The Moonee Valley Gold Cup is a registered Moonee Valley Racing Club

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for horses aged four-years-old and upwards under

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with penalties conditions, over a distance of 2,500 metres, held annually at Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne,

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in late October on

W. S. Cox Plate 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 M ...

Day. Prize money is A$1,000,000.

History

The event is the last major long distance event to be run before the Melbourne Cup. Kingston Rule was the only horse to win the Melbourne Cup after winning the Moonee Valley Cup in 1990. The Moonee Valley Cup has seen several double winners, such as Little Bob in 1891 & 1892, Gladwyn in 1914 and 1915, Gilltown in 1939 and 1940, Valcurl in 1945 and 1946 and Precedence in 2010 and 2013.

1948 racebook

File:1948 MVRC W. S. Cox Plate Racebook P1.jpg, Front cover of the 1948 Moonee Valley Cup racebook. File:1948 MVRC W. S. Cox Plate Racebook P2.jpg, Inside cover showing raceday officials. File:1948 MVRC Moonee Valley Gold Cup Racebook P3.jpg, Starters and results of the 1948 Moonee Valley Cup showing the winner, Howe. File:1948 MVRC Moonee Valley Gold Cup Racebook P4.jpg, Starters and results of the 1948 Moonee Valley Cup. File:1948 MVRC W. S. Cox Plate Racebook P4.jpg, Back cover showing admission charges & transport arrangements.

Name

* 1883–1975 - Moonee Valley Cup * 1976–1979 - Governors Stakes * 1980–1996 - Moonee Valley Cup * 1997–2002 - Grosby Gold Cup * 2003–2010 - Cathay Pacific Gold Cup * 2011–2013 - Drake International Cup * 2014 - racing.com Moonee Valley Gold Cup * 2015 - Melbourne Signage Concepts Moonee Valley Gold Cup * 2016 - Antler Luggage Moonee Valley Gold Cup * 2017–current - McCafe Moonee Valley Gold Cup

Distance

* 1883–1884 - 1 mile (~1600 metres) * 1885–1888 - 6 furlongs (~1200 metres) * 1889–1899 - 7 furlongs (~1400 metres) * 1900–1908 - 1 miles (~2200 metres) * 1909 - 1 miles (~2400 metres) * 1910–1918 - 1 (~2000 metres) * 1919 - 1 miles (~2600 metres) * 1920 - 1 miles (~2400 metres) * 1921–1923 - 1 miles (~2600 metres) * 1924–1932 - 1 miles (~2300 metres) * 1933 - 1 miles (~2600 metres) * 1934–1935 1 miles (~2400 metres) * 1936–1972 - 1 miles (~2600 metres) * 1973–1994 – 2600 metres * 1995 onwards - 2500 metres

Grade

* 1883–1978 was a Principal race * 1979 - Group 3 * 1980 onwards - Group 2

Winners

* 2022 - Francesco Guardi * 2021 - Lunar Flare * 2020 - Miami Bound * 2019 - Hunting Horn * 2018 - Ventura Storm * 2017 - Who Shot Thebarman * 2016 - Grand Marshal * 2015 - The United States * 2014 - Prince Of Penzance * 2013 - Precedence * 2012 - Vatuvei * 2011 - Americain * 2010 - Precedence * 2009 - The Sportsman * 2008 - Gallopin * 2007 - Gallic * 2006 - Zipping * 2005 - Umbula * 2004 - Another Warrior * 2003 - Frightening * 2002 - Thong Classic * 2001 - Rain Gauge * 2000 - Yippyio * 1999 - Streak * 1998 - Price Standaan * 1997 - Court Of Honour * 1996 - Istidaad * 1995 - Storm * 1994 - Top Rating * 1993 - Glastonbury * 1992 - Donegal Mist * 1991 - Al Maheb * 1990 -

Kingston Rule Kingston Rule (1986, Kentucky – December 2011) was an American-bred racehorse who raced in Australia, where he won the 1990 Melbourne Cup in a record time of 3:16:3. This time still stands as the record today Bred and raced by Victoria, A ...

* 1989 -

Sydeston Sydeston (foaled 1985) was one of the best racehorses to come out of Tasmania in the history of Australian racing, and easily the best to do so in the modern era. After winning a number of races in his home state, the plain brown gelding was tran ...

* 1988 - Ideal Centreman * 1987 - King Matthias * 1986 - Reckless Tradition * 1985 - Butternut * 1984 - Holsam * 1983 - Toujours Mio * 1982 - Triumphal March * 1981 - Saxon Slew * 1980 - Tai Salute * 1979 - Sir Sahib * 1978 - Clear Day * 1977 - Ngawyni * 1976 - Poker Night * 1975 - Holiday Waggon * 1974 - Lord Metric * 1973 - Grand Scale * 1972 - Double Irish * 1971 - Skint Dip * 1970 - Mr. President * 1969 - What's Brewing * 1968 - Impetus * 1967 - Prince Camillo * 1966 - Tea Biscuit * 1965 - Red William * 1964 - Algalon * 1963 - My Contact * 1962 - River Seine * 1961 - Baroda Gleam * 1960 - Mac * 1959 - Sanvo * 1958 - Humber Hawk * 1957 - Lord Gavin * 1956 - Pandie Sun * 1955 - Al Crusa * 1954 - Hellion * 1953 - Wodalla * 1952 - King Amana * 1951 - Erriton * 1950 - Benvolo * 1949 - Hoyle * 1948 - Howe * 1947 - Don Pedro * 1946 - Valcurl * 1945 - Valcurl * 1944 - Queen Midas * 1943 - Haros * 1942 - Dark Felt * 1941 - Yours Truly * 1940 - Gilltown * 1939 - Gilltown * 1938 - Ortelle's Star * 1937 - Frill Prince * 1936 - Dark Chief * 1935 - Art * 1934 - Nightly * 1933 - Peter Jackson * 1932 - Yarramba * 1931 - Homedale * 1930 - Shadow King * 1929 - Prince Viol * 1928 - Nawallah * 1927 - Silvius * 1926 - Royal Charter * 1925 - Tookarby * 1924 - Stand By * 1923 - Princess Mernda * 1922 - Purser * 1921 - Wirriway * 1920 - White Plast * 1919 - Telecles * 1918 - Rael Locin * 1917 - Kunegetis * 1916 - Andelosia * 1915 - Gladwyn * 1914 - Gladwyn * 1913 - Greek Fire * 1912 - Almissa * 1911 - Hartfell * 1910 - Kerlie * 1909 - Flavinius * 1908 - Woorooma * 1907 - May King * 1906 - Charles Stuart * 1905 -

Blue Spec Blue Spec was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who established a new record in winning the Melbourne Cup in 1905. He was a brown stallion bred by Augustus Hooke, jnr. and foaled in 1899 at his Tia River Station, Tia, near Walcha, New South ...

* 1904 - Patronus * 1903 - T.M.S. * 1902 - The Persian * 1901 - Combat * 1900 - Clean Sweep * 1899 - Sweetheart * 1898 - Locksmith * 1897 - Mirella * 1896 - Veronica * 1895 - Our Jack * 1894 - Preston * 1893 - Premier * 1892 - Little Bob * 1891 - Little Bob * 1890 - Wiora * 1889 - Don Giovan * 1888 - Newmaster * 1887 - Quintin Matsys * 1886 - Isonomy * 1885 - Merrimu * 1884 - Meteor * 1883 - Castaway

References

{{Reflist, 2 Horse races in Australia Open middle distance horse races Recurring sporting events established in 1883 1883 establishments in Australia