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The 2015 Melbourne Cup is upon us, and the race is scheduled to take place at 3:00pm AEDT on Tuesday November 3. There are a number of ways available to view or listen to the race.
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Melbourne Cup Live Stream
There are a wide variety of live-streaming methods available for watching the Melbourne Cup, but it’s worth noting that all of them will have a delay of about five seconds compared to the live TV feed.
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If you are wanting to watch the cup live to the second, then finding it on TV is the way to go. But, there are many different live-streaming options for those who don’t mind being a few seconds behind.
The Seven Network has announced that it will launch its new live-streaming service on the day of the Melbourne Cup.
This means that all anyone in Australia needs to do to watch the cup is tune in to Seven’s live stream either through the service’s webpage or through the PLUS7 app.
The Seven Network will be running 24/7 streaming of channels Seven, 7TWO and 7mate starting from November 3 onwards, meaning viewers will be able to watch the entire Melbourne Cup broadcast through this service.
For punters there are a number of places to stream the Melbourne Cup live as betting websites Bet365, Crownbet, Ladbrokes and Sportsbet all offer a free live stream of the event, which can be accessed via mobile devices, tablets, or PC.
The Roar has contacted these agencies to ensure the stream will be live – or as live as possible.
To access these live streams you’ll have to be a registered user of the website in question, and will need to have deposited money into your account at least once in the past.
To access the live stream on Bet 365, log into your account and click the ‘live streaming’ link at the top of the page. Alternatively you can click ‘watch’ on the race page.
To live stream via Crownbet, log into your account and click the ‘watch live’ icon on the top of the race market.
For live streaming via Ladbrokes, log into your account and click the ‘watch live stream’ button at the top of the race market.
If live streaming on Sportsbet, log into your account and click the ‘watch live racing’ button on the homepage, where you’ll find live streaming and also race replays from all Victorian meetings.
Live streaming of the race will also be available free on Racing.com via the Racing+ service, this allows access to the website’s broadcast of the race and also to race replays.
This service is free but requires users to sign up with a name and email address.
Alternatively it is possible to stream the race live via the Sky Racing Media Centre, however this is a paid service.
You can purchase a day pass for $5, a monthly pass for $20 or a yearly pass for $150. For new users, there is a 24 hour free trial available.
This service allows you to access live footage and race replays via your computer, or via the Sky Racing app on mobile devices.
The Roar will also be running a live blog of the race.
TV
The Melbourne Cup is being broadcast both on Free-to-Air television and via Foxtel.
Free-to-Air coverage will be available on Channel Seven which is broadcasting the entire day of racing, starting at 10:00am AEDT and concluding at 5:30pm AEDT.
On Foxtel the broadcast will be on Sky Racing 1 (channel 519). Sky Racing 1 will show every race on the day along with races from around the country starting from 9:00am AEDT, with dedicated Melbourne Cup coverage beginning at 12:00pm AEDT and concluding at 6:00pm AEDT.
The race itself is scheduled to take place at 3:00pm AEDT.
Radio
There’s a number of radio services through which it’s possible to listen to live coverage of the Melbourne Cup, both Sky Racing and Radio Sport National will broadcast the race and are available to stream online.
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