The Cox Plate

Mare Can Complete Mcevoy’s Grand Slam Set

Posted on October 23, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Kerrin McEvoy will join elite company if he can become just the eighth jockey to win racing's grand slam by claiming the Cox Plate on Probabeel.

Posted on October 23, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The WS Cox Plate will be run against a backdrop of silence as coronavirus restrictions keep racegoers away.

Posted on October 23, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The absence of an established star in the Cox Plate has given Kris Lees the confidence to test Mugatoo against the country's best middle-distance horses.

Posted on October 22, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Two international raiders from the powerhouse stable of Aidan O'Brien are in doubt for the Cox Plate after failing their initial fitness tests.

Posted on October 22, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Chris Waller won four Cox Plates in a row with the mighty Winx but he knows they don't come that easily. He has both Kolding and Humidor in action this year.

Posted on October 22, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Ciaron Maher can't wait to have his first starters in a Cox Plate and he thinks both Sir Dragonet and Grandslam have great prospects in the coveted race.

Posted on October 22, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Expat New Zealand jockey James McDonald may have failed to regain his ride aboard star Kiwi mare Verry Elleegant for the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) but he is looking forward to riding her compatriot in another Group 1 feature this weekend. The leading Sydney hoop will partner the Chris Waller-trained Kolding in the Group[...]

Posted on October 21, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Aidan O'Brien's travelling foreman T J Comerford believes Armory is a great Cox Plate chance as his form is better than that of their 2014 winner Adelaide.

Posted on October 21, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Bob Peters is hoping his first ever Cox Plate starter, Arcadia Queen, can secure the famous race but he's worried a wet track could dull her closing sprint.

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 21, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

What a difference a year makes. This time last year Te Akau trainer Jamie Richards was devastated after drawing the outside barrier with Te Akau Shark in the A$5 million Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m), while this year he was overjoyed when drawing gate two for Group 1-winning mare Probabeel. “It is such a big[...]

Posted on October 20, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Champion jockey Craig Williams can see several similarities between his 2006 Cox Plate winner Fields Of Omagh and his ride this year, Humidor.

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 October 20, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Connections of outstanding Kiwi mare Melody Belle have confirmed she will make a cameo appearance in Melbourne this spring.

Posted on October 19, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Danny O'Brien wasn't perturbed by Russian Camelot's last-start defeat at Caulfield saying he wasn't suited by the slow tempo of the race.

Posted on October 10, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Former star Perth mare Arcadia Queen won her first race in over a year when she defeated Russian Camelot in the Group One Caulfield Stakes.

Posted on October 8, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Six horses from the stable of champion Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien have blown out the cobwebs with a course proper workout at Werribee.

Mare Can Complete Mcevoy’s Grand Slam Set

Covid-19 Makes 2020 Plate Like No Other

Cox Plate Timing Right For Import Mugatoo

Drama For O’Brien’s Two Cox Plate Runners

Waller Pair Need To Peak In Cox Plate

Maher Has Two Great Chances In Cox Plate

McDonald amped for Cox Plate ride

Armory Ready To Fire In The Cox Plate

Peters Hoping For Beginner’s Luck In Plate

Owners Again Shut Out Of Cox Plate Meeting

Plum draw for Probabeel

Williams Declares Humidor Ready For Plate

Fury Over Buckhurst’s Cox Plate Relegation

Melody Belle Tuned Up For Melbourne Raid

Russian Camelot On Song For Cox Plate Bid

Perth Queen Regains Her Crown Over Camelot

O’Brien’s Spring Raiders Pass First Test

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