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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. This ...
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The W. S. Cox Plate is an Australian Group One (G1), Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race. 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.
According to the American Horse Racing Hall of Fame, his 89 wins set the all-time record. Commencing a winning sequence as a four-year-old on 21 August 1888, Kingston had 35 race starts until 30 May 1891 during which he was defeated only twice. [112] Bankrupt won 86 races from 348 starts, and he was also by Spendthrift. [113]
With ten championships, Russell Baze has won the title more than any other jockey. Champions since 1884. Year – Jockey – Wins. 2022. Irad Ortiz Jr. 325. 2021. Irad Ortiz Jr. 336.
Damien Oliver. Damien Oliver (born 22 June 1972) is an Australian retired thoroughbred racing jockey. Oliver comes from a racing family; his father Ray Oliver had a successful career until his death in a race fall during the 1975 Kalgoorlie Cup in Western Australia. [1] In 2008, Oliver was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame. [2]
Might and Power. Might and Power (6 October 1993 – 11 April 2020) was a New Zealand bred, Australian owned and trained Thoroughbred racehorse who was named Australian Horse of the Year in 1998 and 1999. As a four-year-old, Might And Power won the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups, and returned at five to become only the second horse in the history ...
Victoria Louise Pendleton, CBE, OLY (born 24 September 1980) is a British jockey and former track cyclist who specialised in the sprint, team sprint and keirin disciplines. She is a former Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth champion.