You will have to join ($7.00 a month?) but you can watch (and bet the Melbourne Cup...payoffs may be based on US money pool only ) at www.youbet.com. Post time is 11:10pm eastern (7th race). You need a broadband connection to really enjoy the video feed.The turf is rated good and Mummify(ML5 to 1) is scratched.
I just watched the 5th over there at 5 furlongs for $86,000 and it is a straight run. What was different/strange is the horses broke up into two groups ..one group ran along one rail and the other group along the other rail. Barrabba Road won at 4 to 1.