Here’s the finishing order for the 2025 Melbourne Cup.
| Place | Horse | Trainer | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HALF YOURS | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | Ms Jamie Melham |
| 2 | GOODIE TWO SHOES (IRE) | Joseph O’Brien | Wayne Lordan |
| 3 | MIDDLE EARTH (GB) | Ciaron Maher | Ethan Brown |
| 4 | RIVER OF STARS (IRE) | Chris Waller | Beau Mertens |
| 5 | TORRANZINO (NZ) | Paul Preusker | Ms Celine Gaudray |
| 6 | VAUBAN (FR) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Blake Shinn |
| 7 | AL RIFFA (FR) | Joseph O’Brien | Mark Zahra |
| 8 | ABSURDE (FR) | Willie Mullins | Kerrin McEvoy |
| 9 | CHANGINGOFTHEGUARD (IRE) | Kris Lees | Tim Clark |
| 10 | MEYDAAN (IRE) | Simon & Ed Crisford | James McDonald |
| 11 | FURTHUR (IRE) | Andrew Balding | Michael Dee |
| 12 | ARAPAHO (FR) | Bjorn Baker | Ms Rachel King |
| 13 | FLATTEN THE CURVE (FR) | Henk Grewe | Thore Hammer Hansen |
| 14 | SMOKIN’ ROMANS (NZ) | Ciaron Maher | Ben Melham |
| 15 | ROYAL SUPREMACY (IRE) | Ciaron Maher | Robbie Dolan |
| 16 | VALIANT KING (GB) | Chris Waller | Jye McNeil |
| 17 | ONESMOOTHOPERATOR (USA) | Brian Ellison | Harry Coffey |
| 18 | MORE FELONS (IRE) | Chris Waller | Tommy Berry |
| 19 | PRESAGE NOCTURNE (IRE) | Alessandro Botti | Stephane Pasquier |
| 20 | PARCHMENT PARTY (USA) | William Mott | John Velazquez |
| 21 | ATHABASCAN (FR) | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | Declan Bates |
| 22 | LAND LEGEND (FR) | Chris Waller | Joao Moreira |
| 23 | CHEVALIER ROSE (JPN) | Hisashi Shimizu | Damian Lane |
| 24 | BUCKAROO (GB) | Chris Waller | Craig Williams |
