Melbourne Cup live stream: watch the horse racing from anywhere on Earth

It's that time of year, the Melbourne Cup 2018 is in town. Thoroughbred racing fans rejoice as this year all the action will be aired for free in Australia. That means everyone has the chance to watch it anywhere in the world, thanks to the modern wonder of the interwebs that is the VPN. You're in the right place to learn how to get a Melbourne Cup live stream.

The Melbourne Cup 2018, at the Flemington race course in Australia, is often referred to as the "race that stops a nation". In fact the Flemington Cup Carnival is a full-on event that runs from November 3 to 10 with the horse racing featuring as just a part of that.

Last year's winner was Rekindling with Jockey Corey Brown in the saddle. This year, of the 24 horses racing in the main event, the top rated three are Best Solution with jockey Pat Cosgrove, The Cliffsofmoher jockeyed by Ryan Moore and Magic Circle with jockey Corey Brown. But the favorite is Yucatan Ire ridden by Sydney's James McDonald.

The Melbourne Cup 2018 purse is a whopping AUS$7.3 million. So the stakes are pretty damn high. And for stat fans, a Bart Cummings-trained horse called Kingston Rule famously smashed the record time back in 1990 with a 3 minutes and 16 seconds finish. Will that record be broken in 2018?

This year the 3,200m race course action will be aired live, locally, by Australia's Channel 7 for free. Read on to find out how you can catch all the action no matter where you are in the world – yup, even if you're an Aussie on your hols.

How to get a free Melbourne Cup live stream from anywhere

If you happen to be in Australia, you're in luck – all the action of the Melbourne Cup is aired for free on Channel Seven. That means you can enjoy it directly through your TV or you can stream it via 7live.com.au on your favourite gadget be it a phone, tablet or computer.

Live coverage will also be on offer from racing.com on free to air TV as well as Foxtel channel 529. Foxtel will also have live coverage on Sky Racing 1 which is channel 526.

If you're out of the country you can still catch all the action using a VPN. These are easier to use than you might think. Check out our handy guide below.

Images courtesy of flemington.com.au