Is the Cox Plate weight for age?

The W.S. Cox Plate is a Moonee Valley Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old and over under Weight for age conditions, over a distance of 2040 metres, held at Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in late October. The race has a purse of A$5,000,000.

Can Probabeel win the Cox Plate?

Cambridge Stud chief executive Henry Plumptre says the international reputation of the Cox Plate outweighed the $7.5 million reason to head to the Golden Eagle with Epsom Handicap winner Probabeel. The last horse to win the Epsom and go on to win the Cox Plate was champion Winx in 2014.

Which horse won the Cox Plate today?

Sir Dragonet
The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Sir Dragonet, out of Ireland, charged through the field to win the 100th edition of the Cox Plate in what Boss believed was a Melbourne Cup statement.

How to tip a winner in the Cox Plate?

To tip a winner in the Cox Plate you should be looking at the lead-up form with gallopers who are coming off a top three run in their lead-up race a strong starting point. No horse has finished worse than third in the lead-up to a Cox Plate win since So You Think (Caulfield Guineas 5th in 2009).

What was the time of the Cox Plate 2019?

Lys Gracieux covered the 2040 metres of Good 4 Moonee Valley turf in the Cox Plate 2019 time 2:04.21, with sub-36 second Cox Plate sectional time over the last 600 metres. Recent Cox Plate history can be concluded with one word, or more precisely, one name.

Who was the first winner of the Cox Plate?

The first WS Cox Plate in 1922 was won by Violoncello and carried prize money of 1000 pounds. At that time the race was a Principle Race. In 1979 the race was elevated to a Group 1 event in which Dulcify won the race. In honour of the founder of Moonee Valley, Sam Cox, the Moonee Valley Committee decided to run a weight-for-age race, the Cox Plate.

Why is the Cox Plate important to horse racing?

The W. S. Cox Plate is considered by racing experts to be the most demanding weight-for-age Thoroughbred race in Australia. Winning this race cements a Thoroughbred’s reputation and jockeys, trainers and owners view a Cox Plate win as a Holy Grail of racing success.

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