The Melbourne Cup is widely recognised as one of the most prestigious horse racing events in the world, and the Melbourne Cup horses that line-up in the world’s richest handicap are the best in the business.

Many Australian trainers go through their entire career with the hope of someday having a horse good enough to enter the $8 million race on the first Tuesday of November, and more and more we are seeing imported Melbourne Cup horses bred to stay the testing two mile distance.

It is also becoming very common place to find a strong international charge with Northern Hemisphere-trained Melbourne Cup horses making a raid for the ‘Loving Trophy’.

Melbourne Cup history shows a number of recent internationally-trained Melbourne Cup winners including most recently Rekindling (2017) and Cross Counter (2018). The last Australian-trained Melbourne Cup winner meanwhile was Shocking back in 2009.

With only the very best stayers from around the globe being granted the honour of a start in the capacity 24-horse Melbourne Cup field, you can be assured that each year’s race will possess an incredible amount of talent and staying ability.

The 2019 Melbourne Cup Horses has been released and every horse in the 2019 Melbourne Cup field can be found below.

2019 Melbourne Cup Horses

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1. Cross Counter

• Trainer: Charlie Appleby
• Jockey: William Buick
• Barrier: 5
• Weight: 57.5kg
• Last 10 Form: 12x1x1x434
• Jockey Silks: Royal Blue
• Bet on Cross Counter

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2. Mer De Glace

• Trainer: Hisashi Shimizu
• Jockey: Damian Lane
• Barrier: 2
• Weight: 56kg
• Last 10 Form: 211x11x1x1
• Jockey Silks: Green, White Hoops And Sleeves, Red Armbands And Cap
• Bet on The Mer De Glace

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3. Master Of Reality

• Trainer: Joseph O’Brien
• Jockey: Frankie Dettori
• Barrier: 1
• Weight: 55.5kg
• Last 10 Form: 7250×14335
• Jockey Silks: Navy Blue, White Armbands And Cap
• Bet on Master Of Reality

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4. Mirage Dancer

• Trainer: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
• Jockey: Ben Melham
• Barrier: 13
• Weight: 55.5kg
• Last 10 Form: 2x0x1322x3
• Jockey Silks: Navy Blue, White Sash, Lime Green Striped Sleeves, Quartered Cap
• Bet on Mirage Dancer

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5. Southern France

• Trainer:Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
• Jockey: Mark Zahra
• Barrier: 14
• Weight: 55.5kg
• Last 10 Form: 37×3264413
• Jockey Silks: Royal Blue, Lime Hoops, Hooped Cap
• Bet on Southern France

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6. Hunting Horn

• Trainer: Aidan O’Brien
• Jockey: Seamie Heffernan
• Barrier: 11
• Weight: 55kg
• Last 10 Form: 3344465881
• Jockey Silks:  Navy Blue
• Bet on Hunting Horn

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7. Latrobe

• Trainer: Joseph O’Brien
• Jockey: James McDonald
• Barrier: 22
• Weight: 55kg
• Last 10 Form: 220×344216
• Jockey Silks: Navy Blue, White Armbands
• Bet on Latrobe

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8. Mustajeer

• Trainer: Kris Lees
• Jockey: Damien Oliver
• Barrier: 6
• Weight: 55kg
• Last 10 Form: 4x1x723516
• Jockey Silks: Royal Blue, White Horseshoe, Black And White Checked Sleeves And Cap
• Bet on Mustajeer

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9.Rostropovich

• Trainer:David & B Hayes & T Dabernig
• Jockey: Dwayne Dunn
• Barrier: 12
• Weight: 55kg
• Last 10 Form:251557×790
• Jockey Silks: Navy Blue, White Sash, Lime Green Striped Sleeves, Emerald Green Cap
• Bet on Rostropovich

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10. Twilight Payment

• Trainer: Joseph O’Brien
• Jockey: Hugh Bowman
• Barrier: 19
• Weight: 55kg
• Last 10 Form: 423x2411x7
• Jockey Silks:Navy Blue, White Armbands, Red Cap
• Bet on Twilight Payment

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11. Finche

• Trainer:Chris Waller
• Jockey: Kerrin McEvoy
• Barrier: 4
• Weight: 54kg
• Last 10 Form: x1x34x5125
• Jockey Silks: Turquoise, Pink Sash, White Sleeves, Pink Cap
• Bet on Finche

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12. Prince Of Arran

• Trainer: Charlie Fellowes
• Jockey: Michael Walker
• Barrier: 8
• Weight: 54kg
• Last 10 Form: 8x49x58321
• Jockey Silks: Royal Blue, Red Stripe, Striped Sleeves And Cap
• Bet on Prince Of Arran

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13. Raymond Tusk

• Trainer: Richard Hannon
• Jockey: Jamie Spencer
• Barrier: 3
• Weight: 54kg
• Last 10 Form: 1x6x237x4x
• Jockey Silks: Sky Blue, Orange Epaulettes
• Bet on Raymond Tusk

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14. Downdraft

• Trainer: Joseph O’Brien
• Jockey: John Allen
• Barrier: 15
• Weight: 53.5kg
• Last 10 Form: x196112x31
• Jockey Silks: Navy Blue, Gold Hoops, White Sleeves And Cap
• Bet on Downdraft

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15. Magic Wand

• Trainer:Aidan O’Brien
• Jockey: Ryan Moore
• Barrier: 24
• Weight: 53.5kg
• Last 10 Form: 2×53220224
• Jockey Silks: Royal Blue, Orange Spot, Striped Sleeves And Cap
• Bet on Magic Wand

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16. Neufbosc

• Trainer:David & B Hayes & T Dabernig
• Jockey: Luke Nolen
• Barrier: 23
• Weight: 53.5kg
• Last 10 Form: 2x30x80709
• Jockey Silks: Navy Blue, White Sash, Lime Green Striped Sleeves, Red Cap
• Bet on Neufbosc

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17. Sound

• Trainer:Michael Moroney
• Jockey: James Winks
• Barrier: 10
• Weight: 53.5kg
• Last 10 Form: 00x048x070
• Jockey Silks: Purple And White Stars
• Bet on Sound

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18. Surprise Baby

• Trainer: Paul Preusker
• Jockey: Jordan Childs
• Barrier: 20
• Weight: 53.5kg
• Last 10 Form: 1514132×41
• Jockey Silks: Silver, Black Checked Sash, Cerise Sleeves, Silver Cap, Black Star
• Bet on Surprise Baby

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19. Constantinople

• Trainer: David & B Hayes & T Dabernig
• Jockey: Joao Moreira
• Barrier: 7
• Weight: 52.5kg
• Last 10 Form: 531×212224
• Jockey Silks: White, Green Sash, Black Sleeves And Cap
• Bet on Constantinople

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20. Il Paradiso

• Trainer: Aidan O’Brien
• Jockey:Wayne Lordan
• Barrier: 17
• Weight: 52.5kg
• Last 10 Form:322×17135
• Jockey Silks: Lime Green, Dark Green Sash, Cuffs, Collar And Cap
• Bet on Il Paradiso

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21. Steel Prince

• Trainer: Anthony Freedman
• Jockey: Brett Prebble
• Barrier: 16
• Weight: 52.5kg
• Last 10 Form:x11111x467
• Jockey Silks: Royal Blue, Red Cross, White Sleeves, Quartered Cap
• Bet on Steel Prince

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22. The Chosen One

• Trainer:Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman
• Jockey:Tim Clark
• Barrier: 18
• Weight: 52kg
• Last 10 Form: 0141×59195
• Jockey Silks: Yellow, Emerald Green Braces, Black Sleeves, Pink Cap
• Bet on The Chosen One

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23. Vow And Declare

• Trainer: Danny O’Brien
• Jockey:Craig Williams
• Barrier: 21
• Weight: 52kg
• Last 10 Form: 1x36621x42
• Jockey Silks:  Orange, White Epaulettes And Sleeves, Quartered Cap
• Bet on Vow And Declare

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24. Youngstar

• Trainer: Chris Waller
• Jockey:  Tommy Berry
• Barrier: 9
• Weight: 52kg
• Last 10 Form: x059x87873
• Jockey Silks: Light Blue And Dark Blue Diamonds, Red Cap
• Bet on Youngstar