List of Melbourne Cup Winners' Numbers
The Melbourne Cup is Australia’s most famous horse race, and each runner wears a numbered saddlecloth. This list shows how often each saddlecloth number has won the Melbourne Cup. Numbers have been worn since 1877. Tracking the winning numbers over the years reveals which numbers have been the luckiest in Cup history. And the luckiest number is 4, which has won 12 times! (including results of 2025)
| Rank | Winner's Number | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 12 |
| =2 | 1 | 11 |
| =2 | 12 | 11 |
| 4 | 6 | 10 |
| =5 | 5 | 8 |
| =5 | 8 | 8 |
| =7 | 2 | 7 |
| =7 | 11 | 7 |
| =7 | 19 | 7 |
| =10 | 13 | 6 |
| =10 | 14 | 6 |
| =10 | 17 | 6 |
| =13 | 3 | 5 |
| =13 | 9 | 5 |
| =13 | 15 | 5 |
| =13 | 22 | 5 |
| =17 | 10 | 4 |
| =17 | 23 | 4 |
| =17 | 24 | 4 |
| 20 | 20 | 3 |
| =21 | 7 | 2 |
| =21 | 16 | 2 |
| =21 | 18 | 2 |
| =21 | 21 | 2 |
| =21 | 25 | 2 |
| =26 | 26 | 1 |
| =26 | 28 | 1 |
| =26 | 39 | 1 |
| =29 | 27 | 0 |
| =29 | 29 | 0 |
| =29 | 30 | 0 |
| =29 | 31 | 0 |
| =29 | 32 | 0 |
| =29 | 33 | 0 |
| =29 | 34 | 0 |
| =29 | 35 | 0 |
| =29 | 36 | 0 |
| =29 | 37 | 0 |
| =29 | 38 | 0 |
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