2025 Melbourne Cup
| Melbourne Cup | |
Flemington Racecourse, location of the race | |
| Location | Flemington Racecourse Melbourne, Australia |
|---|---|
| Date | 4 November 2025 |
| Distance | 3,200 metres |
| Winning horse | Half Yours |
| Starting price | $8 |
| Jockey | Jamie Melham |
| Trainer | Tony & Calvin McEvoy |
| Surface | Grass |
| Attendance | 84,374 |
300 meters to go, Goodie Two Shoes for Ireland led by a length and a quarter, Middle Earth and Half Yours is getting through. Goodie Two Shoes with Half Yours challenging at the clock tower. Half Yours takes the lead from Goodie Two Shoes, Middle Earth, River of Stars. Half Yours is coming clear, for Jamie Kah for the Cups Double. Half Yours the history-maker, won the Lexus Melbourne Cup by three lengths!
The 2025 Melbourne Cup, known commercially as the 2025 Lexus Melbourne Cup, was the 165th running of the Melbourne Cup, an Australian thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), was held on 4 November 2025 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.
The final field for the race was declared on 1 November 2025. The total prize money for the race is A$10 million, a $144,000 increase from 2024. The race was won by Half Yours, ridden by Jamie Melham, the first woman to win since Michelle Payne in 2015.