Which jockey in the 2023 Melbourne Cup has the best record?

November 6, 2023 5:50 pm.

The Melbourne Cup is a race that can etch a jockey into history and undoubtedly there are several hoops whose exploits stand head a shoulders above their peers. Below we highlight the best Melbourne Cup records of the jockeys in the 161st running of the race that stops a nation.

Kerrin McEvoy has won just about everything there is to be won on the Australian horse racing calendar, including taking out the Melbourne Cup on three occasions himself. McEvoy was just 20 years old when he rode Brew to victory in the 2000 Melbourne Cup. He had to wait another 16 years for his next win in the great race, which came aboard Almandin. His third and most recent win came in 2018 with Cross Counter handing leading stable Godolphin their first Melbourne Cup win.

Kerrin is riding the Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Ashrun. The four-year-old gelding is at odds of $41 for this year’s Cup.

Craig Williams Heading into the 2023 Melbourne Cup, had taken 18 rides in the great race for the one win aboard Vow And Declare in 2019. Williams missed an opportunity to win an earlier Melbourne Cup in 2011, when an untimely suspension meant he had to jump off the eventual winner Dunaden. It took a few years, but Williams settled the score in 2019 when he steered Vow And Declare to victory over Prince Of Arran and Il Paradiso.

The legendary hoop is set to combine with Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) on Lastotchka in the 2023 Melbourne Cup. Deemed to be one of the main chances in the race that stops the nation, Craig Williams will be hoping this is the year he boots home a second winner in the race.

Damien Oliver When you think of Australian racing jockeys, Damien Oliver is one of the first names that springs to mind. The West Australian hoop is always a factor on Melbourne Cup Day, but how many times has he actually won the race that stops a nation? To date, Oliver has ridden a whopping 126 winners in Group 1 races over the course of his career. Three of those victories have come in the Melbourne Cup; Doreimus (1995), Media Puzzle (2002), Fiorente (2013).

Damien Oliver is set to partner Alenquer for Michael Moroney’s stable. Can Oliver join the greats and win his fourth Melbourne Cup?

2023 Melbourne Cup Field

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