OVERSEAS-TRAINED MELBOURNE CUP WINNERS

(From 1993 - Excludes New Zealand-trained horses)

* 1993: Vintage Crop (55.5kg, $15) - Ireland

* 2002: Media Puzzle (52.5kg, $14) - Ireland

* 2006: Delta Blues (56kg, $17) - Japan

* 2010: Americain (54.5kg, $13) - France

* 2011: Dunaden (54.5kg, $8.50) - France

* 2014: Protectionist (56.5kg $8) - Germany

OVERSEAS-TRAINED PLACEGETTERS

* 1995: Vintage Crop (3rd, 59kg, $9)

* 1998: Persian Punch (3rd, 56.5kg, $13)

* 1999: Central Park (2nd, 57.5kg, $51)

* 2001: Give The Slip (2nd, 55kg, $31), Persian Punch (3rd, 57.5kg, $13)

* 2002: Beekeper (3rd, 53kg, $9)

* 2003: Jardines Lookout (3rd, 55.5kg, $41)

* 2004: Vinnie Roe (2nd, 58kg, $6)

* 2006: Pop Rock (2nd, 53kg, $6 eq fav)

* 2007: Purple Moon (2nd, 53.5kg, $5.50), Mahler (3rd, 50.5kg, $12)

* 2008: Bauer (2nd, 52kg, $21)

* 2009: Crime Scene (2nd, 53kg, $41), Mourilyan (3rd, 54.5kg, $21)

* 2011: Red Cadeaux (2nd, 53.5kg, $31)

* 2012: Jakkalberry (3rd, 55.5kg, $81)

* 2013: Red Cadeaux (2nd, 56.5kg, $61) Mount Athos (3rd, 54kg, $13)

* 2014: Red Cadeux (2nd, 57kg, $23)

MOST SUCCESSFUL OVERSEAS TRAINER: Dermot Weld (Vintage Crop 1st, Media Puzzle 1st, Vinnie Roe 2nd)

OVERSEAS FAVOURITES: Vintage Crop (1994, $6, 7th), Double Trigger (1995, $4.60, 17th), Oscar Schindler (1996, $5, 15th), Vinnie Roe (2002, $5.50, 4th), Mamool (2003, $6.50, last), Pop Rock (2006, $6 ef, 2nd), Americain (2011, $5, 4th), Dunaden (2012, $7, 14th), Admire Rakti (2014, $5.50, last)