Kingston Rule (1986, Kentucky – December 2011) was an American-bred racehorse who raced in Australia, where he won the 1990 Melbourne Cup in a record time of 3:16:3. This time still stands as the record today. Bred and raced by Victoria's David H. Hains, who had bred Kingston Town, Kingston Rule was sired by the famed U.S. Triple Crown Champion, Secretariat, and out of the 1982 Australian Horse of the Year, Rose of Kingston. Kingston Rule was trained by Bart Cummings and ridden by Darren Beadman in his Melbourne Cup win. Kingston Rule died at Ealing Park, Euroa, Victoria in December 2011.