This race is named in honour of William Samuel Cox (1831-1895), the founder of Moonee Valley Racing Club and a pioneer of thoroughbred racing in Australia. The race was first run 28 October 1922 with a purse of £1,000. Whilst plenty has been written about W.S. Cox and the racing club he founded in 1883, he achieved much more in Victoria and his legacy to racing lives on. The W.S. Cox family was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame. Previous winners include the likes of Phar Lap, Bonecrusher, Naturalism, Might and Power, Sunline, Lonhro, So You Think, and – four-time winner - Winx. It is the Race Where Legends are Made with an honour roll a who’s-who of Australian Racing. It is quite simply Australia’s Best Race. Group1 Weight-For-Age 2040m race for horses aged three years and older W.S. COX PLATE Australia's Best Race
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