The first week of November brings Australia's biggest horse racing season, and the 2023 Melbourne Cup will be held as usual at Flemington Racecourse. This article explains how you can watch the Melbourne Cup live stream from anywhere with a VPN.

The so-called "race that stops a nation" is the crown jewel of Melbourne's spring racing carnival.

This year's 3,200-meter race will feature 23 thoroughbreds. Leading the pack will be 6-year-old Gold Trip, who won the race last year. In the saddle is New Zealander James McDonald, who rode Melbourne Cup winner Verry Elleegant two years ago.

Gold Trip's 2022 rider Mark Zahra, who also rode Without a Fight to success in the Caulfield Cup just two weeks ago, is another strong contender this year. However, Willie Mullins' Vauban (ridden by the experienced Ryan Moore) is likely to leave the starting gate as Tuesday's bookie favorite after his dominant win at Royal Ascot earlier this year.

Other highlights at Flemington Racecourse include the 51-year-old, three-time winner Damien Oliver's last Melbourne Cup start (he rides Allen Carr). Rachel King, riding Military Mission, and Holly Doyle, riding Future History, could be the first female jockeys to win since Michelle Payne broke new ground eight years ago riding Prince of Penzance.

The Melbourne Cup will be held in Victoria at 15:00 local time.

Australians can watch the Melbourne Cup races for free on Network 10 and its streaming service 10 Play.

If you are not near a TV for the race that has the whole country watching, 10 Play is available online and in apps for a variety of devices, including smartphones, tablets, some Smart The TVs, Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, Xbox

It can also be viewed online and in apps for a variety of devices, including smartphones, tablets, some Smart The TVs, Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Xbox.

Also, the website Racing.com will likely stream all the action from the Flemington racetrack for free, but without the luxury of a full TV presentation of Network 10.

The races begin at 10:45 a.m. AEDT on Tuesday, with the Melbourne Cup itself taking place at 3 p.m. Sign up for a VPN such as ExpressVPN and watch the races as if you were at home. Instructions are as follows.

In New Zealand, TVNZ1 is airing the 2023 Melbourne Cup race for free, with the start scheduled for 5 p.m.

This means you can also live stream the horse race on TVNZ Plus completely free.

This time we will be leaving New Zealand; to access the domestic TVNZ stream from overseas using a VPN, follow these steps.

As we say, if you're Down Under, it's easy to watch the Melbourne Cup Race live stream for free.

The problem arises if you find yourself overseas while the race is taking place. If you don't want to sign up for a whole new streaming service for the short time you are abroad, there are great options.

You can easily get around these regional restrictions by downloading and installing a VPN (Virtual Private Network). From our rigorous testing, ExpressVPN tops our ranking of the best VPN services.

Using a VPN to watch live sports broadcasts abroad is really easy:

1. Install the VPN of your choice. We think ExpressVPN is the best.

2. select the location you want to connect to with the VPN app. For example, if you are an Aussie overseas, select a server location based in Australia.

3. sit back and enjoy the action. Access 10 Play in your web browser or app and watch a live stream of the Melbourne Cup just as you would at home.

The Melbourne Cup is broadcast live on Fox Sports in the US and can be seen in over 70 million US homes. If you don't have cable TV, you can access it via Sling TV. Specifically, the Sling Blue package, which starts at $40/month.

Don't forget: Australians in the US this week can watch the usual Melbourne Cup stream for free on 10 Play with a VPN.

It's also worth double-checking to see if you can stream it on Racing.com.

In Canada, TSN has the rights to televise the Melbourne Cup, and the race will take place at 11pm ET/8pm PT.

If you already watch TSN through your cable provider, you can watch on TSN2 or the TSN Go app. If you do not have cable, you can use TSN+ instead, which is subscription-based at $8/month or $80/year and provides access to all content offered by TSN.

Not available in Canada at this time; sign up for ExpressVPN to access the streaming service abroad.

Horse racing fans in the UK can watch the Melbourne Cup live on Sky Sports Racing on Tuesday mornings at 4:00 am.

Sky Sports subscribers can watch the race on the go on their mobile devices using the Sky Go streaming service, which has dedicated apps for iOS, iPadOS, Android devices, Xbox and PlayStation consoles. If you would like to sign up, check out Sky Sports' great deals.

Don't want to be locked into a long and expensive contract. Consider Now, a more flexible streaming option. You may also be able to stream races on Racing.com.

If you live outside the UK and want to watch the coverage, it's easy with a handy tool.

Tuesday, November 7 (local AEDT time)