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The Moonee Valley Racing Club conducts the race, which is staged for three-year-olds and up. The race distance from 1922 to 1942 was 9½ furlongs. The race distance from 1943 to 1971 was 10 furlongs. Following Australia's adoption of the Metric system in 1972 the race distance became 2,000 metres.
The race is named in honour of William Samuel (W. S.) Cox, the racing club's founder. [3]It was first run on Saturday 28 October 1922 with a purse of £1,000. Between 1999–2005 the event was included in the Emirates World Series Racing Championship, a global "grand prix" of horse racing. The series included the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot, the Japan Cup, the Dubai ...
List of Melbourne Cup placings. The Melbourne Cup [1] is Australia's major Thoroughbred horse race. Each year internationally bred or owned horses compete in the race alongside local entrants. Since 1882 New Zealand bred horses have won 40 Melbourne Cups, British bred horses have won five cups, US bred horses four, Irish horses two and one ...
Thoroughbred valuation is the art of determining the value or potential value of a Thoroughbred horse, particularly of race horses. Prices on Thoroughbreds vary greatly, depending on age, pedigree, conformation, and other market factors. [1] In 2007, Keeneland Sales, a United States–based sales company, sold 9,124 horses at auction, with a ...
Etienne de Mestre [41] 3:52.00. 17. The shortest-priced favourite in Cup history was Phar Lap when he won in 1930 at 8-11 ($1.72). Metrication – The race was originally held over two miles (about 3,218 metres), but following Australia's adoption of the Metric system in the 1970s the current distance of 3,200 metres was adopted in 1972.
A$ 5,000,000 (2024) The Golden Slipper Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-old horses run over 1,200 metres on turf at set weights conditions, held at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia. It is the premier two year old race in Australia and is the world's richest race for two-year-old ...
Worthington Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:WOR) shares are trading lower at a premarket on Wednesday after the company reported worse-than-expected first-quarter financial results. On Tuesday, the ...
Thoroughbred horse racing is a spectator sport in Australia, and gambling on horse races is a very popular pastime with A$ 14.3 billion wagered in 2009/10 [1] with bookmakers and the Totalisator Agency Board (TAB). The two forms of Thoroughbred horseracing in Australia are flat racing, and races over fences or hurdles in Victoria and South ...