Forgot You will return to his favourite track to kick-start his latest campaign and in the process edge towards a start in the Cox Plate. The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young trained galloper …

Young Irish trainer Joseph O’Brien has added a Cox Plate to his two Melbourne Cups after State Of Rest survived a protest to claim the weight-for-age championship at The Valley. One of two early …

One of the feature Horse Racing meetings on Saturday will be run at Moonee Valley. We take a look at each of the Ten races on the card and give …

If racetracks could be built with roofs over them then New Zealand trainer Jamie Richards would like one at The Valley. Richards has Probabeel running in the Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) on Saturday …

While three-year-olds have a good record in the Cox Plate, winners of the Caulfield Guineas have not fared that well in recent years. If successful in the Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) at …

As a relative newcomer to training ranks, Annabel Neasham is the only person to have multiple runners in Australasia’s weight-for-age championship, the Cox Plate. Neasham has been training for 14 months having …

It is 14 years since Luke Nolen won the Cox Plate on El Segundo and the jockey still marvels at how difficult it is to win one of Australia big four races. Nolen …

Fresh off claiming The Everest aboard Nature Strip, James Mcdonald has now switched his attention to winning the Cox Plate with Zaaki. McDonald arrived in Melbourne on Sunday and is currently undergoing …

One-time Caulfield Cup hope Colette has come back from a foot complaint to record a comfortable win at Caulfield. After missing work and two races on the way to a potential …

The uncertainty of a confirmed booking for the favourite Zaaki has led Craig Williams to take the ride on Caulfield Guineas winner Anamoe in the Cox Plate. It is expected James Mcdonald will make an application to Victorian …

Annabel Neasham is still weighing up her options for dual Group 1 winner Mo’Unga but a Cox Plate start remains firmly in the mix. Mo’unga is enjoying a week in …

Caulfield Cup favourite Incentivise also remains in contention for the Cox Plate after third declarations for both races were taken on Tuesday. The number that remains in contention for the …

Numbers have been cut after second declarations for the Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate closed on Tuesday. The Caulfield Cup (2400m) on October 16 has 72 horses still in contention while there 40 remaining …

The Victorian State Government Roadmap out of COVID lockdown will not enable any spectators on course for the Cox Plate at The Valley. The Moonee Valley Racing Club announced on …

Danny O’Brien was confident Superstorm would run well in the Feehan Stakes, but it required a Damien Oliver special. Success in Saturday’s Group 2 race over 1600m provided the winner with a ballot …

Just over an hour after his victory on the horse he regards as the best sprinter in the world, James Mcdonald has scored a win aboard the horse rated Australia’s …

Punters are unlikely to see Cox Plate favourite Zaaki again until he lines up in Saturday week’s Group Two Tramway Stakes. Cox Plate favourite Zaaki will finalise his spring preparations …

For the third time in as many years, star South Australian galloper Dalasan is set to commence his spring campaign in the Spring Stakes at Morphettville. As a three-year-old, the …

Racing Victoria’s General Manager International and Racing Operations Paul Bloodworth held concerns as to how many international horses would be entered for the three major races across the Melbourne Spring Carnival. …

Leading Sydney jockey James McDonald has less than three weeks to make a decision on whether he will partner Verry Elleegant during the spring. A six-time Group 1 winner on …

Despite tougher veterinary protocols, Racing Victoria is confident of strong international numbers for the Melbourne Spring Carnival. Racing Victoria is confident European and Japanese connections of horses considering the Melbourne …

The Cox Plate can’t come quickly enough for young trainer Annabel Neasham, who was left pinching herself after Zaaki turned in another dominant performance to capture the $1.2 million Q22. While …

Mick Price said he would aim Ayrton at the Queensland carnival and a race such as the Queensland Guineas before bringing him back to Melbourne for the spring. “He’s going …

Big-race jockey Glen Boss produced a magical ride to win his fourth Cox Plate on imported galloper Sir Dragonet and now he’s hoping the horse can also provide him with …

Cox Plate day at Moonee Valley will host the feature racing program in Victoria this Saturday the 24th of October with ten races being run and won on what looks …

The WS Cox Plate will lack its usual amphitheatre-like atmosphere when the race is run at an empty Moonee Valley. Cox Plate day usually has about 30,000 racegoers with the …

Magic Wand is out of the $5 million Cox Plate while her Aidan O’Brien-trained stablemate Armory has been passed fit to start. The 2019 Mackinnon Stakes winner was scratched on …

Champion trainer Aidan O’Brien faces an anxious wait after his two Cox Plate horses, Magic Wand and Armory, showed signs of lameness just two days out from the race. All …

Chris Waller believes both of his gallopers in the Cox Plate, Kolding and Humidor, will have to produce peak performances to be winning chances in the Moonee Valley showpiece. Waller …

Ciaron Maher is excited about the prospect of having his first Cox Plate runners and he believes both gallopers, Sir Dragonet and Grandslam, are in with great chances. Maher said …