W. S. Cox Plate

W. S. Cox Plate
Rogilla, 1933 winner, and Darby Munro
ClassGroup One
LocationMoonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
Inaugurated1922 (1922)
List of Cox Plate winners
Race typeThoroughbred – Flat racing
SponsorLadbrokes (2025)
WebsiteMoonee Valley Racing Club
Race information
Distance2,040 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationHorses three years old and older
WeightWeight for age
PurseA$6,000,000 (2025)
BonusesWinner ballot exemption from the Melbourne Cup
Phar Lap, 1930 and 1931 winner
Amounis, 1927 Cox Plate winner
Ajax, 1938 winner
Flight, 1945 & 1946 winner
Rising Fast, 1954 winner
Redcraze, 1957 winner
Carbon Copy, 1948 winner

The W. S. Cox Plate is a Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old and over under Weight for age conditions, over a distance of 2040 metres (approximately 1m 2f), that is held by the Moonee Valley Racing Club at Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in late October. The race has a purse of A$6,000,000.