How many Melbourne Cups has Mark Du Plessis won?

Mark Du Plessis will ride Magical Lagoon in the 2023 Melbourne Cup.

Mark Du Plessis has plied his trade all around the world, and in doing so he has amassed 16 Group 1 winners, but how many times has he actually won the Melbourne Cup?

Mark Du Plessis has ridden in four Melbourne Cups, with his best finish coming in 2016 when he finished ninth aboard Pentathlon.



Mark Du Plessis Recent Melbourne Cup Rides

Year Placing Horse Trainer Barrier Weight Odds Margin
2017 9/24 Pentathlon John Wheeler 4 51.5kg $81 9.4L
2010 19/23 Red Ruler John Sargent 7 53.5kg $301 20.05L

Who will Mark Du Plessis ride in the 2023 Melbourne Cup?

Magical Lagoon

Magical Lagoon (7)

T: Chris Waller
J: Mark Du Plessis (51kg)
  • Age: 5YO
  • Color: Bay
  • Sex: Mare
  • Sire: Galileo (IRE)
  • Dam: Night Lagoon (GB)

Magical Lagoon 2023 Melbourne Cup Odds

Win: +10000

Place: +1700

Best odds at Unibet


Career stats for Magical Lagoon

  • Career: 13: 3-1-0
  • Flemington: 0: 0-0-0
  • Distance: 0: 0-0-0
  • Wet: 2: 0-0-0
  • Good: 11: 3-1-0
  • Group 1: 3: 1-0-0
  • Win %: 23%
  • Place %: 31%

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