The W.S. Cox Plate is Australasia’s premier weight-for-age championship, run over 2040 metres at Moonee Valley. In 2025, the $6 million feature was won by star mare Via Sistina, trained by Chris Waller and ridden by James McDonald, successfully defending her title carrying 57.0kg. This year, it will be run at Flemington for the first time.
Recent Cox Plate Winners
- 2025 – Via Sistina: Chris Waller’s champion 8yo mare made history by securing back-to-back victories under James McDonald as the favourite.
- 2024 – Via Sistina: The import produced an astonishing performance to break the track record, bolting away for an eight-length victory.
- 2023 – Romantic Warrior: Danny Shum’s Hong Kong superstar edged out Mr Brightside in a dramatic photo-finish under James McDonald.
| Year | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Barrier | Weight | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Via Sistina | James McDonald | Chris Waller | 5 | 57.0 kg | $2.25 |
| 2024 | Via Sistina | James McDonald | Chris Waller | 4 | 57.0 kg | $5.00 |
| 2023 | Romantic Warrior | James McDonald | Danny Shum | 7 | 59.0 kg | $3.50 |
| 2022 | Anamoe | James McDonald | James Cummings | 4 | 57.5 kg | $2.40 |
| 2021 | State Of Rest | John Allen | Joseph O’Brien | 6 | 56.5 kg | $7.50 |
| 2020 | Sir Dragonet | Glen Boss | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 6 | 59.0 kg | $7.50 |
| 2019 | Lys Gracieux | Damian Lane | Yoshito Yahagi | 11 | 57.0 kg | $3.50 |
| 2018 | Winx | Hugh Bowman | Chris Waller | 6 | 57.0 kg | $1.20 |
| 2017 | Winx | Hugh Bowman | Chris Waller | 5 | 57.0 kg | $1.10 |
| 2016 | Winx | Hugh Bowman | Chris Waller | 3 | 57.0 kg | $1.70 |
Full List of Cox Plate Winners Since 1922
Inaugurated in 1922, the race was named in honour of William Samuel Cox, founder of the Moonee Valley Racing Club.
| Year | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Via Sistina | James McDonald | Chris Waller |
| 2024 | Via Sistina | James McDonald | Chris Waller |
| 2023 | Romantic Warrior | James McDonald | Danny Shum |
| 2022 | Anamoe | James McDonald | James Cummings |
| 2021 | State Of Rest | John Allen | Joseph O’Brien |
| 2020 | Sir Dragonet | Glen Boss | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
| 2019 | Lys Gracieux | Damian Lane | Yoshito Yahagi |
| 2018 | Winx | Hugh Bowman | Chris Waller |
| 2017 | Winx | Hugh Bowman | Chris Waller |
| 2016 | Winx | Hugh Bowman | Chris Waller |
| 2015 | Winx | Hugh Bowman | Chris Waller |
| 2014 | Adelaide | Ryan Moore | Aidan O’Brien |
| 2013 | Shamus Award | Chad Schofield | Danny O’Brien |
| 2012 | Ocean Park | Glen Boss | Gary Hennessy |
| 2011 | Pinker Pinker | Craig Williams | Greg Eurell |
| 2010 | So You Think | Steven Arnold | Bart Cummings |
| 2009 | So You Think | Glen Boss | Bart Cummings |
| 2008 | Maldivian | Michael Rodd | Mark Kavanagh |
| 2007 | El Segundo | Luke Nolen | Colin Little |
| 2006 | Fields Of Omagh | Craig Williams | David Hayes |
| 2005 | Makybe Diva | Glen Boss | Lee Freedman |
| 2004 | Savabeel | Chris Munce | Graeme Rogerson |
| 2003 | Fields Of Omagh | Steven King | Tony McEvoy |
| 2002 | Northerly | Patrick Payne | Fred R. Kersley |
| 2001 | Northerly | Damien Oliver | Fred R. Kersley |
| 2000 | Sunline | Greg Childs | Trevor McKee |
| 1999 | Sunline | Greg Childs | Trevor McKee |
| 1998 | Might And Power | Jim Cassidy | Jack Denham |
| 1997 | Dane Ripper | Damien Oliver | Bart Cummings |
| 1996 | Saintly | Darren Beadman | Bart Cummings |
| 1995 | Octagonal | Shane Dye | John Hawkes |
| 1994 | Solvit | David Walsh | Moira Murdoch |
| 1993 | The Phantom Chance | Robert Vance | Colin Jillings |
| 1992 | Super Impose | Greg Hall | Lee Freedman |
| 1991 | Surfers Paradise | Lance O’Sullivan | Dave O’Sullivan |
| 1990 | Better Loosen Up | Michael Clarke | David Hayes |
| 1989 | Almaarad | Michael Clarke | Colin Hayes |
| 1988 | Our Poetic Prince | Noel Harris | John Wheeler |
| 1987 | Rubiton | Harry White | P. C. Barns |
| 1986 | Bonecrusher | Gary Stewart | Frank T. Ritchie |
| 1985 | Rising Prince | Kevin Langby | Ms D. Stein |
| 1984 | Red Anchor | Mick Dittman | Tommy Smith |
| 1983 | Strawberry Road | Mick Dittman | Doug Bougoure |
| 1982 | Kingston Town | Peter Cook | Tommy Smith |
| 1981 | Kingston Town | Ron Quinton | Tommy Smith |
| 1980 | Kingston Town | Malcolm Johnston | Tommy Smith |
| 1979 | Dulcify | Brent Thomson | Colin Hayes |
| 1978 | So Called | Brent Thomson | Colin Hayes |
| 1977 | Family of Man | Brent Thomson | George Hanlon |
| 1978 | So Called | Brent Thomson | Colin Hayes |
| 1975 | Brent Thomson | Brent Thomson | Colin Hayes |
| 1974 | Fury’s Order | Brent Thomson | W. McEwan |
| 1973 | Taj Rossi | Roy Higgins | Bart Cummings |
| 1972 | Gunsynd | Roy Higgins | Tommy Smith |
| 1971 | Tontonan | Roy Higgins | Tommy Smith |
| 1970 | Tontonan | Roy Higgins | Tommy Smith |
| 1969 | Daryl’s Joy | Roy Higgins | Syd Brown |
| 1968 | Rajah Sahib | George Moore | T. J. Hughes |
| 1967 | Tobin Bronze | Roy Higgins | W. A. Murrell |
| 1966 | Tobin Bronze | Roy Higgins | W. A. Murrell |
| 1965 | Star Affair | Frank Moore | A. R. White |
| 1964 | Sir Dane | George Moore | Tommy Smith |
| 1963 | Summer Prince | George Moore | Tommy Smith |
| 1962 | Aquanita | Frank Moore | Roy Shaw |
| 1961 | Dhaulagiri | Frank Moore | Brian Courtney |
| 1960 | Tulloch | Neville Sellwood | Tommy Smith |
| 1959 | Noholme | Neville Sellwood | Tommy Smith |
| 1958 | Yeman | Scobie Breasley | Frank Hoysted |
| 1957 | Redcraze | Arthur Ward | Tommy Smith |
| 1956 | Ray Ribbon | Jack Purtell | Frank Hoysted |
| 1955 | Kingster | Arthur Ward | Frank McGrath |
| 1954 | Rising Fast | Jack Purtell | Ivan Tucker |
| 1953 | Hydrogen | Billy Cook | Harry Plant |
| 1952 | Hydrogen | Billy Cook | Harry Plant |
| 1951 | Brontes | Neville Sellwood | Frank McGrath |
| 1950 | Alister | Jack Purtell | Frank Hoysted |
| 1949 | Delta | Neville Sellwood | Maurice McCarten |
| 1948 | Carbon Copy | Arthur Ward | Sterling Patterson |
| 1947 | Hydrogen | Billy Cook | Harry Plant |
| 1946 | Flight | Jack Purtell | Frank McGrath |
| 1945 | Flight | Jack Purtell | Frank McGrath |
| 1944 | Tranquil Star | Scobie Breasley | R. Cameron |
| 1943 | A deliberate | Scobie Breasley | Frank Hoysted |
| 1942 | Tranquil Star | Scobie Breasley | R. Cameron |
| 1941 | Beau Vite | Darby Munro | Frank McGrath |
| 1940 | Beau Vite | Darby Munro | Frank McGrath |
| 1939 | Mosaic | Darby Munro | Frank McGrath |
| 1938 | Ajax | Harold Badger | Frank McGrath |
| 1937 | Young Idea | Darby Munro | Frank McGrath |
| 1936 | Young Idea | Darby Munro | Frank McGrath |
| 1935 | Garrio | Harold Badger | Jack Holt |
| 1934 | Chatham | Jim Pike | Frank McGrath |
| 1933 | Rogilla | Darby Munro | L. J. O’Sullivan |
| 1932 | Chatham | Jim Pike | Frank McGrath |
| 1931 | Phar Lap | Jim Pike | Harry Telford |
| 1930 | Phar Lap | Jim Pike | Harry Telford |
| 1929 | Nightmarch | Roy Reed | A. McAulay |
| 1928 | Highland | W. Duncan | Jack Holt |
| 1927 | Amounis | Jim Pike | Frank McGrath |
| 1926 | Heroic | J. Daniels | Jack Holt |
| 1925 | Manfred | Jim Pike | Cecil T. Godby |
| 1924 | Gloaming | George Young | R. J. Mason |
| 1923 | Easingwold | G. Harrison | Jack Holt |
| 1922 | Violoncello | W. Duncan | Isaac Foulsham |
Cox Plate Records
Horses to Win Cox Plate More Than Once
Multiple legends have notched multiple Cox Plate victories, highlighted by the legendary mare Winx:
- Winx (4 wins): 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
- Kingston Town (3 wins): 1980, 1981, 1982
- Via Sistina (2 wins): 2024, 2025
- So You Think (2 wins): 2009, 2010
- Fields Of Omagh (2 wins): 2003, 2006
- Northerly (2 wins): 2001, 2002
- Sunline (2 wins): 1999, 2000
- Tobin Bronze (2 wins): 1966, 1967
- Hydrogen (2 wins): 1952, 1953
- Flight (2 wins): 1945, 1946
- Tranquil Star (2 wins): 1942, 1944
- Beau Vite (2 wins): 1940, 1941
- Young Idea (2 wins): 1936, 1937
- Chatham (2 wins): 1932, 1934
- Phar Lap (2 wins): 1930, 1931
Most Successful Cox Plate Trainers
- Tommy Smith (7 wins): Redcraze (1957), Tulloch (1960), Noholme (1959), Gunsynd (1972), Kingston Town (1981, 1982), Red Anchor (1984).
- Chris Waller (6 wins): Winx (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018), Via Sistina (2024, 2025).
- Jack Holt (6 wins): Easingwold (1923), Heroic (1926), Highland (1928), Garrio (1935), and others.
- Bart Cummings (5 wins): Taj Rossi (1973), Dane Ripper (1997), Saintly (1996), So You Think (2009, 2010).
Most Successful Cox Plate Jockeys
- Darby Munro (5 wins): Rogilla (1933), Young Idea (1936, 1937), Mosaic (1939), Beau Vite (1940, 1941).
- Hugh Bowman (4 wins): Winx (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018).
- James McDonald (4 wins): Anamoe (2022), Romantic Warrior (2023), Via Sistina (2024, 2025).
- Glen Boss (4 wins): Makybe Diva (2005), So You Think (2009), Ocean Park (2012), Sir Dragonet (2020).
- Brent Thomson (4 wins): Fury’s Order (1974), Family of Man (1977), So Called (1978), Dulcify (1979).
- Jack Purtell (4 wins): Flight (1945, 1946), Alister (1950), Rising Fast (1954).
Cox Plate Race Winner & Odds
- Date: Saturday, October 24, 2026
- Track: Flemington, Melbourne, VIC
- Distance: 2040m
- Conditions: Set Weights
- Status: Group 1
- Prize Money: $6 million
- First Run: 1922
- Current Champion: Via Sistina
Cox Plate odds are available, so bet now on the big race at Flemington.
Ladbrokes Cox Plate 2040m (All In)
| 1. Aeliana | ||
| 2. Sir Delius | ||
| 3. Ceolwulf | ||
| 4. Warwoven | ||
| 5. Cosmic Crusader | ||
| 6. Birdman | ||
| 7. Blind Raise | ||
| 8. Light Infantry Man | ||
| 9. Land Legend | ||
| 10. Saint George | ||
| 11. Tom Kitten | ||
| 12. Attrition | ||
| 13. Lindermann | ||
| 14. Treasurethe Moment | ||
| 15. Diameter | ||
| 16. Middle Earth | ||
| 17. Royal Supremacy | ||
| 18. Sabaj | ||
| 19. Zahrann |
Odds are subject to fluctuation. For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.betcha.co.nz/racing. Data retrieved: 20/10/2026 11:44:40 AM (Pacific/Auckland)