Melbourne Cup 2024: Race Time, How to Watch, Horses, Jockeys, Prize Money, Odds

by Admin
November 3, 2024

The 2024 Melbourne Cup is the feature race held at Flemington on Tuesday afternoon. The Handicap race is run over 3200m and is worth $8,000,000 in prize money.

Find out all the information on the Melbourne Cup below including how you can live stream the Melbourne Cup, the full field and barriers and how to get the best odds on the race.

What time is the Melbourne Cup?

The 2024 Melbourne Cup will be run at Flemington Racecourse on Tuesday, 5th November.

In in Victoria, NSW, Tasmania and ACT the Melbourne Cup will be run at 3pm (AEDT).

In Queensland the Melbourne Cup will be run at 2pm (AEST).

In Western Australia the Melbourne Cup will be run at 12pm

In the Northern Territory the Melbourne Cup will be run at 1.30pm.

In South Australia the Melbourne Cup will be run at 2.30pm.

How to watch the 2024 Melbourne Cup

Wondering how to watch the Melbourne Cup? See our broadcast guide for the race below.

Melbourne Cup TV Coverage

The 2024 Melbourne Cup will be broadcast across a number of different television networks and is available for both free-to-air viewers and pay tv (Foxtel) subscribers.

Channel Ten and Racing.com have the rights to broadcast the 2024 Melbourne Cup. Sky Racing will show the Melbourne Cup but on a slight delay.

Kayo users can watch the race by streaming Racing.com through the Kayo app.

How to Live Stream the Melbourne Cup

If you can’t view the Melbourne Cup on TV then there are a number of ways to live stream the race HERE.

10Play and Racing.com will both stream the Melbourne Cup live and free for Australian residents.

Ladbrokes, Neds and Dabble both have the rights to stream Victorian racing, meaning you’re able to watch the race via their website or mobile site/apps with a slight delay.

Melbourne Cup 2024 Field and Barriers

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Melbourne Cup Odds

Vauban came up with barrier eleven in the draw for Tuesday’s Group 1 Melbourne Cup over 3200m and has shortened into $6.00, and is now the outright favourite for the race with betting sites taking the mantle from Buckaroo who has continued to drift since drawing barrier 21.

It’s important to take a number of factors into account before betting on the 2024 Melbourne Cup. Guarantee yourself the best odds by betting with the Best of 3 totes market with Ladbrokes.

Fixed odds betting has it’s advantages, especially if you believe you’re getting a good price. The best alternative to fixed odds betting is finding a bookmaker that offers price boost promotions.

Bookmakers such as Ladbrokes, MyBet, swiftbet and Neds all offer this option when betting on horse racing. Betting with price boosts guarantees you will get a fair price on your runner.

1. Vauban (11)

J: William Buick

T: Willie Mullins

2. Buckaroo (21)

J: Joao Moreira

T: Chris Waller

3. Circle Of Fire (24)

J: Mark Zahra

T: Ciaron Maher

4. Warp Speed (3)

J: Akira Sugawara

T: N Takagi

5. Kovalica (17)

J: Damian Lane

T: Chris Waller

6. Sharp ‘N’ Smart (15)

J: Michael Dee

T: Graeme & Debbie Rogerson

7. Just Fine (13)

J: Jye McNeil

T: G Waterhouse & A Bott

8. Land Legend (18)

J: Zac Purton

T: Chris Waller

9. Absurde (7)

J: Kerrin McEvoy

T: Willie Mullins

10. Athabascan (2)

J: Zac Lloyd

T: John O’Shea & Tom Charlton

11. Knight’s Choice (6)

J: Robbie Dolan

T: J G Symons & S Laxon

12. Okita Soushi (10)

J: Jamie Kah

T: Ciaron Maher

13. Onesmoothoperator (12)

J: Craig Williams

T: Brian Ellison

14. Zardozi (4)

J: Andrea Atzeni

T: James Cummings

15. Sea King (1)

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Harry Eustace

16. Valiant King (22)

J: Craig Newitt

T: Chris Waller

17. Fancy Man (19)

J: Ron Stewart

T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald

18. Interpretation (14)

J: Teodore Nugent

T: Ciaron Maher

19. Manzoice (8)

J: Declan Bates

T: Chris Waller

20. Mostly Cloudy (16)

J: Karis Teetan

T: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young

21. Positivity (20)

J: Winona Costin

T: Andrew Forsman

22. Saint George (9)

J: Tyler Schiller

T: Ciaron Maher

23. The Map (23)

J: Rachel King

T: Dan Clarken & Oopy MacGillivray

24. Trust In You (5)

J: Mark Du Plessis

T: Bruce Wallace & Grant Cooksley

Melbourne Cup Prize Money

The 2023 Melbourne Cup is worth $8,410,000 in Prize Money. The winner of the race will take home $4,400,000 while the top 12 horses will all receive a share in winnings.