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Every group race winner from the 2026 Melbourne Cup Carnival at Flemington, with how the favourites and our tips went.
Melbourne Cup Carnival 2026 results. Every group race winner from the four days of the 2026 Melbourne Cup Carnival at Flemington: Derby Day, Melbourne Cup Day, Oaks Day and Champions Stakes Day, with how the favourites and our tips went. Prices are Ladbrokes’ final fixed prices.
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Melbourne Cup Carnival 2026 Group 1 Winners
| Day | Race | Winner | Price | Our tip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derby Day | Coolmore Stud Stakes | The Next Episode | $3.20 fav | Won (The Next Episode) |
| Derby Day | Victoria Derby | Stormy Marco | $4.40 fav | True Rebel, 5th |
| Derby Day | Empire Rose Stakes | Lady Shenandoah | $1.85 fav | Surfin’ Bird, 5th |
| Cup Day | Melbourne Cup | Point Of Law | $7 fav | Won (Point Of Law) |
| Oaks Day | VRC Oaks | Proxima Dea | $2.10 fav | De Armas, 3rd |
| Champions Day | Champions Sprint | Point Barrow | $18 | Joliestar, 6th |
| Champions Day | Champions Mile | Autumn Glow | $1.18 fav | Won (Autumn Glow) |
| Champions Day | Champions Stakes | Birdman | $5 | Cosmic Crusader, 2nd (each-way pick Birdman won) |
Derby Day Results (Saturday 31 October)
Stormy Marco won the Victoria Derby by two lengths at $4.40, a week after running fourth in the Spring Champion Stakes in Sydney, and gave Chris Waller and James McDonald the day’s feature. Waller and McDonald also took the Empire Rose Stakes with Lady Shenandoah at $1.85, and Ciaron Maher’s The Next Episode, our tip, won the Coolmore Stud Stakes by a head at $3.20. McDonald rode four of the nine group winners on the card. De Armas won the Wakeful Stakes, the main lead-up to the Oaks, for Waller.
| Race | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbine Club Stakes (G3, 1600m) | The Roaring Sun | Damian Lane | Chris Waller | $6.50 |
| Vanity Stakes (G3, 1400m) | Regal Ambition | Michael Dee | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | $2.90 fav |
| Wakeful Stakes (G2, 2000m) | De Armas | Blake Shinn | Chris Waller | $3.60 |
| Rising Fast Stakes (G3, 1200m) | Ndola | Jye McNeil | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | $11 |
| Damien Oliver Stakes (G2, 1400m) | Private Eye | James McDonald | Joseph Pride | $9 |
| Coolmore Stud Stakes (G1, 1200m) | The Next Episode | Mark Zahra | Ciaron Maher | $3.20 fav |
| Victoria Derby (G1, 2500m) | Stormy Marco | James McDonald | Chris Waller | $4.40 fav |
| Empire Rose Stakes (G1, 1600m) | Lady Shenandoah | James McDonald | Chris Waller | $1.85 fav |
| 1100m sprint (G3) | Flying For Fun | James McDonald | Bryce Heys | $2.25 fav |
Melbourne Cup Day Results (Tuesday 3 November)
Point Of Law won the Melbourne Cup by 3.75 lengths for Ethan Brown, his first Cup, and Ciaron Maher trained the first three home with Zahrann second and Juja Kibo third, a first in the history of the race. Point Of Law was our top pick at $6.50 and started the $7 favourite, the first favourite to win the Cup since Fiorente in 2013; Hopewell Rock, backed into the top of the market before the race, ran ninth. Point Of Law paid $7.80 on the Victorian tote, the trifecta paid $2,644.50 and the first four $50,275.10. The full finishing order is on our Melbourne Cup results page, and the story of the trainer’s day is in Ciaron Maher’s Melbourne Cup 1-2-3.
| Race | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maribyrnong Plate (G3, 1000m) | Amelia’s Affair | Damian Lane | Annabel & Rob Archibald | $8 |
| Melbourne Cup (G1, 3200m) | Point Of Law | Ethan Brown | Ciaron Maher | $7 fav |
| Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes (G3, 1400m) | Shadhavar | Craig Williams | Tom Dabernig | $2.70 fav |
Oaks Day Results (Thursday 5 November)
Proxima Dea won the VRC Oaks by 1.75 lengths as the $2.10 favourite, from Shameful Impulse ($51) and De Armas, to stay unbeaten in six starts. Zac Lloyd rode her for David Payne. Earlier, Maher’s Lady Catalina ($18) beat the $1.90 favourite Sequinned by the narrowest of margins in the Red Roses Stakes.
| Race | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Roses Stakes (G3, 1100m) | Lady Catalina | Blake Shinn | Ciaron Maher | $18 |
| VRC Oaks (G1, 2500m) | Proxima Dea | Zac Lloyd | David Payne | $2.10 fav |
Champions Stakes Day Results (Saturday 7 November)
Birdman won the Champions Stakes at $5, beating the Cox Plate winner and $3.30 favourite Cosmic Crusader by three-quarters of a length, to give Chris Waller and Ben Melham the last Group 1 of the carnival. Autumn Glow ($1.18 favourite) won the Champions Mile by a length and a quarter for James McDonald, ahead of her stablemates Lindermann and Buckaroo in a Waller trifecta, for her 15th win from 16 starts. The upset of the day came in the Champions Sprint: Point Barrow ($18) won by a neck from the $101 chance Plaintiff for Mark Zahra and Anthony and Sam Freedman, and The Everest winner Tempted ran fifth as the $1.70 favourite. Earlier, the $46 chance Sun Gift won the Matriarch Stakes for Danny O’Brien and Michael Dee, and Pinhole ($2.60 favourite) took the Queen Elizabeth Stakes for Waller and McDonald. The track was a Good 4.
| Race | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Elizabeth Stakes (G3, 2600m) | Pinhole | James McDonald | Chris Waller | $2.60 fav |
| Matriarch Stakes (G2, 2000m) | Sun Gift | Michael Dee | Danny O’Brien | $46 |
| Champions Sprint (G1, 1200m) | Point Barrow | Mark Zahra | Anthony & Sam Freedman | $18 |
| Champions Mile (G1, 1600m) | Autumn Glow | James McDonald | Chris Waller | $1.18 fav |
| Champions Stakes (G1, 2000m) | Birdman | Ben Melham | Chris Waller | $5 |
How the Favourites Went
Favourites had a strong carnival. Six of the eight Group 1s went to the favourite, including Point Of Law, the first Melbourne Cup favourite to win since Fiorente in 2013, and Autumn Glow in the Champions Mile. The two beaten favourites in Group 1s were both on the last day: Tempted ran fifth in the Champions Sprint and Cosmic Crusader second in the Champions Stakes. Across all 19 group races, the favourite won 10. The others that got away included Sequinned, beaten by a whisker in the Red Roses Stakes, Icelady, third as favourite in the Wakeful Stakes, and Too Darn Discreet, second to a $46 chance in the Matriarch Stakes.
How Our Tips Went
Three of our eight Group 1 best bets won: The Next Episode in the Coolmore ($2.80 when we tipped him), Point Of Law in the Melbourne Cup ($6.50) and Autumn Glow in the Champions Mile ($1.22). Our Derby tip True Rebel and our Empire Rose tip Surfin’ Bird both ran fifth, our Oaks best bet De Armas ran third, Cosmic Crusader ran second in the Champions Stakes and Joliestar sixth in the Champions Sprint. Our each-way pick in the Champions Stakes, Birdman, won at $6. Each race page has the full review: Coolmore, Derby, Empire Rose, Melbourne Cup, Oaks, Champions Sprint, Champions Mile and Champions Stakes.
Trainers and Jockeys of the Carnival
Chris Waller won seven group races (Carbine Club Stakes, Wakeful Stakes, Victoria Derby, Empire Rose Stakes, Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Champions Mile and Champions Stakes), and James McDonald rode six group winners: four on Derby Day, then Pinhole and Autumn Glow on Champions Stakes Day. Ciaron Maher won the Coolmore, the Red Roses and the Melbourne Cup, where he trained the first three. Ben, Will and JD Hayes had two group wins (Vanity Stakes and Rising Fast Stakes) plus the Listed Amanda Elliott Stakes on Cup Day.
Melbourne Cup Carnival 2026 Results FAQs
Who won the 2026 Melbourne Cup?
Point Of Law, ridden by Ethan Brown and trained by Ciaron Maher, won by 3.75 lengths from Zahrann and Juja Kibo. Maher trained all three placegetters.
Who won the 2026 Victoria Derby?
Stormy Marco, the $4.40 favourite, by two lengths for James McDonald and Chris Waller.
Who won the 2026 VRC Oaks?
Proxima Dea, the $2.10 favourite, by 1.75 lengths from Shameful Impulse and De Armas, ridden by Zac Lloyd for David Payne.
Who won the 2026 Champions Stakes?
Birdman, at $5, by three-quarters of a length from the favourite Cosmic Crusader, with Sir Delius third. Ben Melham rode him for Chris Waller.
Who won the 2026 Champions Mile and Champions Sprint?
Autumn Glow won the Champions Mile as the $1.18 favourite, in a Chris Waller trifecta. Point Barrow won the Champions Sprint at $18, by a neck from Plaintiff.
How many favourites won at the 2026 Melbourne Cup Carnival?
The favourite won 10 of the 19 group races and six of the eight Group 1s, including the Melbourne Cup with Point Of Law.
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