The Melbourne Cup is Australia's most prestigious horse race, known as 'The race that stops a nation', and is held at Flemington racecourse on the first Tuesday in November. The two-mile race is a Group 1 handicap for three-year-olds and older, and is the richest two-mile handicap in the world. As such, it attracts entrants from all over the world, including Japan, Britain, Ireland and France.
Horses die on racetracks all the time. During the last racing year, 116 of them died on Australian.
The most successful horse in the race – which was first run in 1861 – is Makybe Diva, who won it a remarkable three times in a row from 2003 to 2005. Despite several Irish raiders having returned to the Northern Hemisphere with the spoils – most recently Rekindling for Joseph O'Brien in 2017 – we were yet to see a British-trained winner of the race until the 2018 renewal. Having reportedly had the race in their sights all season, Charlie Appleby's Cross Counter finally broke the Brits' curse, when coming from well off the pace to win for Godolphin in emphatic style.
- It's the first Tuesday in November and that means it's Melbourne Cup day. It's billed as a race that stops a nation but it has a big impact on this side of the Tasman too. First run in 1861, the.
- The Melbourne Cup has been held on the first Tuesday of November every year since 1875 (except for during the Second World War, when it was run on Saturdays). Between the first running in 1861.
Melbourne Cup Top Trainer in recent times
Bart Cummings – 12 wins
Light Fingers (1965), Galilee (1966), Red Handed (1967), Think Big (1974 & 1975), Gold and Black (1977), Hyperno (1979), Kingston Rule (1990), Let's Elope (1991), Saintly (1996), Rogan Josh (1999), Viewed (2008)
Melbourne Cup Top Jockey in recent times
Harry White - 4 wins
Think Big (1974 & 1975), Arwon (1978), Hyperno (1979)
Melbourne Cup Race Live
Rekindling (pink cap) winning the Melbourne Cup for trainer Joseph O'Brien in 2017
Melbourne Cup Racecard
The Melbourne Cup almost literally stops a nation, and there are ten races on the card at Flemington, including:
380 Stakes – a Group 3 race for two-year-old fillies held over five furlongs
Flemington Fling – a race for three-year-olds over five furlongs
Lexus Hybrid Plate – a listed race for three-year-old fillies held over seven furlongs
Betonline philippines website. Melbourne Cup – the feature race on the card.
Premium Stakes – a listed handicap race held over nine furlongs
Sprint – a listed handicap held over six furlongs
Jockey Club Stakes – a Group 3 race for four-year-old mares held over seven furlongs
Flemington Racecourse
Melbourne Cup Betting
The race may go off in the early hours of the morning on UK time, but that doesn't mean that there isn't a big interest in betting on the race. There is normally a huge field heading to post, which means there's usually a highly competitive betting market. There is a large number of bets placed on the Melbourne Cup, both in the UK and Ireland, as well as in Australia. The Melbourne Cup is shown live on At The Races, but in recent years it has also been available to watch live on Twitter.
Melbourne Cup Free Bets & Betting Offers
As with any big race, the top online bookies like Paddy Power and Betfairwill have Melbourne Cup Free Betsand Melbourne Cup Betting Offers. Often the bookies will give you an enhanced price on one of the favourites, or they may offer a Bet Through The Card – get free bets when you bet on the first race of the card at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day. Either way, we have you covered here with the best sign-up offer and betting specials for the Melbourne Cup.
Melbourne Cup Runners & Form
Timeform is your best bet for finding the winner of the Melbourne Cup. When the race card for the Melbourne Cup is available over on our Races page, you will be able to find the latest form and insight on all of the Melbourne Cup runners from the team of expert tipsters at Timeform. Our Melbourne Cup runner-by-runner guides will be available on our website and on our mobile app.
Melbourne Cup Tips
Want to know which horses the expert Timeform Tipsters are backing on Melbourne Cup Day? You can get free tips for the Melbourne Cup either on the Timeform website or app. However you like to bet, Timeform has you covered withMelbourne Cup betting tips.
Melbourne Cup Latest News, Odds & Results
What Time Is The Melbourne Cup Race In Nz
Follow all the build up to the Melbourne Cup on the News pages at Timeform. Whether you are after the latest betting odds, market movers, going updates and non-runners, plus the latest from the stables of the top horses for the Melbourne Cup, you'll find it right here. Simply want to know which horse was first past the post? Then go to our Results page to get the latestMelbourne Cup results.
Melbourne Cup Past Winners – this century
The 2020 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.
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What time is the Melbourne Cup?
The 2020 Melbourne Cup will be run at Flemington Racecourse on Tuesday, 3rd November.
The race is scheduled to jump at 3:00PM AEDT.
How to watch the 2020 Melbourne Cup
Wondering how to watch the Melbourne Cup? See our broadcast guide for the race below.
Melbourne Cup TV Coverage
The 2020 Melbourne Cup will be broadcast live 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 all Victorian and South Australian races, allowing them to show the 2020 Melbourne Cup live and free.
What Time Is The Melbourne Cup Race In Nz
Follow all the build up to the Melbourne Cup on the News pages at Timeform. Whether you are after the latest betting odds, market movers, going updates and non-runners, plus the latest from the stables of the top horses for the Melbourne Cup, you'll find it right here. Simply want to know which horse was first past the post? Then go to our Results page to get the latestMelbourne Cup results.
Melbourne Cup Past Winners – this century
The 2020 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.
Cup Odds 💰:View the Odds for the Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup TIPS 📝:View our TIPS and BETS for the Melbourne Cup
What time is the Melbourne Cup?
The 2020 Melbourne Cup will be run at Flemington Racecourse on Tuesday, 3rd November.
The race is scheduled to jump at 3:00PM AEDT.
How to watch the 2020 Melbourne Cup
Wondering how to watch the Melbourne Cup? See our broadcast guide for the race below.
Melbourne Cup TV Coverage
The 2020 Melbourne Cup will be broadcast live 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 all Victorian and South Australian races, allowing them to show the 2020 Melbourne Cup live and free.
Sky Racing 1 will also broadcast the Melbourne Cup live for Foxtel subscribers.
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.
The best and easiest method to stream the race is to join one of the online bookmakers where you can stream the race for free.
TAB have the rights to stream Sky Racing 1 and 2, meaning you're able to watch the race live via their website or mobile site/apps.
Melbourne Cup 2020 Field and Barriers
| No | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANTHONY VAN DYCK (IRE) | Aidan O'Brien | Hugh Bowman | 3 | 58.5kg |
| 2 | AVILIUS (GB) | James Cummings | John Allen | 10 | 57kg |
| 3 | VOW AND DECLARE | Danny O'Brien | Jamie Mott | 4 | 57kg |
| 4 | MASTER OF REALITY (IRE) | Joseph O'Brien | Ben Melham | 11 | 56kg |
| 5 | SIR DRAGONET (IRE) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Glen Boss | 14 | 55.5kg |
| 6 | TWILIGHT PAYMENT (IRE) | Joseph O'Brien | Jye McNeil | 12 | 55.5kg |
| 7 | VERRY ELLEEGANT (NZ) | Chris Waller | Mark Zahra | 15 | 55.5kg |
| 8 | MUSTAJEER (GB) | Kris Lees | Michael Rodd | 2 | 55kg |
| 9 | STRATUM ALBION (GB) | Willie Mullins | Jordan Childs | 9 | 55kg |
| 10 | DASHING WILLOUGHBY (GB) | Andrew Balding | Michael Walker | 19 | 54.5kg |
| 11 | FINCHE (GB) | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 6 | 54.5kg |
| 12 | PRINCE OF ARRAN (GB) | Charlie Fellowes | Jamie Kah | 1 | 54.5kg |
| 13 | SURPRISE BABY (NZ) | Paul Preusker | Craig Williams | 7 | 54.5kg |
| 14 | KING OF LEOGRANCE (FR) | Danny O'Brien | Damian Lane | 18 | 53.5kg |
| 15 | RUSSIAN CAMELOT (IRE) | Danny O'Brien | Damien Oliver | 16 | 53.5kg |
| 16 | STEEL PRINCE (IRE) | Anthony & Sam Freedman | William Pike | 21 | 53.5kg |
| 17 | THE CHOSEN ONE (NZ) | Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman | Daniel Stackhouse | 5 | 53.5kg |
| 18 | ASHRUN (FR) | Andreas Wohler | Declan Bates | 24 | 53kg |
| 19 | WARNING | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Luke Currie | 8 | 53kg |
| 20 | ETAH JAMES (NZ) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Billy Egan | 22 | 52.5kg |
| 21 | TIGER MOTH (IRE) | Aidan O'Brien | Kerrin McEvoy | 23 | 52.5kg |
| 22 | OCEANEX (NZ) | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Dean Yendall | 17 | 51.5kg |
| 23 | MIAMI BOUND (NZ) | Danny O'Brien | Daniel Moor | 13 | 51kg |
| 24 | PERSAN | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Michael Dee | 20 | 51kg |
Melbourne Cup Odds
Tiger Moth for trainer Aidan O'Brien is the favourite for the Melbourne Cup with most bookmakers currently offering $6.50 for him to win.
It's important to take a number of factors into account before betting on the 2020 Melbourne Cup. Guarantee yourself the best odds by betting with the Best of 3 totes market with Sportsbet.
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 the best of 3 totes or the starting price.
Bookmakers such as Sportsbet, Ladbrokes and Neds all offer this option when betting on horse racing. Betting on the Top Tote guarantees you will get a fair price on your runner.
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Melbourne Cup Prize Money
The 2020 Melbourne Cup is worth $7,750,000 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.
- 1st $4,400,000
- 2nd $1,100,000
- 3rd $550,000
- 4th $350,000
- 5th $230,000
- 6th $160,000
- 7th $160,000
- 8th $160,000
- 9th $160,000
- 10th $160,000
- 11th $160,000
- 12th $160,000
