Melbourne Cup 2023: Race Time, How to Watch, Horses, Jockeys, Prize Money, Odds

The 2023 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 2023 Melbourne Cup will be run at Flemington Racecourse on Tuesday, 7th 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 2023 Melbourne Cup

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

Melbourne Cup TV Coverage

The 2023 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 2023 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 TAB 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.

Bet Special for Gold Trip OR Ashrun to Win the Melbourne Cup!

Online bookmaker swiftbet are offering odds of $20.00 for Gold Trip or Ashrun to win the Melbourne Cup! T&C's apply. Max $10 Stake.

Melbourne Cup 2023 Field and Barriers

Melbourne Cup Odds

Vauban came up with barrier three in the draw for Tuesday’s Group 1 Melbourne Cup over 3200m and has shortened into $3.20, firming from $3.50 with betting sites before the final Melbourne Cup field was declared on Saturday.

It’s important to take a number of factors into account before betting on the 2023 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 the best of 3 totes or the starting price.

Bookmakers such as Ladbrokes, Betr, swiftbet 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.

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.

• 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

Melbourne Cup day Races

The first race on Melbourne Cup Day is at 10.45am (AEDT) and the last race is at 5.15pm (AEDT).