Moonee Valley Racing Club

Moonee Valley Abandoned After Five Races

Posted on August 22, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Incessant rain has caused the Moonee Valley meeting to be abandoned over safety concerns after just five races were run on the nine-race program. Jockeys and stewards inspected the track after the fifth race, which was won by Jittery Jack, and they agreed to call off the meeting on safety grounds. Racing Victoria chief steward[...]

Posted on August 5, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Victoria Racing Club chairman Neil Wilson is still hoping minimal crowds can attend the Melbourne spring carnival and the club is making plans around this scenario. Wilson said the VRC had been working on a number of contingencies in response to the COVID-19 situation but they had the advantage of Flemington being a huge package[...]

Posted on June 30, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Moonee Valley Racing Club chief executive Michael Browell has not given up hope of having some form of crowd on course for the 100th running of the Cox Plate. Browell was upbeat with how coronavirus numbers had been tracking in Melbourne earlier this month before a dramatic turnaround in recent weeks. Now Browell and his[...]

Posted on June 5, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Racing Victoria has rejected a proposal to make sweeping changes to the 2020 spring carnival. In a Melbourne Racing Club-backed move, plans were tabled to shift the Caulfield Cup from a traditional mid-October date to a late November timeslot. The proposal would have upended decades of thoroughbred racing tradition by running the Caulfield Cup after[...]

Posted on May 27, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Moonee Valley Racing Club could become the beneficiary if the Caulfield Cup is moved and run after the Melbourne Cup. Melbourne’s spring carnival could be in for a shake up after the Melbourne Racing Club announced it was exploring running their three-day carnival at the conclusion of Melbourne Cup week. The Caulfield carnival currently[...]

Posted on May 21, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Grahame Begg would like a quick resolution to possible changes for the Victorian spring so he can map out a proper carnival program for his team. While the Victoria Racing Club is steadfast in not changing the date of the Melbourne Cup carnival and the Moonee Valley Racing Club is keen to run the[...]

Posted on April 20, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Having considered not running the Cox Plate this year, Moonee Valley Racing Club chief executive Michael Browell says they are now exploring whether it can be run under lights. The 2020 Cox Plate marks the 100th running of the race and club was planning a big celebration involving past champions. But crowd lock-outs because of[...]

Posted on April 1, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Victoria Racing Club is determined to run the Melbourne Cup this year, even if it is held behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic. The commitment comes after Moonee Valley Racing Club’s chief executive Michael Browell said his club would consider not staging the 100th running of Cox Plate this year if it[...]

Posted on March 31, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Planning for the 100th Cox Plate at The Valley has been put on hold until the Moonee Valley Racing Club can ascertain the full effects of the coronavirus pandemic. MVRC chief executive Michael Browell said he would prefer to wait a year and hold the 100th Cox Plate in 2021 if this year’s race was[...]

Posted on January 30, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The forecast for extreme heat in Melbourne has prompted racing officials to abandon a city meeting at The Valley. Friday night’s scheduled meeting was called off late on Thursday with Racing Victoria and the Moonee Valley Racing Club making the decision after consulting with RV’s veterinary department, the Bureau of Meteorology and the respective jockeys’[...]

Posted on October 26, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

The weather and the absence of champion Winx has contributed to a fall in attendance numbers to watch Lys Gracieux win the Cox Plate at The Valley. Moonee Valley posted a crowd of 24,648 the first Cox Plate post-Winx when more than 38,000 turned up to see the champion win her fourth successive Cox Plate[...]

Posted on October 22, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Ciaron Maher is naturally disappointed dual Cox Plate placegetter Humidor has been snubbed by the Moonee Valley Racing Club committee for a spot in this year’s field. But all hope is not lost, with Humidor the first reserve to get a start should any of the 14 runners be scratched before Saturday. The MVRC committee[...]

Posted on October 22, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

The committee of the Moonee Valley Racing Club has agonised over the composition of the final field for the Cox Plate before settling on the 14 runners. Club chairman Don Casboult said there were a number of different scenarios the committee considered when 18 horses were paid up for Saturday’s $5 million race. The choice[...]

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 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 July 30, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

A Group One victory in the Grosser Dallmayr-Preis in Germany has clinched a Cox Plate invitation for Danceteria. The Moonee Valley Racing Club announced on Tuesday it had issued two more invitations for this year’s Cox Plate, to the David Menuisier trained Danceteria, who is owned by Australian Bloodstock, and the Kevin Prendergast-trained three-year-old Epsom[...]

Posted on June 4, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Moonee Valley Racing Club has unveiled an international bonus attached to the Cox Plate, with the winners of selected top-level overseas races eligible for an even bigger pay-day should they win Australasia’s weight-for-age showpiece. The MVRC outlined some of the details on Tuesday of the Cox Plate International Bonus sponsored by Ladbrokes. The club[...]

Moonee Valley Abandoned After Five Races

VRC Maintains Hope For Carnival Crowds

Vic Covid-19 Spike Troubles Valley Chief

Victorian Spring Carnival Dates Unchanged

Spring Carnival Changes To Suit The Valley

Spring Uncertainty Puts Begg Plans On Hold

MVRC To Explore A Night-Time Cox Plate

VRC Planning For Melbourne Cup In November

Coronavirus Could Delay Cox Plate A Year

Valley Meeting Called Off Because Of Heat

Cox Plate Attendance Falls Post-Winx Era

Humidor Left On Outer As Cox Plate Reserve

MVRC Committee Opts For Progressive Horses

Japanese Star Poised To Contest Cox Plate

Cox Plate Bonus Offer For Juddmonte Winner

Mvrc Issue Two More Cox Plate Invitations

MVRC Unveil International Cox Plate Bonus

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