The 2022 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 2022 Melbourne Cup will be run at Flemington Racecourse on Tuesday, 1st 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 2022 Melbourne Cup
Wondering how to watch the Melbourne Cup? See our broadcast guide for the race below.
Melbourne Cup TV Coverage
The 2022 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 2022 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.
How to live stream the Melbourne Cup 2022: Race Time, How to Watch, Horses, Jockeys, Prize Money, Odds
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The Melbourne Cup 2022: Race Time, How to Watch, Horses, Jockeys, Prize Money, Odds is scheduled to be run on so sign up to any of the compatible online bookmakers below and stream the race for free!
View the table below to work out which online bookmaker will live stream the Melbourne Cup 2022: Race Time, How to Watch, Horses, Jockeys, Prize Money, Odds.
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Melbourne Cup 2022 Field and Barriers
| No | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight |
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| 1 | GOLD TRIP (FR) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Mark Zahra | 14 | 57.5kg |
| 2 | DUAIS | Edward Cummings | Hugh Bowman | 10 | 55.5kg |
| 3 | KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 24 | 55.5kg |
| 4 | MONTEFILIA | David Payne | Jason Collett | 11 | 55.5kg |
| 5 | NUMERIAN (IRE) | Annabel Neasham | Tommy Berry | 7 | 55.5kg |
| 6 | WITHOUT A FIGHT (IRE) | Simon & Ed Crisford | William Buick | 18 | 55.5kg |
| 7 | CAMORRA (IRE) | Ben & JD Hayes | Ben Melham | 17 | 55kg |
| 8 | DEAUVILLE LEGEND (IRE) | James Ferguson | Kerrin McEvoy | 9 | 55kg |
| 9 | STOCKMAN (NZ) | Joseph Pride | Sam Clipperton | 2 | 54kg |
| 10 | VOW AND DECLARE | Danny O’Brien | Blake Shinn | 4 | 54kg |
| 11 | YOUNG WERTHER (NZ) | Danny O’Brien | Damian Lane | 21 | 54kg |
| 12 | HOO YA MAL (GB) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Craig Williams | 15 | 53.5kg |
| 13 | SERPENTINE (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | John Allen | 23 | 53.5kg |
| 14 | DAQIANSWEET JUNIOR (NZ) | Phillip Stokes | Daniel Moor | 13 | 53kg |
| 15 | GRAND PROMENADE (GB) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Harry Coffey | 1 | 53kg |
| 16 | ARAPAHO (FR) | Bjorn Baker | Ms Rachel King | 19 | 52.5kg |
| 17 | EMISSARY (GB) | Michael Moroney | Patrick Moloney | 3 | 51.5kg |
| 18 | LUNAR FLARE | Grahame Begg | Michael Dee | 12 | 51.5kg |
| 19 | SMOKIN’ ROMANS (NZ) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Ms Jamie Kah | 16 | 51.5kg |
| 20 | TRALEE ROSE (NZ) | Symon Wilde | Dean Yendall | 22 | 51.5kg |
| 21 | POINT NEPEAN (IRE) | Robert Hickmott | Wayne Lordan | 20 | 51kg |
| 22 | HIGH EMOCEAN (NZ) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Teo Nugent | 8 | 50kg |
| 23 | INTERPRETATION (IRE) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Craig Newitt | 6 | 50kg |
| 24 | REALM OF FLOWERS | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Damien Thornton | 5 | 50kg |
Melbourne Cup Odds
UK stayer Deauville Legend is the clear favourite for the Melbourne Cup with online bookmaker Ladbrokes currently offering $3.90 for him to win. Without A Fight and Montefilia sit on the second line of betting at $11.00.
It’s important to take a number of factors into account before betting on the 2022 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 2022 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
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).
| Race | Time | Name | Status | Distance |
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| Race 1 | 10:45AM | Darley Maribyrnong Plate | Group 3 | 1000m |
| Race 2 | 11:20AM | The Macca’s Run | 2800m | |
| Race 3 | 12:00PM | Resimax Group Subzero Handicap | 1400m | |
| Race 4 | 12:40PM | TAB Trophy | Listed | 1800m |
| Race 5 | 1:20PM | Schweppervescence Plate | 1000m | |
| Race 6 | 1:55PM | Furphy Plate | Listed | 1800m |
| Race 7 | 3:00PM | Melbourne Cup | Group 1 | 3200m |
| Race 8 | 3:50PM | In Memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II | 1400m | |
| Race 9 | 4:35PM | Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes | Group 3 | 1400m |
| Race 10 | 5:15PM | MSS Security Sprint | Listed | 1200m |