Moonee Valley Racing Club

Cox Plate could move from October to November in 2023

Posted on January 17, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Cox Plate is one of the greatest weight-for-age races in the world, but 2023 could see the Group 1 feature moved from its regular October slot for the first time in 100 years.

Posted on February 26, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

It was a thrilling finish to the Group 3 Typhoon Tracy Stakes at Moonee Valley on Friday night, but it was James Cummings' Hellfest who proved too strong late. The daughter of Fastnet Rock was sent out as a $21 chance with the online betting sites in the eight-horse field, which featured the likes of[...]

Posted on October 25, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Having not won a Group 1 in Australia four weeks ago, jockey Daniel Moor now has three to his name, after winning the Manikato Stakes aboard Jonker on Friday night at The Valley. Trained by Queensland trainer Tony Gollan, Jonker was on a spring mission in the southern states, which was pulled off with a[...]

Posted on October 25, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

The 101st running of the W.S. Cox Plate went to the Irish, after State Of Rest gave Joseph O'Brien his third Australian major. Trained by the son of the great Aidan O'Brien and ridden by fellow Irishman John Allen, the four-year-old won the Moonee Valley feature in a nail-biter against three-year-old colt Anamoe, before once[...]

Posted on October 21, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

No owners will be permitted at Moonee Valley for the Manikato Stakes and Cox Plate programs after an about-face from the Victorian government.

Posted on October 20, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Nick Williams didn't contemplate Buckhurst being relegated to Cox Plate first emergency and was shocked when the Irish raider failed to make the field.

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[...]

Cox Plate could move from October to November in 2023

Hellfast thrilling finish to claim Group 3 Typhoon Tracy Stakes

Daniel Moor claims his third Group One victory onboard Jonker

STATE OF REST AND ANAMOE’S THRILLING FINISH TO THE 2021 COX PLATE

Owners Again Shut Out Of Cox Plate Meeting

Fury Over Buckhurst’s Cox Plate Relegation

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

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