The 2024 Lexus Melbourne Cup ran at Flemington Racecourse on Tuesday the 5th of November 2024 as Flemington Race 7 at 3:00pm (AEDT) and was won in a stunning upset by the John Symons & Shelia Laxon-trained Knight’s Choice ($91)!
2024 Melbourne Cup Results
Knight’s Choice winning the 2024 Melbourne Cup at big odds. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.
- 1st: #11 Knight’s Choice
- 2nd: #4 Warp Speed
- 3rd: #12 Okita Soushi
- 4th: #14 Zardozi
The official Melbourne Cup 2024 results revealing the 2024 Melbourne Cup winner will be published right here once the race is run and won on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.
The John Symons & Shelia Laxon-trained Queenslander, Knight’s Choice ($91), flashed home from the back late with Robbie Dolan aboard to score a thrilling upset in the 2024 Melbourne Cup results narrowly denying the Japanese raider Warp Speed in a remarkable finish.
Okita Soushi for Ciaron Maher ran third with the James Cummings-trained mare Zardozi briefly looking the winner before holding for fourth.
2025 Melbourne Cup
The 2025 Melbourne Cup is held on Melbourne Cup Day 2025 which takes place on the first Tuesday of November.
The next Melbourne Cup is run on Tuesday November 4, 2025 at Flemington Racecourse, in Melbourne, Victoria.
Melbourne Cup odds are open nearly all year round and before the Melbourne Cup field is officially released on VRC Derby Day – held on the Saturday before Melbourne Cup Day. The pre-field Melbourne Cup betting odds are called ‘all-in’ or ‘futures’ and offer generous prices on the possible Melbourne Cup winner.
Twilight Payment won the 2020 Melbourne Cup at odds of $20. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.
Melbourne Cup odds firm with each round of acceptances for the Group 1 staying showdown. Also affecting the Melbourne Cup betting odds leading up to the famous Flemington clash on the first Tuesday of November are the results of key lead-up races like the Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate.
The shortest-priced horses in the Melbourne Cup odds only have a fair recent record in the time-honoured clash with the only favourite to win since Makybe Diva (2005) being Fiorente (2013).
This opens up value in the Melbourne Cup odds and markets for punters then to tip an upset Melbourne Cup result.
Recent upsets to salute at juicy Melbourne Cup odds include Gold Trip ($21 in 2022), Verry Elleegant ($18 in 2021), Twilight Payment ($26 in 2020), Prince Of Penzance ($101 in 2015), Green Moon ($21 in 2012) and Viewed ($41 in 2008).
The 2023 Melbourne Cup winner, Without A Fight, jumped at Melbourne Cup odds of $8.
There was a huge upset in the 2024 Melbourne Cup results with Knight’s Choice at $91!
2024 Melbourne Cup Odds
The latest Melbourne Cup 2024 odds will be provided below as soon as betting on the two-mile classic opens.
Early market betting odds on the 2024 Melbourne Cup will be displayed below once available. Odds are subject to fluctuation. For current odds on all of our live markets, please visit ladbrokes.com.au.