Cox Plate

Strong Numbers Remain After Acceptances

Posted on September 24, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

The absence of four-time winner Winx has kept the Cox Plate dream alive for a larger number of horses after the second round of acceptances were taken for the $5 million race. In total 68 horses remain in contention for the weight-for-age race at The Valley on October 26, an increase of 27 on last[...]

Posted on September 24, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Having secured one Group One prize in Melbourne, Perth trainer Darren Mcauliffe is eyeing off another with Gatting at Caulfield. Gatting runs in Sunday's Underwood Stakes (1800m), another stepping stone towards his main target, the Cox Plate at The Valley on October 26. A shock $101 winner of the Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington at[...]

Posted on September 24, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The connections of smart Cambridge mare Rondinella will get an early guide to her prospects of becoming a serious Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) contender when she makes her Melbourne debut at Moonee Valley on Friday night. A multiple Group 1 placegetter last campaign, Rondinella will contest the Group 2 Stocks Stakes (1600m), in which[...]

Posted on September 23, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

With the Cox Plate at The Valley among the spring options for Queensland Derby winner Mr Quickie, trainer Phillip Stokes has given the gelding a familiarisation gallop at the course. Mr Quickie was among several high profile horses to work at The Valley on Monday morning including fellow Group One winners Sunlight and Trekking who[...]

Posted on September 22, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand champion Melody Belle has won her eighth Group One race to keep the Cox Plate in the mix. First the mare will try to win the triple crown at home having taken the first two legs, the Tarzino Trophy and Saturday's Windsor Park Plate at Hastings. The recently crowned NZ Horse of the[...]

Posted on September 21, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Avilius has reaffirmed his status as one of the country's premier weight-for-age stars and put himself back in the Cox Plate frame with a devastating win in the Group One George Main Stakes at Randwick. Godolphin head trainer James Cummings admitted it was a relief to see the horse return to the sort of form[...]

Posted on September 14, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Mystic Journey's winning sequence has come to an end after an upset in the Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington but the mare remains favourite for the $5 million Cox Plate. Mystic Journey was upset by West Australian vistor Gatting in Saturday's 1600m weight-for-age feature, bringing to an end a seven-race winning sequence for the Tasmanian[...]

Posted on September 13, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News, United Kingdom Horse Racing News

A group of 18 European horses including Melbourne Cup favourites Mustajeer and Constantinople have entered quarantine in England ahead of the trip to Australia for spring carnival features. Those horses, 11 owned in Australian interests including six who will join local stables, will spend two weeks in quarantine in Newmarket before flying to Melbourne. They[...]

Posted on September 10, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

More than 100 horses remain in contention to win the first WS Cox Plate of the post-Winx era, headlined by current favourite Mystic Journey as well as 17 internationals from the northern hemisphere. First declarations for the $5 million Cox Plate (2040m) were taken on Tuesday with 102 horses, including 36 Group One winners, still[...]

Posted on September 7, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Homesman has won a golden ticket into the Cox Plate courtesy of a comprehensive win in the Feehan Stakes at The Valley. The winner of Saturday's Group Two race bypasses the ballot into next month's $5 million Cox Plate at The Valley. Placed second in the weight-for-age race 12 months ago, Homesman was handled perfectly[...]

Posted on August 21, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News, Japan Horse Racing News

High-class Japanese mare Lys Gracieux is set to compete in the Cox Plate and chase a lucrative bonus after being granted a special dispensation from the Australian government's Department of Agriculture to travel to Melbourne for the race. Because Lys Gracieux ran in Hong Kong in late April in the QEII Cup, she had been[...]

Posted on August 17, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Adam Trinder felt a sense of relief after Mystic Journey made a winning return in the PB Lawrence Stakes at Caulfield. After an autumn campaign that saw Mystic Journey win the Australian Guineas and the All-Star Mile on firm tracks at Caulfield, Trinder held reservations about the soft going the mare encountered on Saturday.[...]

Posted on August 16, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Five months after emerging as a new household name in Australian racing with wins in the Group One Australian Guineas and $5 million All-Star Mile, Mystic Journey is set for her racing return at Caulfield. Trained by Adam Trinder in Tasmania, the equal Cox Plate favourite arrived in Melbourne on Friday morning to run in[...]

Posted on August 15, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Moonee Valley Racing Club has dangled a big carrot to lure the winner of the Juddmonte International to the Cox Plate. Besides the Cox Plate first prize of $3 million, a bonus of $2 million is on the table if the Juddmonte International victor takes out the Cox Plate at The Valley on October[...]

Posted on August 14, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

After delaying Mystic Journey's return because of a rain-affected track on Bletchingly Stakes day, trainer Adam Trinder faces the potential of his star mare beginning her Cox Plate campaign on similar ground in the PB Lawrence Stakes. Trinder has committed to running the Australian Guineas and All-Star Mile winner in Saturday's Group Two Lawrence (1400m)[...]

Posted on August 11, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Class mare Consensus will have her first run of the new season in Saturday's Group 2 US Navy Flag Foxbridge Plate (1200m) as she kicks off a campaign that could see her contest the Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley in October. The eight-year-old Postponed mare has made steady progress since returning to[...]

Posted on August 6, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Horses from near and far have been nominated for the first Cox Plate in five years without champion Winx. The winner of the past four Cox Plates, champion Winx was retired in April. In her absence, the Moonee Valley Racing club has received 187 nominations for this year's Cox Plate on October 26 including 27[...]

Strong Numbers Remain After Acceptances

Gatting Pads Up For Group 1 Underwood Contest

Rondinella on Cox Plate path

Mr Quickie Gets Look At Valley In Gallop

Cox Plate Still In Mix For Melody Belle

Avilius Wins The Group 1 George Main Stakes

Trinder Proud Of Mystic Journey In Defeat

Spring Contenders Enter Quarantine In Uk

First Acceptances For WS Cox Plate At 102

Feehan Win Earns Homesman Cox Plate Start

Japanese Star Poised To Contest Cox Plate

Mystic Journey Claims PB Lawrence Stakes

Tassie Mare Begins Cox Plate Journey

Cox Plate Bonus Offer For Juddmonte Winner

Mystic Journey Set For PB Lawrence Return

Consensus on target for Cox Plate mission

Cox Plate Attracts 187 Nominations

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