Which horse is oldest Melbourne Cup winning horse? Eight-year-old horses have won the Melbourne Cup on three occasions since it was inaugurated back in 1861. The first was Toryboy in 1865. The grey ...

A cultural institution in Australia, the Melbourne Cup has been run since 1861 and is considered so important it is a public holiday in its host state of Victoria. - 'What a thrill' - Held in ...

Interestingly, Archer started at the fourth shortest odds in the first Melbourne Cup race in 1861, despite its win. Caulfield Cup runner-up Buckaroo is still considered a strong possibility to win ...

These horses are the cream of the crop, our experts' choice of the best of Melbourne Cup winners since the first Cup in 1861. See below how they fare against one another in our exhibition race.