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Melbourne Cup to Air on HRTV

Updated: Friday, October 30, 2009 2:38 PM
Posted: Thursday, October 29, 2009 1:20 PM
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HRTV announced Oct. 29 it will broadcast the prestigious Melbourne Cup (Aust-I) from Australia on Monday, Nov. 2.

HRTV's coverage will begin at 9:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. PT. Contested at Felmington Racecourse since 1861, the Cup will be run at two miles on grass for a purse of $5 million.

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