The TAB Melbourne Cup – the world’s greatest greyhound race – will be run on Friday 26 November 2021.
Click here for the full Conditions of Entry. Nominations for the TAB Melbourne Cup heats on Friday 19 November close at 10am on Tuesday 16 November 2021. All nominations via GRV on (03) 8329 1100, of via FastTrack.grv.org.au
The following is the list of greyhounds that have automatically qualified for the TAB Melbourne Cup heats on Friday 19 November by virtue of winning their respective exemption race
| Event | Winner | Trainer |
|---|---|---|
| G1 Melbourne Cup (2020) | Hard Style Rico | Luckie Karabitsakos |
| G1 Silver Chief (2021) | Lakeview Walter | Monique Whelan |
| G1 Paws of Thunder (2021) | Wow | Karina Britton |
| G1 Gold Bullion (2021) | Shima Shine | Andrea Dailly |
| G1 Temlee (2021) | Winlock On Top | Jodie Lord |
| G1 Australian Cup (2021) | Tommy Shelby | Steve Withers |
| G1 Perth Cup (2021) | Tiggerlong Tonk | Correy Grenfell |
| G1 Golden Easter Egg (2021) | Tommy Shelby | Steve Withers |
| G1 Sapphire Crown (2021) | Qwara Bale | Andrea Dailly |
| G1 Harrison-Dawson (2021) | Tiggerlong Tonk | Correy Grenfell |
| G1 Peter Mosman Opal (2021) | Light And Lily | Jordan Tweddle |
| G1 Vic Peters (2021) | Bandit Ned | Jodie Lord |
| G1 Brisbane Cup (2021) | Equalizer | Jason Thompson |
| G1 Maturity Classic (2021) | Qwara Bale | Andrea Dailly |
| G1 National Sprint Champion (2021) | NOT HELD | |
| G1 NZ Waterloo Cup (2021) | NOT HELD | |
| G1 Adelaide Cup (2021) | Do It | Jeff Britton |
| G1 Topgun (2021) | Aston Rupee | Glenn Rounds |
| G2 Laurels Classic (2020) | Aston Gwen | Ben Magri |
| G2 Warragul Cup (2021) | Aeroplane Eric | Glenn Rounds |
| G2 Shepparton Cup (2021) | Ferdinand Boy | David Geall |
| G2 Horsham Cup (2021) | Shima Shine | Andrea Dailly |
| G2 Geelong Cup (2021) | Weblec Jet | Jeff Britton |
| G2 Ballarat Cup (2021) | Ferdinand Boy | David Geall |
| G2 Warrnambool Cup (2021) | Qwara Bale | Andrea Dailly |
| G2 Cranbourne Cup (2021) | Jax Bale | Andrea Dailly |
| G2 Cranbourne Cup (2021) | Koblenz | David Geall |
| G2 Bendigo Cup (2021) | Paua Of Buddy | Steve White |
| G3 Launching Pad (2021) | Kuro Kismet | Matt Clark |
| G3 Shootout (ALL RUNNERS) (2021) | ||
| '50 Day Countdown' Special Event (2021) | Barooga Smoke | Brooke Ennis |
| ALL finalists of the 2021 English Derby | ||
| ALL finalists of the 2021 Irish Debry | ||
| ALL 2021 MELBOURNE CUP PRELUDES | ||
| TAB Melbourne Cup Prelude 1 | Carry On Angel | Tim Britton |
| TAB Melbourne Cup Prelude 2 | Invictus Rising | Gus Selkrig |
| TAB Melbourne Cup Prelude 3 | Hebridean Black | Lisa Cockerell |
| TAB Melbourne Cup Prelude 4 | Carry On Angel | Tim Britton |
| TAB Melbourne Cup Prelude 5 | Camulos | Gerry Orr |
| TAB Melbourne Cup Prelude 6 | Music Event | Mick Carter |
| TAB Melbourne Cup Prelude 7 | Aston Rupee | Glenn Rounds |
