000 Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes (1400 METRES)
HKJC Stakes 2025 Results
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1st
3. Dance To The Boom (13)
J: Kerrin McEvoy 56kg
T: Bjorn Baker |
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2nd
6. Roll On High (9)
J: Daniel Stackhouse 55kg
T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes |
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3rd
16. Jenni The Fox (7)
J: Declan Bates 55kg
T: Lucy Yeomans |
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4th
10. Gumdrops (8)
J: James McDonald 55kg
T: Chris Waller |
Race 10 – $150,000 5:15PM Channel 9 Trophy (1400 METRES)
Channel 9 Trophy 2025 Results
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1st
12. Persian Spirit (12)
J: Harry Coffey 54kg
T: Symon Wilde |
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2nd
7. Sunshineinmypocket (6)
J: Ethan Brown 57kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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3rd
3. Ndola (8)
J: Luke Currie 59.5kg
T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes |
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4th
14. He'll Rip (4)
J: Liam Riordan 54kg
T: L & T Corstens & W Larkin |
The Melbourne Cup Race Number is Flemington Race 7 for 2025 on Melbourne Cup Day (cf “year”).
What Time Does the Melbourne Cup Run?
- Queensland: 2:00pm
- New South Wales: 3:00pm
- Victoria: 3:00pm
- Tasmania: 3:00pm
- Northern Territory: 1:30pm
- ACT: 3:00pm
- Western Australia: 12:00pm
- UK & Ireland: 4:00am
- New Zealand: 5:00pm
- Japan: 1:00pm
- Hong Kong: 12:00pm
- Dubai: 8:00am
The Melbourne Cup Carnival kicks off on the Saturday before Melbourne Cup Day with Victoria Derby Day and concludes the following Saturday with Champions Stakes Day.
Along with Melbourne Cup Day on the Tuesday, which attracts in excess of 100,000 spectators at the track, race fans and punters are also treated to another midweek event with VRC Oaks Day for the ladies on the Thursday.
A total of ten Melbourne Cup Day races will take place this year with the 2025 Melbourne Cup the sole Group 1 event on the program.
The premier event is of course the world’s richest handicap, the Melbourne Cup, which runs as at 3:00pm (AEDT) every Melbourne Cup Day.
Remember you don’t have to wait until Melbourne Cup Day to place your bets on the world’s richest handicap as Ladbrokes.com.au have the hottest Melbourne Cup pre-nomination odds open all year!
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