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Author: Michael Gannon
Oct 22, 2019 05:54 PM
AAP
14 runners finalised
Distance |
2,040m |
Grade |
Group 1 |
Track |
Moonee Valley |
Prizemoney |
$5,000,000 |
2018 winner |
Winx ($1.06)
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Known as the weight-for-age championship of Australian racing, the Cox Plate is held at Moonee Valley racecourse and wedged between the Caulfield and Melbourne Cup carnivals.
The weight-for-age conditions over 2040m is widely considered the most pure test of a horses racing ability in Australia, with the winner gaining direct entry into the Melbourne Cup.
This year's edition will have a different flavour following the retirement of wonder-mare Winx earlier this year. Her victory in the 2018 made it four in-a-row, an achievement unlikely to be repeated.
The early favourite for this year's Cox Plate is Japanese contender Lys Gracieux. The mare is a multiple Group One winning galloper who has an impressive career record (20:5-8-4).
While her record suggests she'd be better suited on a dry surface, she has placed in a Group One on a Soft track over 2000m.
Second-favourite for the race is the Tasmanian, Mystic Journey. She returned to the track in brilliant style first-up, but has been left flat footed at her past two runs. She'll need to improve if she's to be competitive in this high-class field.
2019 Cox Plate Final Field
Horse Name |
Trainer |
Jockey |
Barrier |
Weight |
BLACK HEART BART |
Lindsey Smith |
Brad Rawiller |
11 |
59kg |
AVILIUS (GB) |
James Cummings |
Kerrin McEvoy |
7 |
59kg |
KLUGER (JPN) |
Tomokazu Takano |
Tommy Berry |
9 |
59kg |
HARLEM (GB) |
David & B Hayes & T Dabernig |
Dwayne Dunn |
2 |
59kg |
HOMESMAN (USA) |
Liam Howley |
Ben Melham |
16 |
59kg |
KINGS WILL DREAM (IRE) |
Chris Waller |
Hugh Bowman |
17 |
59kg |
TE AKAU SHARK (NZ) |
Jamie Richards |
Opie Bosson |
18 |
59kg |
DANCETERIA (FR) |
David Menuisier |
Jamie Spencer |
10 |
59kg |
LYS GRACIEUX (JPN) |
Yoshito Yahagi |
Damian Lane |
15 |
57kg |
MAGIC WAND (IRE) |
Aidan O'Brien |
Ryan Moore |
3 |
57kg |
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE (IRE) |
David & B Hayes & T Dabernig |
Mark Zahra |
8 |
56.5kg |
MYSTIC JOURNEY |
Adam Trinder |
Anthony Darmanin |
6 |
55.5kg |
VERRY ELLEEGANT (NZ) |
Chris Waller |
James McDonald |
5 |
55.5kg |
CASTELVECCHIO |
Richard Litt |
Craig Williams |
4 |
49.5kg |
HUMIDOR (NZ) (em) |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
Blake Shinn |
14 |
59kg |
MR QUICKIE (em) |
Phillip Stokes |
Glen Boss |
12 |
57.5kg |
GAILO CHOP (FR) (em) |
Matthew Williams |
Damien Oliver |
1 |
59kg |
DREAM CASTLE (GB) (em) |
Saeed Bin Suroor |
Patrick Cosgrave |
13 |
59kg |