Melbourne Cup sweep Free
The office Cup sweep, sorted.
Sell tickets with one link, draw the horses at random, and let the field, the scratchings and the results take care of themselves. No hat, no scraps of paper, no arguments about who had what.
Free to run · Fair draw · Prizes worked out
Tipping Ladder is independent and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the Victoria Racing Club (VRC), Racing Victoria, Racing Australia, any race club or any racing authority. Race names are used only to say what a sweep is on.
How it works
The field loads itself
We enter the Cup field once it’s announced, and every Cup sweep on the site gets it. You never type a horse’s name.
Scratchings handled
A horse scratched after your draw? That ticket is redrawn at random from the horses nobody has, straight away.
Results and prizes
The placings come in after the race and the prizes are worked out from your split, like 60, 25, 15.
- 1. Start the sweep and set the ticket price.
- 2. Share the link, or add people by name.
- 3. Run the draw: every ticket gets its entry.
- 4. Set the result and pay out the prizes shown.
Questions
When can I start a Melbourne Cup sweep?
Any time. Sell tickets before the field is out (up to 24, the most the Cup can have); the horses load once they’re announced, usually the Saturday before, and you run the draw then.
Can I type my own field instead?
Yes. Pick “Any horse race” for a sweep on any race, the Cup included, and enter the horses yourself.
What about the rules in my state?
Small private sweeps are generally fine, but each state has its own rules for things like the size of the pot. The sweep page shows a reminder for your state, and the organiser is responsible for following it.
Does it cost anything?
No. Sweeps on Tipping Ladder are free to run and free to join.
Who holds the money?
The organiser. Tipping Ladder never collects, holds or pays out ticket money. You tick off who has paid, and the site works out what each prize is worth so the whole pot goes back out.
Does everyone need an account?
No. People can get their own tickets with the invite link (a quick sign-in with their email), or the organiser can add anyone by name.
How fair is the draw?
Every ticket gets a different entry, picked at random by the site with a cryptographic random number generator. The draw is logged ticket by ticket, so it can be checked later.
Other sweeps
Ticket money is collected and paid out by the organiser, not Tipping Ladder: we never handle it. The organiser is responsible for running the sweep within their state’s rules, and should get their own legal advice if unsure.