The 2015 Melbourne Cup results paid a healthy dividend due to Prince of Penzance causing a boilover.
The official final four result of the 2015 Melbourne Cup is as follows.
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First: Prince of Penzance $101
Second: Max Dynamite $4.50
Third: Criterion $5.00
Fourth: Trip To Paris
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That means that all the exotics paid healthy dividends, boosted by the fact that the winner started the race at over $100 with not much support at any point.
Here are the dividends for the exotics on the 2015 Melbourne Cup:
Quinella 19-8 – $910.60
Exacta 19-8 – $2,050.70
Duet 19-8 – $287.70
Duet 19-2 – $299.10
Duet 8-2 – $37.60
Trifecta 19-8-2 – $26,045.00
First Four 19-8-2-10 – $185,975.00
Full 2015 Melbourne Cup finishing order:
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Starting Price |
| Winner | 19 | PRINCE OF PENZANCE (NZ) | Darren Weir | Ms Michelle Payne | 1 | 53kg | $101 | |
| 2 | 8 | MAX DYNAMITE (FR) | William Mullins | Frankie Dettori | 0.5L | 2 | 55kg | $13 |
| 3 | 2 | CRITERION (NZ) | David Hayes & Tom Dabernig | Michael Walker | 1.25L | 4 | 57.5kg | $19 |
| 4 | 10 | TRIP TO PARIS (IRE) | Ed Dunlop | Tommy Berry | 2L | 14 | 55kg | $6 |
| 5 | 5 | BIG ORANGE (GB) | Michael Bell | Jamie Spencer | 2.4L | 23 | 55.5kg | $61 |
| 6 | 24 | GUST OF WIND (NZ) | John Sargent | Chad Schofield | 2.6L | 19 | 51kg | $41 |
| 7 | 23 | EXCESS KNOWLEDGE (GB) | Gai Waterhouse | Kerrin McEvoy | 3.1L | 24 | 51kg | $31 |
| 8 | 13 | THE OFFER (IRE) | Gai Waterhouse | Damien Oliver | 3.3L | 13 | 54kg | $31 |
| 9 | 16 | QUEST FOR MORE (IRE) | Roger Charlton | Damian Lane | 3.8L | 21 | 53.5kg | $81 |
| 10 | 4 | OUR IVANHOWE (GER) | Lee & Anthony Freedman | Ben Melham | 3.9L | 22 | 56kg | $21 |
| 11 | 11 | WHO SHOT THEBARMAN (NZ) | Chris Waller | Blake Shinn | 4L | 6 | 54.5kg | $21 |
| 12 | 21 | SERTORIUS | Jamie Edwards | Craig Newitt | 4.75L | 5 | 52.5kg | $101 |
| 13 | 3 | FAME GAME (JPN) | Yoshitada Munakata | Zac Purton | 5.5L | 12 | 57kg | $5F |
| 14 | 22 | THE UNITED STATES (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | Joao Moreira | 5.7L | 3 | 52.5kg | $21 |
| 15 | 6 | HARTNELL (GB) | John O’Shea | James McDonald | 5.9L | 17 | 55.5kg | $31 |
| 16 | 20 | BONDI BEACH (IRE) | Aidan O’Brien | Brett Prebble | 6.2L | 18 | 52.5kg | $21 |
| 17 | 7 | HOKKO BRAVE (JPN) | Yasutoshi Matsunaga | Craig Williams | 6.4L | 20 | 55.5kg | $41 |
| 18 | 17 | ALMOONQITH (USA) | David Hayes & Tom Dabernig | Dwayne Dunn | 6.9L | 10 | 53kg | $17 |
| 19 | 18 | KINGFISHER (IRE) | Aidan O’Brien | Colm O’Donoghue | 7L | 9 | 53kg | $61 |
| 20 | 15 | PREFERMENT (NZ) | Chris Waller | Hugh Bowman | 14L | 11 | 53.5kg | $9 |
| 21 | 14 | GRAND MARSHAL (GB) | Chris Waller | Jim Cassidy | 14.75L | 15 | 53.5kg | $61 |
| 22 | 12 | SKY HUNTER (GB) | Saeed Bin Suroor | William Buick | 16L | 7 | 54kg | $31 |
| 23 | 1 | SNOW SKY (GB) | Sir Michael Stoute | Ryan Moore | 18.25L | 16 | 58kg | $51 |
| FF | 9 | RED CADEAUX (GB) | Ed Dunlop | Gerald Mosse | 8 | 55kg | $26 |
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