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Broadcast Schedule: Melbourne Cup Carnival LIVE on Seven

As the home of horse racing on free-to-air TV, Seven heads to Flemington for LIVE coverage of the iconic Melbourne Cup Carnival featuring Australia’s premier thoroughbred racing, and fashion and personalities from around the world.

Seven’s coverage will be hosted by Bruce McAvaney, Francesca Cumani, Simon Marshall and Simon O’Donnell.

Jason Richardson will conduct live interviews post-race with relevant winning connections to feature race winners. Peter Donegan will have all the latest in the mounting yard, Pat Welsh in the betting ring and Australia’s premier race caller Greg Miles will call all the action on the track.

Seven News sports presenter Mel McLaughlin will be a roving reporter on Melbourne Cup Day and Derby Day, interviewing all of the stars from the wider sporting world.

The race that stops a nation, LIVE on Seven. Pic: Getty
The race that stops a nation, LIVE on Seven. Pic: Getty

Five-time Victoria Derby winning jockey Damien Oliver will also join our team to provide expert analysis this Saturday.

Throughout the Carnival, Hamish McLachlan will be hosting from the race stalls and pre-parade ring interviewing all the connections and reporting on horse arrivals.

Edwina Bartholomew, Rachael Finch, Neil Kearney, Jade Robran and Emily Angwin will bring all the colour, news and personalities from around the track, while James Jordan will deliver expert form analysis.

Seven News meteorologist Jane Bunn joins the coverage on Melbourne Cup Day and Oaks Day to keep race goers and punters across all the latest weather news.

Basil Zempilas will be Master of Ceremonies, while Sam Hyland will be on horseback with all the winning jockey interviews.

Seven will build on last year’s Melbourne Cup digital offering when more than 488,000 Australians streamed the coverage on PLUS7 Live and 340,000 concurrent streams watched the race itself.

In addition to the all-day coverage on PLUS7 Live, 7Sport will be following the action throughout the day @7HorseRacing on Facebook and Twitter. Australians will be able to follow this through @Channel 7 and @7Sport.

Seven will also create bespoke content on Melbourne Cup Day for streaming live via Facebook leading up to Seven’s live coverage that day.

The Carnival jumps out of the barriers on Saturday with what many racing purists consider the best single day of thoroughbred racing in Australia. Victorian racing’s premier three-year-old classic, the Victoria Derby is the feature event for stayers over 2500m. It’s the only all-Group race day on the calendar and includes three other Group 1 races the Cantala Stakes, Myer Classic and Coolmore Stud Stakes.

Two days before the nation’s greatest race, our experts examine all the form in our special Melbourne Cup Preview Show on Sunday morning. From the locals to the internationals, our team of experts dissect and analyse every Cup hopeful to help you back a winner.

Then it’s the first Tuesday in November, which means only one thing to Australians: the Melbourne Cup. The nation’s greatest race, a handicap run over ‘two miles’, attracts thoroughbred horses from around the globe as trainers and owners look to etch their name in racing history. Every year drama, intrigue and stories unfold around the Cup with winners coming from all walks of life.

Oaks Day and Stakes Day, on Thursday and Saturday respectively, round out arguably the best racing carnival in the world. The latest in fashion, colour and flair is celebrated on Oaks Day, with the feature race the Group 1 Oaks for three-year-olds. While families are again expected to flock to Stakes Day to enjoy the relaxed atmosphere for the VRC’s premier 1600m race.

BROADCAST TIMES

Saturday October 29
Victoria Derby Day
Sydney: 11am LIVE on Channel 7, 5.30pm LIVE on 7TWO
Melbourne: 11am LIVE on Channel 7
Brisbane: 10am LIVE on Channel 7
Adelaide: 10.30am LIVE on Channel 7
Perth: 8am LIVE on 7TWO, 10am LIVE on Channel 7

Sunday October 30
Melbourne Cup Preview Show
Sydney: 11.30am on Channel 7
Melbourne: 11.30am on Channel 7
Brisbane: 11.30am on Channel 7
Adelaide: 11.30am on Channel 7
Perth: 11.30am on Channel 7

Tuesday November 1
Melbourne Cup Day
Sydney: 10am LIVE on Channel 7
Melbourne: 10am LIVE on Channel 7
Brisbane: 9am LIVE on Channel 7
Adelaide: 9.30am LIVE on Channel 7
Perth: 7am LIVE on 7TWO, 9am LIVE on Channel 7

Thursday November 3
Oaks Day
Sydney: 11.30am LIVE on Channel 7, 5.30pm LIVE on 7TWO
Melbourne: 11.30am LIVE on Channel 7, 5.30pm LIVE on 7TWO
Brisbane: 10.30am LIVE on Channel 7
Adelaide: 11am LIVE on Channel 7
Perth: 8.30am LIVE on 7TWO, 9am LIVE on Channel 7

Saturday November 5
Stakes Day
Sydney: 11.30am LIVE on Channel 7, 5.30pm LIVE on 7TWO
Melbourne: 11.30am LIVE on Channel 7
Brisbane: 10.30am LIVE on Channel 7
Adelaide: 11am LIVE on Channel 7
Perth: 8.30am LIVE on 7TWO, 10am LIVE on Channel 7

Watch the race LIVE and free on PLUS7.