Watching the Melbourne Cup 2016 Live Stream Outside Australia

The race that stops a nation

Top-notch sports typically come from historical backgrounds, and the Melbourne Cup is not an exception. To tell a really long story short; the first race was held in 1861 and since then much has changed, but the magic behind it never disappeared. In fact, this is one of the most exclusive races with a bunch of meticulous rules regarding the age and weight of the horses with major fines for those who don’t comply with them. The Melbourne Cup day is a highly anticipated time of the year and is actually a public holiday for all working within metropolitan Melbourne and some parts of regional Victoria.

The event is therefore one of the most popular events in Australia, with a record crowd of nearly 130,000 people. But this is not just any other horse race as the prize money reaches $6,200,000 for the winner alone and the atmosphere around the event is notorious, with other focuses of attention throughout the days such as the “Fashions On The Field” competition, which awards substantial prizes for the best-dressed man and woman.

Live broadcasts, geo-blocks and a viable solution

Due to all the excitement around the event, it’s broadcasted mainly in Australia through all mass media including free to air and paid TV subscriptions, radio stations, mobile apps and online streams to assure that the fans don’t miss anything.

Online streams are in charge of Racing+, a Racing.com service which requires an account but offers a “free pass for accessing premium content on Racing.com’s digital properties, including the website, mobile site and app” allowing its users to “continue to access Racing.com’s broadcast of live Victorian racing and TV programming as well as race replays free of charge”.