The Sportsbet Melbourne Cup – the world’s greatest greyhound race – will be run on Saturday 2 December 2023.
Click Here for the full Conditions of Entry. Nominations for the Sportsbet Melbourne Cup heats on Saturday 25th November close at 10:30am on Wednesday 22th November 2023. 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 Sportsbet Melbourne Cup heats on Saturday 25 November by virtue of winning their respective exemption race
| Event | Winner | Trainer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| G1 Melbourne Cup (2022) | Yachi Bale | Mark Delbridge | |
| G1 Silver Chief (2023) | Amron Boy | Brooke Ennis | |
| G1 Paws of Thunder (2023) | She's A Pearl | Andy Lord | |
| G1 Gold Bullion (2023) | Hello Mike | Travis Elson | |
| G1 Temlee (2023) | Wow's She Fast | Jackie Greenough | |
| G1 Australian Cup (2023) | Fernado Mick | David Geall | |
| G1 Perth Cup (2023) | Elite Machine | Jamie Marsh | |
| G1 Golden Easter Egg (2023) | Simply Limelight | Peter Rodgers | |
| G1 Sapphire Crown (2023) | Baby Jaycee | Bob Douglas | |
| G1 Harrison-Dawson (2023) | Amron Boy | Brooke Ennis | |
| G1 Peter Mosman Opal (2023) | Nangar Lucy | Dennis Barnes | |
| G1 Vic Peters (2023) | Zipping Remus | John Finn | |
| G1 Brisbane Cup (2023) | Elite Machine | Jamie Marsh | |
| G1 Maturity Classic (2023) | Launch Code | Brooke Ennis | |
| G1 National Sprint Champion (2023) | Saige Tennille | Kody Charles | |
| G1 NZ Waterloo Cup (2023) | Opawa Superstar | J & D Fahey | |
| G1 Adelaide Cup (2023) | Transponder | Jason Thompson | |
| G1 Topgun (2023) | Transponder | Jason Thompson | |
| G2 Laurels Classic(2022) | Kelsey Bale | Daniel Gibbons | |
| G2 Warragul Cup (2023) | Mobile Legend | Daryl Brennan | |
| G2 Shepparton Cup (2023) | Lektra Heckler | Jake Loverso | |
| G2 Horsham Cup (2023) | Jungle Panther | Jeff Geall | |
| G2 Geelong Cup (2023) | Kelsey Bale | Daniel Gibbons | |
| G2 Ballarat Cup (2023) | Kelsey Bale | Daniel Gibbons | |
| G2 Warrnambool Cup (2023) | Kelsey Bale | Daniel Gibbons | |
| G2 Bendigo Cup (2023) | Alpha Zulu | Jason Thompson | |
| G2 Cranbourne Cup (2023) | Alpha Zulu | Jason Thompson | |
| G3 Launching Pad (2023) | Trooper Tears | Robert Britton | |
| The Phoenix (2022) | Wow She's Fast | Jackie Greenough | |
| Million Dollar Chase (September) | Jay Is Jay | Selena Zammit | |
| G3 Shootout (2023) Winner | Big Energy | Jackie Greenough | |
| G3 Shootout (2023) 2nd | Hector Fawley | Lisa Cockerell | |
| G3 Shootout (2023) 3rd | Transponder | Jason Thompson | |
| G3 Shootout (2023) 4th | Alpha Zulu | Jason Thompson | |
| '50 Day Countdown' Special Event (2023) | N/A | N/A | |
| ALL finalists of the 2023 English Derby | - | - | |
| ALL finalists of the 2023 Irish Debry | - | - | |
| ALL 2023 MELBOURNE CUP PRELUDES | - | - | |
| Prelude 1 | Amron Boy | Brooke Ennis | |
| Prelude 2 | Exalted | Natalie Presutto | |
| Prelude 3 | Navarino | Jason Thompson | |
| Prelude 4 | Alpha Zulu | Jason Thompson | |
| Prelude 5 | Launch Code | Brooke Ennis | |
| Prelude 6 | Idolize | Peter Presutto | |
| Prelude 7 | Big Energy | Jackie Greenough | |
| Prelude 8 | Fabs Vegetable | Tom Dailly | |
| Prelude 9 | Fast Minardi | Paul Hili | |
| Prelude 10 | Make No Promise | Paul Bartolo | |
| Prelude 11 | Aston Costello | Vicki Wisener | |
| Prelude 12 | Weblec Wolf | Jeff Britton | |
| Prelude 13 | Here Comes Milli | Des Douch | |
| Prelude 14 | Crackerjack Bull | Jordan Cooper | |
| Prelude 15 | Storm Stroller | Paul Bartolo | |
| Prelude 16 | Petzel Bale | Samantha Grenfell | |
| Prelude 17 | Vaucluse Bale | Tom Dailly |