Those that were originally assigned the top weight in the Melbourne Cup.
Melbourne Cup - Original Handicapped Top Weight (Since Introduction of Metric weights)
| Year | Top Weight | WT | FP |
| 2025 | Via Sistina | 59.0kg | DNR |
| Al Riffa | 59.0kg | ??? | |
| 2024 | Without A Fight | 58.5kg | DNR |
| 2023 | Gold Trip | 58.5kg | 17TH |
| 2022 | Spanish Mission | 58.0kg | DNR |
| 2021 | Sonnyboyliston | 58.0kg | DNR |
| Twilight Payment | 58.0kg | 11TH | |
| 2020 | Anthony Van Dyck | 58.5kg | DNF |
| 2019 | Kew Gardens | 58.0kg | DNR |
| 2018 | Humidor | 58.0kg | DNR |
| 2017 | Order Of St George | 58.0kg | DNR |
| 2016 | Order Of St George | 58.0kg | DNR |
| Protectionist | 58.0kg | DNR | |
| 2015 | Protectionist | 58.0kg | DNR |
| Snow Sky | 58.0kg | 23RD | |
| 2014 | Admire Rakti | 58.0kg | 22ND |
| 2013 | Dunaden | 58.5kg | 11TH |
| 2012 | Americain | 58.0kg | 11TH |
| Dunaden | 58.0kg | 14TH | |
| 2011 | Americain | 58.0kg | 4TH |
| 2010 | Alandi Efficient | 58.0kg 58.0kg | DNR DNR |
| 2009 | Efficient | 58.0kg | DNR |
| Maldivian | 58.0kg | DNR | |
| 2008 | Yeats | 59.0kg | DNR |
| 2007 | Yeats | 59.0kg | DNR |
| 2006 | Yeats | 59.0kg | 7TH |
| 2005 | Kitten's Joy | 59.0kg | DNR |
| 2004 | Northerly | 60.0kg | DNR |
| 2003 | Vinnie Roe | 59.0kg | DNR |
| 2002 | Vinnie Roe | 59.0kg | 4TH |
| 2001 | Mutafaweq | 58.5kg | DNR |
| 2000 | Fantastic Light | 61.0kg | DNR |
| 1999 | Kayf Tara | 58.5kg | DNR |
| Nedawi | 58.5kg | DNR | |
| 1998 | Swain | 62.0kg | DNR |
| 1997 | Swain | 63.0kg | DNR |
| 1996 | Classic Cliche | 61.5kg | DNR |
| 1995 | Double Trigger | 60.5kg | 17TH |
| 1994 | Vintage Crop | 60.0kg | 7TH |
| 1993 | Drum Taps | 58.5kg | 9TH |
| Naturalism | 58.5kg | DNR | |
| Subzero | 58.5kg | 15TH | |
| 1992 | Better Loosen Up | 59.0kg | DNR |
| Super Impose | 59.0kg | 15TH | |
| 1991 | Better Loosen Up | 61.0kg | DNR |
| 1990 | Better Loosen Up | 57.0kg | DNR |
| Savage Toss | 57.0kg | 7TH | |
| Super Impose | 57.0kg | DNR | |
| 1989 | Almaarad | 59.0kg | DNR |
| Beau Zam | 59.0kg | DNR | |
| 1988 | Royal Grit | 60.0kg | DNR |
| 1987 | Longboat | 59.0kg | DNR |
| 1986 | Bonecrusher | 57.5kg | DNR |
| 1985 | Gildoran | 59.0kg | DNR |
| 1984 | Gurner's Lane | 57.5kg | DNR |
| Trissaro | 57.5kg | DNR | |
| 1983 | Gurner's Lane | 60.0kg | DNR |
| 1982 | Just A Dash | 59.5kg | 16TH |
| 1981 | Kingston Town | 60.5kg | DNR |
| 1980 | Kingston Town | 59.5kg | DNR |
| 1979 | Ming Dynasty | 58.0kg | DNR |
| 1978 | Gold And Black | 60.0kg | DNR |
| 1977 | Exceller | 62.5kg | DNR |
| 1976 | Think Big | 62.0kg | DNR |
| 1975 | Fury's Order | 59.5kg | 14TH |
| 1974 | Battle Heights | 61.0kg | 7TH |
| 1973 | Apollo Eleven | 60.0kg | DNR |
| 1972 | Gay Icarus | 61.0kg | DNR |
