What Is The Melbourne Cup Barrier Draw?
This year's barrier draw has been like no other. With the race favorites seemingly changing on a daily basis the 2025 Melbourne Cup barrier draw poses as the most significant in years. Holding the keys to make or break every championship hopefully in the race that stops the nation, find out the barrier draw and some interesting facts to go with it below.
Barrier Winners For Melbourne Cup
History: Melbourne Cup barriers draws were introduced in 1920 - Poitrel won from barrier 19. Mechanical barrier stalls were introduced in 1958, and Baystone won from barrier eight.
Most wins: 9 (Barrier 5 and 11).
Least wins: 2 (barrier 2, 18, 23).
Longest losing sequence: 57 years—Barrier 6 (1965).
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Melbourne Cup 2025 Barrier Draw
1– ALL RIFFA (FR) (trainer Joseph O’Brien) Mark Zahra (barrier 19) 59kgs
2 – BUCKAROO (GB) (Chris Waller) Craig Williams (12) 57kgs
3 – ARAPAHO (FR) (Bjorn Baker) Rachel King (15) 56.5kgs
4 – VAUBAN (FR) (Gai Waterhouse/Adrian Bott) Blake Shinn (2) 56.5kgs
5 – CHEVALIER ROSE (JPN) (Hisashi Shimizu) Damian Lane (5) 55.5kgs
6 – PRESAGE NOCTURN (IRE) (Alessandro Botti) Stephane Pasquier (9) 55.5kgs
7 – MIDDLE EARTH (GB) (Ciaron Maher) Ethan Brown (13) 54.5kg
8 – MEYDAAN (IRE) (Simon & Ed Crisford) James McDonald (22) 54kgs
9 – ABSURDE (FR) (Willie Mullins) Kerrin McEvoy (4) 53.5kgs
10 – FLATTEN THE CURVE (FR) (Henk Grewe) Thore Hammer-Hansen (17) 53.5kgs
11 – LAND LEGEND (FR) (Chris Waller) Joao Moreira (16) 53.5kgs
12 – SMOKIN’ ROMANS (NZ) (Ciaron Maher) Ben Melham(11) 53.5kgs
13 – CHANGINGOFTHEGUARD (IRE) (Kris Lees) Tim Clark (24) 53kgs
14 – HALF YOURS (Tony & Calvin McEvoy) Jamie Melham (8) 53kgs
15 – MORE FELONS (IRE) (Chris Waller) Tommy Berry (23) 53kgs
16 - ONESMOOTHOPERATOR (USA) (Brian Ellison) Harry Coffey (6) 53kgs
17 – FURTHER (IRE) (Andrew Balding) Michael Dee (7) 52kgs
18 – PARCHMENT PARTY (USA) (Bill Mott) John Velazquez (3) 52kgs
19 – ATHABASCAN (FR) (John O’Shea/Tom Charlton) Declan Bates (1) 51.5kgs
20 – GOODIE TWO SHOES (IRE) (Joseph O’Brien) Wayne Lordan (20) 51.5kgs
21 – RIVER OF STARS (IRE) (Chris Waller) Beau Mertens (14) 51.5kgs
22 – ROYAL SUPREMACY (IRE) (Ciaron Maher) Robbie Dolan (21) 51kgs
23 - TORRANZINO (NZ) (Paul Preusker) Celine Gaudray (18) 51kgs
24 - VALIANT KING (GB) (Chris Waller) Jye McNeil (10) 51kgs
Melbourne Cup 2025 Odds
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