Highest Winning Weights
The highest weight ever carried in Melbourne Cup was 68 kg for Phar Lap back in 1931. Phar Lap, in his last Melbourne Cup campaign in 1931, carried a 10 stone, 10 pound (68 kg) handicap. Even a horse with a heart as big as Phar Lap’s couldn’t overcome the extra weight and finished a distant eight.
Other winning weights include:
10st 5 lb (65.5 kg) – Carbine (1890)
10st 2 lb (64.5 kg) – Archer (1862)
10st 0 lb (63.5 kg) – Poitrel (1920)
