The 2024 Melbourne Cup will be the 164th running of the Melbourne Cup, an Australian thoroughbred horse race. The race, run over 3,200 metres (1.988 mi), will be held on 5 November 2024 at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse.[1]
| Melbourne Cup | |
 Flemington Racecourse, location of the race | |
| Location | Flemington Racecourse Melbourne, Australia |
|---|---|
| Date | 5 November 2024 |
| Distance | 3,200 metres |
| Surface | Grass |
It will be the first Melbourne Cup to be broadcast by Nine Network after Network 10, who had broadcast the race since 2019, dropped out of the bidding for the rights to the race in June 2023, Nine will have broadcast rights from 2024 until 2029.[2][3][4][5][6]
The Italian jockey Frankie Dettori decided to not retire from horse racing in order to compete in the 2024 cup. He was ruled out of the 2023 cup after being suspended for a whip breach.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Melbourne Cup 2024 | Latest news, Updates, Tips & Results". racenet.com.au. 1 December 2023.
- ^ Ten withdraws Melbourne Cup broadcast bid Mumbrella 22 June 2023
- ^ Ten Network drops bid to secure Melbourne Cup rights over Tabcorp deal The Guardian 22 June 2023
- ^ Brunsdon, Simon (20 February 2024). "Nine announces landmark broadcast rights deal with VRC for Melbourne Cup carnival". Wide World of Sports. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ McKnight, Robert (20 February 2024). "Nine nabs the MELBOURNE CUP as part of a complicated deal". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ Knox, David (20 February 2024). "Nine announces Melbourne Cup deal to 2029". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Horse racing-Dettori eyes another Melbourne Cup in 2024 after retirement U-turn". Retrieved 19 February 2024.