Horse Racing » Tattersall's Cox Plate
Next Running: October 25th 2008
The Tattersall's Cox Plate (registered as the Ws Cox Plate) is a Group 1 Race held every November at Moonee Valley racecourse. It is raced over a distance of 2,040 meters and is run under weight for age conditions.
The race is open to three year olds plus of any sex and carries a prize purse of $3,100,000.
Important lead-up races to the Tattersall's Cox Plate:
- Turnbull Stakes
- Caulfield Stakes
- Spring Champion Stakes
- Toorak Handicap
- Caulfield Cup
Moonee Valley Racecourse Information
Moonee Valley is the only track in Victoria with a Strathayr surface. The Strathayr track provides an extremely resilient, safe and long lasting natural grass surface. It consists of a specially engineered profile that incorporates a base drainage layer of gravel and pipes, a lower layer of sand and an upper rootzone layer reinforced with unique ReFlex mesh elements.
Moonee Valley hasn't lost a meeting through cancellation due to the state of the track since the introduction of the Strathayr surface.
Moonee Valley's turns are well banked and although tight, seems not to disadvantage horses in the Group races, which are most often won the best horse. Riders usually take off well before the home turn and the uphill run to the line.
Previous Winners of the Tattersall's Cox Plate
| Year | Winner | Wgt | Odds | Time | Jockey/Trainer | Runner-Up | Third |
| 2007 | El Segundo | 59.0 | 7.00 | 2:06.33 | L Nolen / C Little | Wonderful World | Haradasun |
| 2006 | Fields Of Omagh | 58.0 | 21.00 | 2:06.89 | C Williams / D Hayes | El Segundo | Pompeii Ruler |
| 2005 | Makybe Divatakes | 55.0 | 2.00 | 2:09.27 | G Boss / L Freedman | Lotteria | Fields Of Omagh |
| 2004 | Savabeel | 48.5 | 15.00 | 2:06.88 | C Munce / G Rogerson | Fields Of Omagh | Starcraft |
| 2003 | Fields Of Omagh | 58.0 | 17.00 | 2:07.61 | S King / T McEvoy | Defier | Lohnro |
| 2002 | Northerly | 58.0 | 4.00 | 2:06.27 | P Payne / F Kersley | Defier | Grandera |
| 2001 | Northerly | 58.0 | 3.50 | 2:05.84 | D Oliver / F Kersley | Sunline | Viscount |
| 2000 | Sunline | 55.5 | 4.00 | 2:07.70 | G Childs / T McKee | Diatribe | Referral |
| 1999 | Sunline | 54.0 | 7.00 | 2:05.40 | G Childs / T McKee | Tie The Knnot | Sky Heights |
| 1998 | Might And Power | 58.0 | 1.87 | 2:03.54 | J Cassidy / J Denham | Northern Drake | Tycoon Lil |
| 1997 | Dane Ripper | 54.5 | 41.00 | 2:07.65 | D Oliver / B Cummings | Filante | Vialli |
| 1996 | Saintly | 57.0 | 6.00 | 2:05.70 | D Beadman / B Cummings | Filante | All Our Mob |
| 1995 | Ocatgonal | 48.5 | 7.50 | 2:06.38 | R Dye / J Hawkes | Mahogany | Station Hand |
Note: Hover over the winning horse above to see it's lead-up form to that race.
Other Major Races around this time
| Date | Race Name | Venue | Distance | Purse |
| November 1st | EMPIRE ROSE STAKES (G1) | Flemington | 1,600m | $500,000 |
| November 1st | LKS MACKINNON STAKES (G1) | Flemington | 2,000m | $500,000 |
| November 1st | ASCOT VALE STAKES (G1) | Flemington | 1,200m | $500,000 |
| November 1st | VICTORIA DERBY (G1) | Flemington | 2,500m | $1,500,000 |
| November 4th | MELBOURNE CUP (G1) | Flemington | 3,200m | $5,000,000 |
