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.

2019 Melbourne Cup Field Dates

2019 Melbourne Cup field and nomination announcement dates:

• Nominations: Closed on Thursday August 29, 2019 attracting 152 horses 
• Handicaps / Weights: Tuesday September 10, 2019
• First Acceptances: October 1, 2019
• Second Acceptances: October 15, 2019
• Third Acceptances: October 28, 2019
• Final Field: Saturday November 2, 2019
• Jockeys: Saturday November 2, 2019
• Barrier Draw: Saturday November 2, 2019

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.

2019 Melbourne Cup Field

The Melbourne Cup 2019 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.

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.

2019 Melbourne Cup Nominations

The 2019 Melbourne Cup nominations will be listed below as soon as they are released by Racing Victoria (RV).

The Melbourne Cup 2019 Nominations are now out with 152 stayers in the mix including last year’s all-international Trifecta led by the defending champion, Godolphin galloper Cross Counter, who is early favourite to go back-to-back in the race for the first time since the three-peat of the great mare Makybe Diva (2003-05).

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer
1	20x4614x9x	ALFARRIS (FR)	G	6	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig
2	461214253x	ALIFEROUS	M	4	Kris Lees
3	834x68x90x	AMBITIOUS (JPN)	H	8	Anthony Freedman
4	11x351424x	ANGEL OF HEAVEN	M	4	Kris Lees
5	x11x16511x	ANGEL OF TRUTH	G	4	Gwenda Markwell
6	53145x143x	ATTENTION RUN (GER)	M	5	Kris Lees
7	0x11511x4x	AVILIUS (GB)	G	6	James Cummings
8	2x8830611x	AZURO (FR)	G	6	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
9	322x1x2x3x	BARSANTI (IRE)	G	8	Roger Varian
10	058x255x2x	BASS (JPN)	G	6	Liam Howley
11	1x41x3324x	BEAU BALMAIN (GER)	H	5	Jim Conlan
12	622008326x	BIG DUKE (IRE)	G	8	Kris Lees
13	1x1x13x	BIN BATTUTA (GB)	G	6	Saeed Bin Suroor
14	2x0105110x	BIZZWINKLE (NZ)	G	6	Patrick Payne
15	3647623x1x	BLUE BREEZE (NZ)	G	6	Allan Morley
16	1x8341469x	BONDEIGER	H	8	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
17	2x87400x0x	BRIMHAM ROCKS (GB)	G	6	Chris Waller
18	1521x	BUCKHURST (IRE)	H	4	Joseph O’Brien
19	–	CALIBURN (IRE)	H	5	Jamie Richards
20	2x3x14093x	CAPE OF GOOD HOPE (IRE)	H	4	Aidan O’Brien
21	5147225x5x	CARIF	H	4	Peter & Paul Snowden
22	121x128x5x	CASCADIAN (GB)	G	5	James Cummings
23	1x	CONSTANTINOPLE (IRE)	H	4	Aidan O’Brien
24	12x1x1x43x	CROSS COUNTER (GB)	G	5	Charlie Appleby
25	63318919x	CROWN PROSECUTOR	H	4	Stephen Marsh
26	210x8131x	DABIYR (IRE)	G	5	Chris Waller
27	0x2468223x	DAL HARRAILD (GB)	G	7	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
28	–	DASHING WILLOUGHBY (GB)	H	4	Andrew Balding
29	9x32964x3x	DESERT SKYLINE (IRE)	G	6	David Elsworth
30	12x3123x	DIVANATION	M	5	Tony McEvoy
31	112x122x	DJANGO FREEMAN (GER)	H	4	Robert Hickmott
32	x217549x8x	DOUGLAS MACARTHUR (IRE)	G	6	Liam Howley
33	2x	DOWNDRAFT (IRE)	H	5	Joseph O’Brien
34	5x53314x0x	DURETTO (GB)	G	8	Matt Cumani
35	543140x	ECHO LAD	G	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
36	–	EMINENCE (IRE)	H	4	Aidan O’Brien
37	–	ENTENTE	C	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
38	3111890x8x	ETYMOLOGY	G	7	James Cummings
39	86x2x0x69x	EXEMPLAR (IRE)	G	6	Liam Howley
40	110x51437x	FAIRLIGHT (IRE)	G	5	Kris Lees
41	x655x1x34x	FINCHE (GB)	G	6	Chris Waller
42	4840x5516x	GALLIC CHIEFTAIN (FR)	H	7	Archie Alexander
43	8888123x1x	GIRL TUESDAY	M	5	Chris Waller
44	1102113x5x	GLORY DAYS (NZ)	M	7	Bill Thurlow
45	546884x12x	GOLD MOUNT (GB)	G	7	Ian Williams
46	4201x6112x	GREY LION (IRE)	G	8	Matthew Smith
47	218825616x	GUNDOWN	G	5	Michael Moroney
48	x8112x513x	HAKY (IRE)	G	6	John Hammond
49	113x12619x	HANG MAN (IRE)	G	6	Michael Moroney
50	79x818328x	HARIPOUR (IRE)	G	6	Chris Waller
51	21x4520x4x	HARRISON (GB)	G	7	Liam Howley
52	16184x	HEART OF GRACE (JPN)	M	5	Frank Pangallo
53	3x16x2172x	HOMESMAN (USA)	G	6	Liam Howley
54	84x817333x	HUMIDOR (NZ)	G	7	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
55	x33444658x	HUNTING HORN (IRE)	H	5	Aidan O’Brien
56	x9239x166x	HUSH WRITER (JPN)	G	5	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
57	1x	IL PARADISO (USA)	H	4	Aidan O’Brien
58	235x55121x	ILWENDO (GER)	H	6	Matthew Smith
59	247402255x	IN A TWINKLING	G	4	Jamie Richards
60	244x21124x	ISPOLINI (GB)	G	5	Charlie Appleby
61	712x232x4x	JOHANNES VERMEER (IRE)	H	7	Liam Howley
62	73x1x	JUST THINKIN’	G	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
63	x931911x7x	KENEDNA	M	6	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
64	911317x22x	KEW GARDENS (IRE)	H	5	Aidan O’Brien
65	12x141x3x	KING OF LEOGRANCE (FR)	G	5	Liam Howley
66	x43236Px5x	KINGS WILL DREAM (IRE)	G	6	Chris Waller
67	11027x	LADY YOUNG	M	4	Tony McEvoy
68	220x34421x	LATROBE (IRE)	H	5	Joseph O’Brien
69	3237x4121x	LOOKS LIKE ELVIS	G	5	Bryan Dais
70	70x364408x	LORD FANDANGO (GER)	G	7	Archie Alexander
71	8x212x231x	LYS GRACIEUX (JPN)	M	6	Yoshito Yahagi
72	x2x532202x	MAGIC WAND (IRE)	M	5	Aidan O’Brien
73	2x2x15521x	MARMELO (GB)	H	7	Hughie Morrison
74	7250x1433x	MASTER OF REALITY (IRE)	H	5	Joseph O’Brien
75	6x192x322x	MASTER OF WINE (GER)	G	5	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes
76	4x72x21x2x	MEINER WUNSCH (JPN)	H	6	Takahiro Mizuno
77	x211x11x1x	MER DE GLACE (JPN)	H	5	Hisashi Shimizu
78	x0254x319x	MIDTERM (GB)	G	7	Michael & Luke Cerchi
79	12x0x1322x	MIRAGE DANCER (GB)	H	6	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
80	1x1x3x1x1x	MORANDO (FR)	G	7	Andrew Balding
81	x131111x5x	MOSH MUSIC	M	5	Archie Alexander
82	6212x	MOUNT EVEREST (IRE)	H	4	Aidan O’Brien
83	0x5110x78x	MOUNTAIN HUNTER (USA)	G	6	Saeed Bin Suroor
84	11x112131x	MR QUICKIE	G	4	Phillip Stokes
85	4341x9x00x	MUNTAHAA (IRE)	G	7	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig
86	4x1x72351x	MUSTAJEER (GB)	G	7	Kris Lees
87	2x1635678x	NELSON (IRE)	G	5	Liam Howley
88	2112x30x8x	NEUFBOSC (FR)	G	5	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig
89	160x34000x	NIGHT’S WATCH (NZ)	G	6	Chris Waller
90	3x	NORWAY (IRE)	H	4	Aidan O’Brien
91	–	ONCE WERE LOST (IRE)	G	4	Lindsey Smith
92	64x351211x	OUR CANDIDATE (IRE)	H	5	Kris Lees
93	4x013x121x	OUR CENTURY (IRE)	G	9	Kim Waugh
94	10328x277x	OUR VENICE BEACH (IRE)	H	6	Liam Howley
95	1x46797x9x	PATRICK ERIN (NZ)	G	8	Chris Waller
96	12x332x70x	POUNAMU	G	8	Michael Kent
97	138x49x58x	PRINCE OF ARRAN (GB)	G	7	Charlie Fellowes
98	425x14941x	QAFILA	M	4	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig
99	54x44x239x	RAHEEN HOUSE (IRE)	G	6	William Haggas
100	1x6x237x4x	RAYMOND TUSK (IRE)	H	5	Richard Hannon
101	153x16639x	RE EDIT	M	4	Chris Waller
102	0300x1170x	RED CARDINAL (IRE)	G	8	Kris Lees
103	x3x3222x2x	RED GALILEO (GB)	G	9	Saeed Bin Suroor
104	500x15610x	RED VERDON (USA)	H	7	Ed Dunlop
105	192251557x	ROSTROPOVICH (IRE)	G	5	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig
106	11x	RULE THE WORLD	G	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
107	34100x040x	RUNAWAY	R	5	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
108	1953x4554x	SAUNTER BOY (FR)	G	7	Kris Lees
109	211x23727x	SCARLET DREAM	M	4	Mark Newnham
110	9711575x8x	SELF SENSE	G	9	David Brideoake
111	2x1x92321x	SHRAAOH (IRE)	G	7	Chris Waller
112	5x42170x4x	SIKANDARABAD (IRE)	G	7	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig
113	x444740x7x	SIR CHARLES ROAD	G	6	Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott
114	x310x3321x	SIXTIES GROOVE (IRE)	G	7	Kris Lees
115	32x00x048x	SOUND (GER)	H	7	Michael Moroney
116	–	SOUTH PACIFIC (GB)	H	4	Aidan O’Brien
117	12x3x3x41x	SOUTHERN FRANCE (IRE)	H	5	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
118	622x013x3x	SPANISH POINT (GB)	G	5	Liam Howley
119	122x11111x	STEEL PRINCE (IRE)	G	6	Anthony Freedman
120	x26x536x1x	STELLAR IMPACT (JPN)	M	5	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
121	3219155x9x	STEPS (IRE)	G	6	Liam Howley
122	–	STIVERS (ARG)	H	6	Dermot K Weld
123	x80x56252x	SULLY (NZ)	G	5	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
124	38414x0x3x	SUPER TITUS (GB)	G	6	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig
125	112x216x2x	SUPERNOVA (GB)	H	5	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes
126	11514132x	SURPRISE BABY (NZ)	G	5	Paul Preusker
127	143013215x	SWEET THOMAS (GER)	G	8	Matthew Smith
128	1x211x	TARWIN	G	4	Michael Kent
129	11x94x	TAVISTOCK DANCER (NZ)	G	4	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)
130	–	TECHNICIAN (IRE)	H	4	Martyn Meade
131	x22470141x	THE CHOSEN ONE (NZ)	H	4	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman
132	1921249x1x	THE GOOD FIGHT (NZ)	G	5	Shaune Ritchie
133	453531320x	TOP OF THE RANGE (NZ)	G	6	Michael Moroney
134	2x01327x5x	TORCEDOR (IRE)	G	8	Andreas Wohler
135	6x0332169x	TRANSACT	G	4	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
136	16x5233x9x	TRAP FOR FOOLS	G	6	Jarrod McLean
137	2x1x	TRUE SELF (IRE)	M	7	William Mullins
138	2423x2411x	TWILIGHT PAYMENT (IRE)	H	7	Joseph O’Brien
139	03860x7x0x	US ARMY RANGER (IRE)	G	7	Liam Howley
140	14x772231x	VALAC (IRE)	G	8	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig
141	431x52390x	VERNANME (NZ)	H	4	Stephen Marsh
142	57x2111x9x	VERRY ELLEEGANT (NZ)	M	4	Chris Waller
143	211x36621x	VOW AND DECLARE	G	4	Danny O’Brien
144	x220x0404x	WALL OF FIRE (IRE)	G	7	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
145	13x	WESTERN AUSTRALIA (IRE)	H	4	Aidan O’Brien
146	11x211x1x	WOLFE (JPN)	G	5	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
147	x33x2x6x6x	WREN’S DAY (USA)	H	6	James Cummings
148	1x1850x23x	YOGI (NZ)	G	7	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
149	276x059x8x	YOUNGSTAR	M	5	Chris Waller
150	436013x10x	YUCATAN (IRE)	H	6	Liam Howley
151	2221x00x7x	YULONG PRINCE (SAF)	H	5	Chris Waller
152	0x6200013x	ZACADA (NZ)	G	7	Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman