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The Cox Plate Lunch is now into its’ fourth year and has quickly established itself as the must attend event of the Melbourne Spring Carnival.
The lunch celebrates what the 2040club believes to be Australia’s greatest race – the W S Cox Plate. The lunch is held annually the Friday before the Cox Plate and is the final word before the big race. This year it falls on Friday the 21st of October 2011.
Cox Plate News
MiracleMan steals the show
Posted on October 29, 2011 by Adam PalmerMiracleMan (AKA Miracle Mal Johnston) stole the show at the New Zealand Bred Advantage & 2040club Cox Plate Lunch last Friday. Flying in from Sydney (literally) for breakfast with the best last Tuesday at Moonee Valley, MiracleMan got all the late mail from all the big name jocks and trainers. We captured it all on [...]
Commitee face tough task for final Plate field
Posted on October 16, 2011 by Andrew HawkinsA number of clues as to the makeup of the likely field for the $3m Tatts Cox Plate (2040m) emerged Sunday. As it stands, it appears there will be at least sixteen acceptors for Australia’s weight for age championship. There is a maximum field size of fourteen runners, with four emergencies. Of the sixteen acceptors, [...]
Helmet & Jimmy favoured for Plate
Posted on October 9, 2011 by Andrew HawkinsThe Cox Plate has become an even greater puzzle following a mystifying weekend, both on and off the track. Star three year old Helmet surged to favouritism for our best race after a tough win in the Caulfield Guineas. In what was considered a vintage edition of the time-honoured race, Helmet managed to hold off [...]
