Below is a list of recent international riders having ridden in the Melbourne Cup in recent times.
| Year | Jockey/Horse | Finish |
| Hollie Doyle | ||
| 2023 | Future History | 15th |
| Kohei Matsuyama | ||
| 2023 | Breakup | 16th |
| Seamie Heffernan | ||
| 2019 | Hunting Horn | 15th |
| Jim Crowley | ||
| 2018 | Muntahaa | 9th |
| Pat Cosgrave | ||
| 2018 | Best Solution | 8th |
| Yuga Kawada | ||
| 2018 | Chestnut Coat | 14th |
| Olivier Pesleir | ||
| 2017 | Tiberian | 7th |
| Andrea Atzeni | ||
| 2014 | My Ambivalent | 17th |
| Joao Moreira | ||
| 2023 | Soulcombe | 2nd |
| 2019 | Constantinople | 13th |
| 2016 | Heartbreak City | 2nd |
| 2015 | The United States | 14th |
| 2014 | Signoff | 4th |
| Jamie Spencer | ||
| 2019 | Raymond Tusk | 16th |
| 2017 | US Army Ranger | 18th |
| 2016 | Big Orange | 10th |
| 2015 | Big Orange | 5th |
| 2013 | Dunaden | 11th |
| Richard Kingscote | ||
| 2013 | Brown Panther | 8th |
| Olivier Doleuze | ||
| 2012 | Tac De Boistron | 23rd |
| Ryan Moore | ||
| 2023 | Vauban | 14th |
| 2019 | Magic Wand | 10th |
| 2018 | The Cliffsofmoher | DNF |
| 2016 | Bondi Beach | 13th |
| 2015 | Snow Sky | 23rd |
| 2014 | Protectionist | Won |
| 2013 | Dandino | 5th |
| 2012 | Mount Athos | 5th |
| Christophe Lemaire | ||
| 2013 | Verema | DNF |
| 2011 | Dunaden | Won |
| William Buick | ||
| 2022 | Without A Fight | 13th |
| 2019 | Cross Counter | 8th |
| 2015 | Sky Hunter | 22nd |
| 2014 | Gatewood | 12th |
| 2011 | Lost In The Moment | 6th |
| Silvestre De Sousa | ||
| 2011 | Fox Hunt | 7th |
| Neil Callan | ||
| 2011 | Jukebox Jury | 20th |
| Gerald Mosse | ||
| 2015 | Red Cadeaux | DNF |
| 2014 | Red Cadeaux | 2nd |
| 2013 | Red Cadeaux | 2nd |
| 2011 | Americain | 4th |
| 2010 | Americain | Won |
| 2002 | Helene Vitality | 21st |
| Colm O'Donoghue | ||
| 2015 | Kingfisher | 19th |
| 2012 | Jakkalberry | 3rd |
| 2008 | Honolulu | 21st |
| Wayne Lordan | ||
| 2019 | Il Paradiso | 3rd |
| 2018 | Rostropovich | 5th |
| 2008 | Alessandro Volta | 20th |
| Michael Kinane | ||
| 2005 | Distinction | 19th |
| 2002 | Daliapour | 16th |
| 1996 | Oscar Schindler | 15th |
| 1995 | Vintage Crop | 3rd |
| 1994 | Vintage Crop | 7th |
| 1993 | Vintage Crop | Won |
| Pat Smullen | ||
| 2012 | Galileo's Choice | 20th |
| 2010 | Profound Beauty | 17th |
| 2005 | Vinnie Roe | 8th |
| 2004 | Vinnie Roe | 2nd |
| 2002 | Vinnie Roe | 4th |
| Shinji Fujita | ||
| 2010 | Tokai Trick | 12th |
| 2005 | Eye Popper | 12th |
| WC Marwing | ||
| 2005 | Greys Inn | 17th |
| Frankie Dettori | ||
| 2019 | Master Of Reality | 4th |
| 2017 | Almandin | 12th |
| 2016 | Wicklow Brave | 22nd |
| 2015 | Max Dynamite | 2nd |
| 2012 | Cavalryman | 12th |
| 2010 | Holberg | 6th |
| 2006 | Geordieland | 18th |
| 2004 | Mamool | 7th |
| 2003 | Mamool | 23rd |
| 2002 | Pugin | 18th |
| 2001 | Marienbard | 7th |
| 2000 | Lightning Arrow | 17th |
| 1999 | Central Park | 2nd |
| 1998 | Faithful Son | 7th |
| 1997 | Arabian Story | 6th |
| 1993 | Drum Taps | 9th |
| John Egan | ||
| 2006 | Land 'n' Stars | 5th |
| Kieran Fallon | ||
| 2006 | Yeats | 7th |
| Darryll Holland | ||
| 2007 | Tungsten Strike | 21st |
| 2003 | Jardine's Lookout | 3rd |
| Yasunari Iwata | ||
| 2006 | Delta Blues | Won |
| Dean McKeown | ||
| 2003 | Hugs Dancer | 9th |
| Davy Condon | ||
| 2003 | Holy Orders | 17th |
| Richard Hills | ||
| 2002 | Hatha Anna | 20th |
| 2001 | Give The Slip | 2nd |
| Richard Quinn | ||
| 2001 | Persian Punch | 3rd |
| 1998 | Persian Punch | 3rd |
| John Murtagh | ||
| 2008 | Septimus | 18th |
| 2001 | Caitano | 13th |
| David Harrison | ||
| 2000 | Arctic Owl | 5th |
| 1999 | Travelmate | 5th |
| Kevin Darley | ||
| 2000 | Far Cry | 21st |
| Richard Hughes | ||
| 2013 | Simenon | 4th |
| 1999 | Yavana's Pace | 12th |
| Saimee Jumaat | ||
| 1999 | Peak Of Perfection | 17th |
| Ray Cochrane | ||
| 1997 | Harbour Dues | 4th |
| Pat Eddery | ||
| 1996 | Grey Shot | 7th |
| Jason Weaver | ||
| 1995 | Double Trigger | 18th |
| Willie Carson | ||
| 1994 | Cliveden Gail | 22nd |
