Melbourne Cup Betting

The first Tuesday of November each year it is the day that the Melbourne Cup stops a nation. Unless there are non runners 24 horses line up at the start at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne for the 3200-metre race which has become a national passion.

The Melbourne Cup is without doubt Australia’s premier and richest horse race witha prize fund of well over £2 million.

A Melbourne Cup tip is to ignore all the entries from the northern hemisphere as it is virtually impossible to take this race away from the Aussies as it is a handicap and any horse from Europe is weighted out of it and they also come into the race after a hard season and then there is the distance to travel and quarentine to contend with. While Dermot Weld did produce a great feat in winning this race twice with Vintage Crop in 1993 and Media Puzzle in 2002, the odds are against this happening again some time soon.

There is one horse that will go down in Melbourne Cup history and that is Supermare Makybe Diva who won the 2005 Melbourne Cup at Melbourne's Flemington Racecourse and in doing soshe is the only racehorse to have won the Melbourne Cup in three successive years. Makybe Diva's retired from racing after the running of the 2005 Melbourne Cup.

All the online bookmakers listed on this site will offer a Melbourne Cup free bet should you be a first time user of their online betting service.

Stan James £25 Free Horse Racing Bets
Place a bet up to £25 on the Emerites Melbourne Cup with Stan James and they will match your first bet with a free bet to the same value. Stan James is one of our highest rated bookmakers and their service can very rarely be faulted. Open a new betting account with Stan James for your Melbourne Cup bets at Flemington Racecourse.

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Paddy Power £30 Melbourne Cup Free Bet
Open an account with the Irish Bookmaker Paddy Power and you can claim a free bet on the Emerites Melbourne Cup which takes place at Flemington Racecourse in November. Open an account with Paddy Power and place an initial bet of £30 - PaddyPower will then give you a free bet of £10 in each of the following three weeks. The free bets can be used on any sports event in addition to the Emerites Melbourne Cup.

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Boylesport £100 Melbourne Cup Free Bet
Register and open an account with the Irish Bookmaker Boylesports and get upto £100 free bets which can be used on the Emerites Melbourne Cup which takes place at Flemington Racecourse in November. Open an account with Boylesports and place an initial bet to be able to claim this brand new betting offer. The free bets can be used on any sports event in addition to the Emerites Melbourne Cup.

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Betfair £25 Melbourne Cup Free Bet
Betfair is different to the regular bookmaker as it is a punter to punter exchange and they have a Emerites Melbourne Cup free bet for first time users. Betfair is an excellent betting site and offers its users the opportunity to lay horses as well as back them the incentive for punters is that you will usually get up to 20% better odds at Betfair. Start betting with Betfair on the Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse and place a bet of £25 to get the maximum free bet on offer.

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Bet365 Free £25 Melbourne Cup Bets
Bet365 are currently offering all new clients free bets of £100 on the Melbourne Cup this November, this offer is open to first time customers to the Bet365 site. Bet365 is a name that anyone who has visited a racecourse in the UK will be familiar with. They are a site that we can recommend for your Emerites Melbourne Cup bets at Flemington Racecourse.

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