2024 Melbourne Cup race day program

2025 Melbourne Cup race day program

One of the most important elements of the Melbourne Cup is timing.

Whether you’re at the track, in the office, on the road, or hosting your own barbecue, you need to get your timing right.

If you’re armed with all the correct times, you won’t miss a race. If you don’t miss a race, then all of that Melbourne Cup form and homework you’ve done won’t go to waste.

While most race days have a very similar 30-40 minute break in between races, the Melbourne Cup is a beast of its own, starting at 10:45am AEDT, with the 10th and final race kicking off at 5:15pm AEDT.

Before we take a look at the race-day program, make sure you take a look at our key Melbourne Cup betting guides:

Cup Day Flemington Racecourse


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Race No. Time (AEDT) Race Distance Prizemoney
1 10:45am Maribyrnong Plate 1000m $200,000 Bet on this race
2 11:20am TAB Trophy 1800m $175,000 Bet on this race
3 12pm Subzero Handicap 1400m $150,000 Bet on this race
4 12:40pm Schweppervescence Plate 1000m $150,000 Bet on this race
5 1:20pm Australian Heritage Cup 2800m $250,000 Bet on this race
6 1:55pm Furphy Plate 1800m $175,000 Bet on this race
7 3pm Melbourne Cup 3200m $8,560,000 Bet on this race
8 3:50pm The Amanda Elliott 1400m $175,000 Bet on this race
9 4:35pm Hong Kong Jockey Club Plate 1400m $200,000 Bet on this race
10 5:15pm Channel 9 Trophy 1400m $150,000 Bet on this race

Some key Melbourne Cup race day notes:

  • Most veteran Melbourne Cup punters will know that while Melbourne Cup Day is a huge gambling event, outside of the big race itself, the quality of the races isn’t great, with the next best prize money being the $250,000 Australian Heritage Cup.
  • Punters will have one hour to prepare for the Melbourne Cup after Race 6, which kicks off at 1:55pm AEDT. Punters will then have close to an hour to celebrate their winnings or commiserate before race 8, which starts at 3:50pm
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