| Melbourne Cup Stats Table |
Melbourne Cup winners Sex (last winner in brackets)

Entires - 67 (Dunaden 2011)

Geldings - 49 (Efficient 2007)

Colts - 19 (Skipton, 1941)

Mares - 13 (Makybe Diva 2003-05)

Fillies - 3 (Sister Olive, 1921)
First initial Melbourne Cup winners

A-10, B-11, C-8, D-9, E-5, F-1, G-9, H-5, I-0, J-3, K-5, L-6, M-12, N-4, 0-1, P-12, Q-0, R-9, S-12, T-16, U-0, V-3, W-8, X-0, Y-0, Z-1
Melbourne Cup winners - Words in Name:
Number of words | | Winners | |
| One word | | 85 (Dunaden, 2011) | |
| Two words | | 61 (Delta Blues, 2006) | |
| Three-words | | 5 (Might And Power, 1997) | |
Melbourne Cup winner - Registered colour of horse
Color | | Winner | |
| Bay | | 67 | |
| Brown | | 35 | |
| Chestnut | | 34 | |
| Grey | | 6 | |
| Black | | 3 | |
| Bay or Brown | | 4 | |
| Brown or Black | | 2 | |
Winning Melbourne Cup Weights:

Highest-weighted winner was Carbine with 66.5kg in 1890. The lightest-weighted winner Banker with 33.5kg in 1863.
Weights | | Wins | |
| 59.5+ | | 12 | |
| 59.0 | | 0 | |
| 58.5 | | 3 | |
| 58.0 | | 4 | |
| 57.5 | | 1 | |
| 57.0 | | 2 | |
| 56.5 | | 2 | |
| 56.0 | | 7 | |
| 55.5 | | 3 | |
| 55.0 | | 5 | |
| 54.5 | | 8 | |
| 54.0 | | 3 | |
| 53.5 | | 2 | |
| 53.0 | | 8 | |
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Weights | | Wins | |
| 52.5 | | 8 | |
| 52.0 | | 5 | |
| 51.5 | | 4 | |
| 51.0 | | 7 | |
| 50.5 | | 4 | |
| 50.0 | | 3 | |
| 49.5 | | 7 | |
| 49.0 | | 6 | |
| 48.5 | | 3 | |
| 48.0 | | 7 | |
| 47.5 | | 2 | |
| 47.0 | | 7 | |
| 46.5 | | 3 | |
| 46.0- | | 25 | |
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Winning Melbourne Cup Odds:

Favourites have won 25 Cups and equal favourites 7 Cups. Horses at 10-1 have won 14 Cups and there have been 13 winners at 8-1.
Odds | | Wins | |
| 8-11 | | 1 | |
| 7-4 | | 1 | |
| 2-1 | | 1 | |
| 5-2 | | 3 | |
| 3-1 | | 4 | |
| 7-2 | | 5 | |
| 4-1 | | 12 | |
| 9-2 | | 2 | |
| 5-1 | | 10 | |
| 11-2 | | 4 | |
| 6-1 | | 6 | |
| 13-2 | | 2 | |
| 7-1 | | 7 | |
| 15-2 | | 1 | |
| 8-1 | | 13 | |
| 9-1 | | 4 | |
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Odds | | Wins | |
| 10-1 | | 14 | |
| 11-1 | | 1 | |
| 12-1 | | 9 | |
| 14-1 | | 6 | |
| 15-1 | | 5 | |
| 16-1 | | 10 | |
| 17-1 | | 1 | |
| 20-1 | | 6 | |
| 25-1 | | 6 | |
| 30-1 | | 1 | |
| 33-1 | | 6 | |
| 40-1 | | 3 | |
| 50-1 | | 3 | |
| 66-1 | | 0 | |
| 80-1 | | 1 | |
| 100-1 | | 3 | |
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