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.
Cox Plate Points of interest:
The Cox Plate was divided in 1946. The first division was won by champion mare Flight (11/2); the second division was won by 50/1 longshot Leonard.
Previous winners to sire a winner: Heroic (1926) sired Ajax (1938); Rubiton (1987) sired Fields Of Omagh (2006, 2003).
Widest winning margins: 8 lengths—Winx (2016); 7 lengths—Sunline (2000); Dulcify (1979).
Highest attendance: 42,456 (2001, won by Northerly).
New Zealand-trained horses: 12 have won, the most recent are: Ocean Park (trainer Gary Hennessy, 2012); Sunline (Trevor McKee, 2000,1999); Solvit (Moira Murdoch, 1994); The Phantom Chance (Colin Jillings, 1993); Surfer's Paradise (Dave O’Sullivan, 1991); Our Poetic Prince (John Wheeler, 1988); Bonecrusher (Frank Ritchie, 1986).
No Golden Slipper winner has won a Cox Plate—Pierro (third in 2012) and Canny Lad (third in 1990) are the only Golden Slipper winners to place in the Cox Plate as a 3Y0. Sky High (GS, 1960) was third in the Cox Plate in 1961 as a 4Y0.
Shamus Award (2013) was a maiden when he won the Cox Plate. The only other maiden to run in the Cox Plate was Oxberry Way (a 3YO trained by Bart Cummings), who finished last at 200/1 behind Red Anchor in 1984.
The first female to train a winner was Deidre Stein (Rising Prince, 1985). The only other winning female trainer is Moira Murdoch (Solvit, 1994).
The first $1 million Cox Plate was in 1987, won by Rubiton.
No jockey has won the Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup in the same year.
Lee Freedman is the only trainer to win the Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup in the same year—he did it in 1992 with three different horses: Mannerism (Caulfield Cup); Super Impose (Cox Plate) and Subzero (Melbourne Cup). Freedman went on to train Bint Marscay to win the Golden Slipper in 1993, giving him a clean sweep of the “big four” in the same season.
Below you will find past facts and figures on the Cox Plate:-
Recent Winners of the Cox Plate
| YEAR | WINNER | JOCKEY | TRAINER | 2ND | 3RD | TIME |
| 2017 | Winx | Hugh Bowman | Chris Waller | Humidor | Folkswood | 2:02.9 |
| 2016 | Winx | Hugh Bowman | Chris Waller | Hartnell | Yankee Rose | 2:06.3 |
| 2015 | Winx | Hugh Bowman | Chris Waller | Criterion | Highland Reel | 2:02.9 |
| 2014 | Adelaide | Ryan Moore | Aldan O’Brien | Fawkner | Silent Achiever | 2:03.7 |
| 2013 | Shamus Award | Chad Schofield | Danny O’Brien | HappyTrails | Fiorente | 2:05.2 |
| 2012 | Ocean Park | Glen Boss | GaryHennessy | All Too Hard | Pierro | 2:04.1 |
| 2011 | Pinker Pinker | Craig Williams | Greg Eurell | Jimmy Choux | Rekindled Interest | 2:05.3 |
| 2010 | So You Think | Steven Arnold | Bart Cummings | Zipping | Whobegotyou | 2:07.4 |
| 2009 | So You Think | Glen Boss | Bart Cummings | Manhattan Rain | Zipping | 2:03.9 |
| 2008 | Maldivian | Michael Rodd | Mark Kavanagh | Zipping | Samantha Miss | 2:06.9 |
| 2007 | ElSegundo | Luke Nolen | Colin Little | Wonderful World | Haradasun | 2:06.3 |
| 2006 | Fields Of Omagh | Craig Williams | David Hayes | ElSegundo | Pompeii Ruler | 2:06.9 |
| 2005 | Makybe Diva | Glen Boss | Lee Freedman | Lotteria | Fields Of Omagh | 2:09.3 |
| 2004 | Savabeel | Chris Munce | Graeme Rogerson | Reids Of Omagh | Starcraft | 2:06.9 |
| 2003 | Fields Of Omagh | Steven King | TonyMcevoy | Defier | Lonhro | 2:07.6 |
| 2002 | Northerly | Patrick Payne | Fred Kersley | Defier | Grandera | 2:06.3 |
| 2001 | Northerly | Damien Oliver | Fred Kersley | Sunline | Viscount | 2:05.8 |
| 2000 | Sunline | Greg Childs | Trevor Mckee | Diatribe | Referral | 2:07.7 |
| 1999 | Sunline | Greg Childs | TrevorMckee | Tie The Knot | Sky Heights | 2:05.4 |
| 1998 | Might And Power | Jim Cassidy | Jack Denham | Northern Drake | Tycoon Lil | 2:03.5 |
| 1997 | Dane Ripper | Damien Oliver | Bart Cummings | Riante | Vialli | 2:07.7 |
| 1996 | Saintly | Darren Beadman | Bart Cummings | Rlante | All Our Mob | 2:05.7 |
Cox Plate winners by number of words in their name
| Number of wins | Winner | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Word | 52 | Winx | 2017 |
| The Night Patrol (GB) | 1924 | ||
| Family Of Man | 1977 | ||
| Our Poetic Prince | 1988 | ||
| Better Loosen Up | 1990 | ||
| The Phantom Chance (NZ) | 1993 | ||
| Might And Power (NZ) | 1998 | ||
| Fields Of Omagh | 2003 | ||
| Fields Of Omagh | 2006 | ||
| So You Think (NZ) | 2009 | ||
| Three words | 10 | So You Think (NZ) | 2010 |
| Phar Lap (NZ) | 1930 | ||
| Phar Lap (NZ) | 1931 | ||
| Young Idea | 1936 | ||
| Young Idea | 1937 | ||
| Beau Vite (NZ) | 1940 | ||
| Beau Vite (NZ) | 1941 | ||
| Tranquil Star | 1942 | ||
| Tranquil Star | 1944 | ||
| Carbon Copy | 1948 | ||
| Rising Fast (NZ) | 1954 | ||
| Ray Ribbon (NZ) | 1956 | ||
| Summer Regent (NZ) | 1963 | ||
| Sir Dane (NZ) | 1964 | ||
| Star Affair | 1965 | ||
| Tobin Bronze | 1966 | ||
| Tobin Bronze | 1967 | ||
| Rajah Sahib (NZ) | 1968 | ||
| Daryl's Joy (NZ) | 1969 | ||
| Taj Rossi | 1973 | ||
| Battle Heights (NZ) | 1974 | ||
| Fury's Order (NZ) | 1975 | ||
| So Called (NZ) | 1978 | ||
| Kingston Town | 1980 | ||
| Kingston Town | 1981 | ||
| Kingston Town | 1982 | ||
| Strawberry Road | 1983 | ||
| Red Anchor (NZ) | 1984 | ||
| Rising Prince | 1985 | ||
| Surfers Paradise (NZ) | 1991 | ||
| Super Impose (NZ) | 1992 | ||
| Dane Ripper | 1997 | ||
| Makybe Diva (GB) | 2005 | ||
| El Segundo (NZ) | 2007 | ||
| Pinker Pinker | 2011 | ||
| Ocean Park (NZ) | 2012 | ||
| Two words | 36 | Shamus Award | 2013 |
| Violoncello (GB) | 1922 | ||
| Manfred | 1926 | ||
| Easingwold | 1923 | ||
| Heroic | 1926 | ||
| Amounis | 1927 | ||
| Highland | 1928 | ||
| Nightmarch (NZ) | 1929 | ||
| Chatham | 1932 | ||
| Rogilla | 1933 | ||
| Chatham | 1934 | ||
| Garrio | 1935 | ||
| Amounis | 1927 | ||
| Ajax | 1938 | ||
| Mosaic (NZ) | 1939 | ||
| Amana | 1943 | ||
| Flight | 1945 | ||
| Flight | 1946 | ||
| Leonard | 1946 | ||
| Chanak | 1947 | ||
| Delta | 1949 | ||
| Alister | 1950 | ||
| Bronton | 1951 | ||
| Hydrogen | 1952 | ||
| Hydrogen | 1953 | ||
| Kingster | 1955 | ||
| Redcraze (NZ) | 1957 | ||
| Yeman | 1958 | ||
| Noholme | 1959 | ||
| Tulloch (NZ) | 1960 | ||
| Dhaulagiri | 1961 | ||
| Aquanita | 1962 | ||
| Abdul (NZ) | 1970 | ||
| Tauto | 1971 | ||
| Gunsynd | 1972 | ||
| Surround (NZ) | 1976 | ||
| Dulcify (NZ) | 1979 | ||
| Bonecrusher (NZ) | 1986 | ||
| Rubiton | 1987 | ||
| Almaarad (Ire.) | 1989 | ||
| Solvit (NZ) | 1994 | ||
| Octagonal (NZ) | 1995 | ||
| Saintly | 1996 | ||
| Sunline (NZ) | 1999 | ||
| Sunline (NZ) | 2000 | ||
| Northerly | 2001 | ||
| Northerly | 2002 | ||
| Savabeel | 2004 | ||
| Maldivian (NZ) | 2008 | ||
| Adelaide (Ire.) | 2014 | ||
| Winx | 2015 | ||
| Winx | 2016 |
Cox Plate Winning Margins
The list of number of wins by Winning Margins in 2040m Cox Plate
| Winning margin | No. of wins this margin | Winner | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nose | 1 | Fields Of Omagh | 2006 |
| Short 1/2 head | Manfred | 1925 | |
| Short 1/2 head | 2 | Ray Ribbon (NZ) | 1956 |
| Short head | 1 | Highland | 1928 |
| 1/2 head | Flight | 1945 | |
| 1/2 head | Chanak | 1947 | |
| 1/2 head | Redcraze (NZ) | 1957 | |
| 1/2 head | 4 | Solvit (NZ) | 1994 |
| 1/2 head | 5 | Shamus Award | 2013 |
| Head | Young Idea | 1936 | |
| Head | Young Idea | 1937 | |
| Head | Star Affair | 1965 | |
| Head | Taj Rossi | 1973 | |
| Head | Almaarad (Ire.) | 1989 | |
| Head | Super Impose (NZ) | 1992 | |
| Head | 7 | Saintly | 1996 |
| Short neck | 1 | Adelaide (Ire.) | 2014 |
| 1/2 neck | Nightmarch | 1929 | |
| 1/2 neck | Beau Vite (NZ) | 1940 | |
| 1/2 neck | Kingster | 1955 | |
| 1/2 neck | 4 | Octagonal (NZ) | 1995 |
| Neck | Amounis | 1927 | |
| Neck | Carbon Copy | 1948 | |
| Neck | Alister | 1950 | |
| Neck | Bronton | 1951 | |
| Neck | Dhaulagiri | 1961 | |
| Neck | Bronecrusher (NZ) | 1986 | |
| Neck | Fields Of Omagh | 2003 | |
| Neck | 8 | Ocean Park (NZ) | 2012 |
| Long neck | Family Of Man | 1977 | |
| Long neck | 2 | Rubiton | 1987 |
| 1/2 length | Rogilla | 1933 | |
| 1/2 length | Leonard | 1946 | |
| 1/2 length | Delta | 1949 | |
| 1/2 length | Tulloch (NZ) | 1960 | |
| 1/2 length | Tauto | 1971 | |
| 1/2 length | 6 | Better Loosen Up | 1990 |
| 3/4 length | The Night Patrol (GB) | 1924 | |
| 3/4 length | Chatham | 1932 | |
| 3/4 length | Yeman (NZ) | 1958 | |
| 3/4 length | Gunsynd | 1972 | |
| 3/4 length | Fury's Order (NZ) | 1975 | |
| 3/4 length | Kingston Town | 1981 | |
| 3/4 length | Kingston Town | 1982 | |
| 3/4 length | Red Anchor (NZ) | 1984 | |
| 3/4 length | 9 | Northerly | 2001 |
| 1 length | Garrio | 1935 | |
| 1 length | Mosaic | 1939 | |
| 1 length | Hydrogen | 1953 | |
| 1 length | Summer Regent (NZ) | 1963 | |
| 1 length | Surfers Paradise (NZ) | 1991 | |
| 1 length | Northerly | 2002 | |
| 1 length | Savabeel | 2004 | |
| 1 length | 8 | Maldivian (NZ) | 2008 |
| 1-1/4 lengths | Our Poetic Prince | 1988 | |
| 1-1/4 lengths | Might And Power (NZ) | 1998 | |
| 1-1/4 lengths | Makybe Diva (GB) | 2005 | |
| 1-1/4 lengths | Pinker Pinker | 2011 | |
| 1-1/4 lengths | 5 | So You Think (NZ) | 2010 |
| 1-1/2 lengths | Violoncello (GB) | 1922 | |
| 1-1/2 lengths | Easingwold | 1923 | |
| 1-1/2 lengths | Beau Vite | 1941 | |
| 1-1/2 lengths | Hydrogen | 1952 | |
| 1-1/2 lengths | Aquanita | 1962 | |
| 1-1/2 lengths | Tobin Bronze | 1967 | |
| 1-1/2 lengths | Battle Heights (NZ) | 1974 | |
| 1-1/2 lengths | So Called (NZ) | 1978 | |
| 1-1/2 lengths | The Phantom Chance (NZ) | 1993 | |
| 1-1/2 lengths | Dane Ripper | 1997 | |
| 1-1/2 lengths | 11 | Sunline (NZ) | 1999 |
| 2 lengths | Ajax | 1938 | |
| 2 lengths | Amana | 1943 | |
| 2 lengths | El Segundo (NZ) | 2007 | |
| 2 lengths | 3 | Winx | 2017 |
| 2-1/2 lengths | Phar Lap (NZ) | 1931 | |
| 2-1/2 lengths | Chatham | 1934 | |
| 2-1/2 lengths | Tranquil Star | 1944 | |
| 2-1/2 lengths | Tobin Bronze | 1966 | |
| 2-1/2 lengths | Rajah Sahib (NZ) | 1968 | |
| 2-1/2 lengths | Daryl's Joy (NZ) | 1969 | |
| 2-1/2 lengths | Rising Prince | 1985 | |
| 2-1/2 lengths | 8 | So You Think (NZ) | 2009 |
| 3 lengths | Heroic | 1926 | |
| 3 lengths | Abdul (NZ) | 1970 | |
| 3 lengths | 3 | Surround (NZ) | 1976 |
| 3-1/2 lengths | Flight | 1945 | |
| 3-1/2 lengths | 2 | Strawberry Road | 1983 |
| 4 lengths | Phar Lap (NZ) | 1930 | |
| 4 lengths | Rising Fast (NZ) | 1954 | |
| 4 lengths | Noholme | 1959 | |
| 4 lengths | 4 | Sir Dane (NZ) | 1964 |
| 4-3/4 lengths | 1 | Winx | 2015 |
| 5 lengths | Tranquil Star | 1942 | |
| 5 lengths | 2 | Kingston Town | 1980 |
| 7 lengths | Dulcify (NZ) | 1979 | |
| 7 lengths | 2 | Sunline (NZ) | 2000 |
| 8 Lengths | 1 | Winx | 2016 |
