W. S. Cox Plate

W. S. Cox Plate
Group One race
Rogilla, 1933 winner and Darby Munro
LocationMoonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
Inaugurated1922; 102 years ago (1922)
List of Cox Plate winners
Race typeThoroughbred – Flat racing
SponsorLadbrokes (2022)
WebsiteMoonee Valley Racing Club
Race information
Distance2,040 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationHorses three years old and older
WeightWeight for age
PurseA$5,000,000 (2022)
BonusesWinner ballot exemption from the Melbourne Cup
Amounis, 1927 Cox Plate winner
Ajax, 1938 winner
Flight, 1945 & 1946 winner
Beau Vite, 1940 & 1941 winner
Rising Fast, 1954 winner
Delta,1949 winner
Tranquil Star, 1942 & 1944 winner

The W. S. Cox Plate is a Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old and over under Weight for age conditions, over a distance of 2040 metres (approximately 1m 2f), that is held by the Moonee Valley Racing Club at Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in late October.[1] The race has a purse of A$5,000,000.[2]

  1. ^ "Winners and Past Results for the Cox Plate". Pro Group Racing Australia. 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Prize Money for the Cox Plate". Just Horse Racing. 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.