MOONEE VALLEY RACE COURSE
Moonee Valley Racecourse is located at
McPherson Street, Moonee Ponds VICTORIA.
PO Box 245, Moonee Ponds, VIC , 3039 MVRC Reception Desk Ph (03) 9373 2222 Fax (03) 9326 0090
In 1922, in recognition of the founder of the club, the Moonee Valley Racing Club inaugurated, what was to become, Australasia 's weight-for-age horse-racing championship, the W.S. Cox Plate. Since 1999 the race has been included in the World Series of Racing.
The Moonee Valley Racing Club has 33 day and nights meetings throughout the year held at Moonee Valley Racecourse.
FEATURE RACES
AAMI VASE
ALISTER CLARK STAKES
MAIKATO STAKES
BMW COX PLATE
WHEN: OCTOBER 2011
The A$3 million Cox Plate, run over a mile and a quarter (2040m) at Melbourne's Moonee Valley racecourse, is one of the Spring Racing Carnival's major races. The prize money is Australia's second largest after the Melbourne Cup.
The natural amphitheatre of the Valley, combined with the huge attendance and general ex- citement of the big race, gives the Cox Plate an atmosphere to match any race in the world. Named after the founder of Moonee Valley, William Samuel Cox, the Tattersall's Cox Plate was first run in 1922 and remains one of the highlights in the Australian horse-racing calen- dar.
.MOONEE VALLEY RACE COURSE ( THE TRACK )
Moonee Valley Racecourse has a circumference of 1,805 metres and the home straight is 173 me- tres long. It is the shortest straight in Australia. This alone makes Moonee Valley Racecourse a huge advantage for front runners and on pace runners turning into the straight. It is definitely a specialist track.
1000 metres: This starts is in a chute at the back of the course which cuts diagonally across the field to link up with the course proper at the 600 metre mark. The runners then have to negotiate a sweeping turn into the straight run home. Inside barriers are of slight importance.
1200 metres: Starts in a chute at the back of the course and provides a straight run for 300 metres to the first of 2 turns. Inside barriers are an advantage.
1600 metres: Starts on the course proper and gives runners almost 400 metres to the first corner making barrier draws less important.
2040 metres: Starts at the top of the home straight with a run of 200 metres before the first turn making wide barrier draws a great disadvantage.
2600 metres: This barrier starts from a chute near the 800 metres. There is a straight run of about 400 metres to the first turn. Inside barriers are a slight advantage
3000 metres: Starts in a chute at the back of the course. Barriers are of no importance due to the distance of the race.
