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What time is the Melbourne Cup? How to watch and the weather forecast

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Doyle, M. (2026, November 1). What time is the Melbourne Cup? How to watch and the weather forecast. ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-02/melbourne-cup-time-how-to-watch-weather-forecast/107333664

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The 166th Melbourne Cup will be held on November 3 at Flemington Racecourse in Victoria, Australia. The race starts at 3 PM AEDT and will be broadcast live on Channel Nine and streamed online through Nine Now, with additional coverage by ABC Sport. Weather forecasts predict up to 15 millimeters of rain for the day, similar to last year’s conditions when Half Yours won the Cup under a Soft 6 track rating.

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The 2026 Melbourne Cup, the 166th running of Australia's most famous horse race, is scheduled for November 3 at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. Rain is forecasted for the Victorian capital during the event. The race will be the seventh out of ten races and starts at different times across Australian states and New Zealand: 3pm AEDT (Victoria, NSW, Tasmania, ACT), 2:30pm ACDT (South Australia), 2pm AEST (Queensland), 1:30pm ACST (Northern Territory), 12pm AWST (Western Australia), and 5pm NZDT in New Zealand. The Nine Network holds the television broadcast rights, with all races streamed on their website and live digital coverage provided by ABC Sport.

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Melbourne Melbourne Cup Melbourne Cup Day New Zealand the Melbourne Cup

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Melbourne GPE · 2× New Zealand GPE · 2× ACT GPE · 1× Australian NORP · 1× NSW GPE · 1× Queensland GPE · 1× South Australia GPE · 1× Tasmania GPE · 1× Victoria GPE · 1× Victorian NORP · 1×

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3pm AEDT: Victoria, NSW, Tasmania, ACT - 2:30pm ACDT: South Australia - 2pm AEST: Queensland - 1:30pm ACST: Northern Territory - 12pm AWST: Western Australia - 5pm NZDT: New Zealand How to watch and follow the Melbourne Cup The Nine Network has the television rights to broadcast the 2026 Melbourne Cup.

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What time is the Melbourne Cup? How to watch and the weather forecast · assertive framing

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A strong field of Australian hopefuls and international raiders is preparing for the race that stops the nation on Tuesday. asserted

that → prepare → Tuesday

From start time to weather forecast, below are some key things to know before the 2025 Melbourne Cup. asserted

things → know → Cup

Melbourne Cup Day is held on the first Tuesday of November, which is November 3 this year. asserted

which → hold → November

Here are the start times for the Melbourne Cup in each state and territory, including New Zealand. asserted

times → include → Zealand

Network → watch → Cup

All 10 races at Flemington will be broadcast on Channel Nine, and streamed on Nine Now. asserted

races → broadcast → Now

ABC Sport will have live digital coverage of Melbourne Cup Day with a live blog. asserted

Sport → have → blog

You can also listen to the live call of the Melbourne Cup on the radio, online, or via the ABC Listen app. asserted

You → listen → app

The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast between 3-15 millimetres to fall in Melbourne on Monday, with a possible morning shower on Tuesday. asserted

millimetres → forecast → Tuesday

There was plenty of rain in the lead-up to last year's race, won by Half Yours, with the track rated a Soft 6 for the Cup. asserted

track → be → Cup

Who is the favourite to win the Melbourne Cup? asserted

Who → win → Cup

The favourite to win is number 20, Point of Law. asserted

favourite → win → Law

Point of Law is a UK thoroughbred, sired by the great Frankle, trained by Ciaron Maher. The three-year-old colt has just five race starts for three wins, including the Geelong Cup last month. asserted

colt → sire → Cup