OVERSEAS-TRAINED HORSES TO HAVE WON THE MELBOURNE CUP
(From 1993 – excludes New Zealand-trained horses)
* 1993: Vintage Crop (55.5kg) – Ireland
* 2002: Media Puzzle (52.5kg) – Ireland
* 2006: Delta Blues (56kg) – Japan
* 2010: Americain (54.5kg) – France
* 2011: Dunaden (54.5kg) – France
* 2014: Protectionist (56.5kg) – Germany
* 2017: Rekindling (51.5kg) – Ireland
* 2018: Cross Counter (51.5kg) – England
OVERSEAS-TRAINED MELBOURNE CUP PLACEGETTERS
(Excludes New Zealand-trained horses)
* 1995: Vintage Crop (3rd, 59kg)
* 1998: Persian Punch (3rd, 56.5kg)
* 1999: Central Park (2nd, 57.5kg)
* 2001: Give The Slip (2nd, 55kg), Persian Punch (3rd, 57.5kg)
* 2002: Beekeeper (3rd, 53kg)
* 2003: Jardines Lookout (3rd, 55.5kg)
* 2004: Vinnie Roe (2nd, 58kg)
* 2006: Pop Rock (2nd, 53kg)
* 2007: Purple Moon (2nd, 53.5kg), Mahler (3rd, 50.5kg)
* 2008: Bauer (2nd, 52kg)
* 2009: Crime Scene (2nd, 53kg, Mourilyan (3rd, 54.5kg)
* 2011: Red Cadeaux (2nd, 53.5kg)
* 2012: Jakkalberry (3rd, 55.5kg)
* 2013: Red Cadeaux (2nd, 56.5kg) Mount Athos (3rd, 54kg)
* 2014: Red Cadeaux (2nd, 57kg)
* 2015: Max Dynamite (2nd, 55kg)
* 2016: Heartbreak City (2nd, 54kg)
* 2017: Johannes Vermeer (2nd, 54.5kg), Max Dynamite (3rd, 54kg)
* 2018: Marmelo (2nd, 55kg), Prince Of Arran (3rd, 53kg)
* 2019: Prince Of Arran (2nd, 54kg), Il Paradiso (3rd, 52.5kg)
TOTAL NUMBER OF OVERSEAS-TRAINED HORSES: 162 (since 1993)
MOST SUCCESSFUL OVERSEAS TRAINER: Dermot Weld (Vintage Crop 1st, Media Puzzle 1st, Vinnie Roe 2nd)
BIGGEST REPRESENTATION YEAR: 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 – 11 runners
LOWEST REPRESENTATION YEAR: 1993 – 2 runners
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