Which barrier has the most Melbourne Cup wins?

[2023] Melbourne Cup Barriers

The 2023 Melbourne Cup is scheduled to go ahead on Tuesday, November 7 at Flemington Racecourse. This year’s Melbourne Cup field is full of likely types while Vauban is set to start as the standout favourite.

Perhaps more than any other race in the world, Melbourne Cup betting is ruled by history and statistics.

One of the most quoted stats concerns the barrier draw, which can make or break a potential Melbourne Cup winner’s chances.

Some gates are much luckier than others, so horses that do well at the draw tend to attract plenty of interest at the best Melbourne Cup betting sites.

Melbourne Cup winners by barrier

Due to insufficient records, the barrier tally will be from 1999 – 2022

BARRIER WINS
Barrier 21 3 Wins
Barriers 5, 10, 11, 13 & 14 2 Wins

Barriers have been introduced since 1924, however due to to the records prior to 1999 being tough to find a reputable source, we will focus on the past 24 years.

There has only been one barrier that has excelled since 1999 and that is 21 with currently 3 wins in the books. Future History will have the opportunity to make it 4 wins in this years Melbourne Cup.

The middle barriers 10, 11, 12, 13 & 14 have been the most dominant since 1999 securing nine wins between the five barriers.

Their have been seven barriers that are still yet secure a Melbourne Cup win since 1999: 2, 6, 15, 16, 20, 23 & 24.

Melbourne Cup Winners By Barrier (From 1999)

Barrier Wins Last
1
1
2015
2
0
3
1
2015
4
1
2017
5
2
2013
6
0
7
1
2004
8
1
2008
9
1
2007
10
2
2014
11
2
20110
12
1
2020
13
2
2022
14
2
2005
15
0
16
0
17
1
2016
18
1
2021
19
1
2018
20
0
21
1
2019
22
1
2000
23
0
24
0

2023 Melbourne Cup barrier draw

No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Odds
1 Silks
Gold Trip
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
James McDonald
2
58.5kg
+340
2 Silks
Alenquer
Michael Moroney
Damien Oliver
9
56.5kg
+5000
3 Silks
Without A Fight
Anthony & Sam Freedman
Mark Zahra
16
56.5kg
+600
4 Silks
Breakup
Tatsuya Yoshioka
Kohei Matsuyama
18
55kg
+1700
5 Silks
Vauban
Willie Mullins
Ryan Moore
3
55kg
+240
6 Silks
Soulcombe
Chris Waller
Joao Moreira
4
53.5kg
+1000
7 Silks
Absurde
Willie Mullins
Zac Purton
8
53kg
+2200
8 Silks
Right You Are
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
John Allen
15
53kg
+7000
9 Silks
Vow And Declare
Danny O’Brien
Billy Egan
19
53kg
+3000
10 Silks
Cleveland
Kris Lees
Michael Dee
23
52kg
+2600
11 Silks
Ashrun
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
Kerrin McEvoy
11
51.5kg
+4000
12 Silks
Daqiansweet Junior
Phillip Stokes
Daniel Stackhouse
12
51.5kg
+9000
13 Silks
Okita Soushi
Joseph O’Brien
Dylan Gibbons
20
51.5kg
+7000
14 Silks
Sheraz
Chris Waller
Beau Mertens
22
51.5kg
+12500
15 Silks
Lastotchka
Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)
Craig Williams
21
51kg
+2500
16 Silks
Magical Lagoon
Chris Waller
Mark Du Plessis
7
51kg
+9000
17 Silks
Military Mission
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
Rachel King
5
51kg
+4500
18 Silks
Serpentine
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
Jye McNeil
1
51kg
+6000
19 Silks
Virtuous Circle
Liam Howley
Craig Newitt
6
51kg
+9000
20 Silks
More Felons
Chris Waller
Jamie Kah
24
50.5kg
+3000
21 Silks
Future History
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
Hollie Doyle
13
50kg
+2600
22 Silks
Interpretation
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
Teo Nugent
17
50kg
+6000
23 Silks
Kalapour
Kris Lees
Zac Lloyd
14
50kg
+5000
24 Silks
True Marvel
Matthew Smith
Ben Thompson
10
50kg
+15000

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Joe Warren
4 months ago

Hi its me joe Warren I’m preparing my betting tips and I’ll go for gold trip