2025 Cox Plate Day Live Updates: Race Day Winners, Results, Full Day Schedule, Start Times, Latest Updates in Moonee Valley.

The 2025 Cox Plate will take place on Saturday, October 25, 2025, at Moonee Valley Racecourse in Melbourne. The world-famous Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) is set to start at 5:10 pm AEDT (Now 5:40 pm), headlining a 10-race card featuring elite events like the Moonee Valley Vase and Crystal Mile. The two-day carnival begins with the Gold Cup Night on Friday, October 24. With a prize pool of AUD $6 million, the Cox Plate remains one of Australia’s most prestigious and fiercely contested races.

Reigning horse of the year Via Sistina added to her amazing legacy as she secured back-to-back Cox Plates 2025 in a thrilling victory over Buckaroo.

Chris Waller's champion mare won eased by eight lengths last year but it was a different story in 2025 as she was pushed to her limits by her stablemate, with the Matt Laurie-trained Treasurethe Moment third.

Attica won the 2025 Spring Champion Stakes at Randwick, producing a devastating turn of foot to run down a brave Shangri La Boy.

What is the Start Time of 2025 Cox Plate today?

Date: Saturday, October 25, 2025

Start Time: 5:10 PM (AEDT)

New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory: 5:10 PM

2025 Cox Plate Winner Results: Race Day Start-times & Schedule, live updates

RACE 1: Bendigo Bank Imperatriz Sprint (1000m)

Winning horse: Beast Mode

Winning trainer: Ben, Will & JD Hayes (Ben speaking)

Winning jockey: Craig Williams

RACE 2: Hkjc World Pool Red Anchor Stakes (1200m)

Winning horse: Napoleonic

Winning trainer: John O’Shea & Tom Charlton (Tom speaking)

Winning jockey: James McDonald

RACE 3: Symal Crockett Stakes (1200m)

Winning horse: Stardom

Winning trainer: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott (Gai speaking)

Winning jockey: James McDonald

RACE 4: 3 Point Motors Fillies Classic (1600m)

Winning horse: Salty Pearl

Winning Trainer: Ciaron Maher

Winning Jockey: Ben Allen

Race 5 – 2:30PM G3 Schweppes JRA Cup (2040 METRES)

Almost three years since his last victory, imported stayer Star Of India finally notched his fourth career win with a dominant performance in the JRA Cup (2040m).

Now prepared by Trainer Chris Waller, Star Of India ($11) put the writing on the wall last time out at Sandown with a fast-finishing effort over 1800m behind Charterhouse and subsequent Group 1-winner Globe and today, he looked a class above his rivals under jockey Jye McNeil, dashing away for a two-length victory.

2.55pm: Randwick Race 5 – Sky glides to victory in Brian Crowley

Flying Artie colt Skyglider stamped himself as a horse of the future with a brilliant victory in the Listed Brian Crowley Stakes (1200m).

Having just his second career start off a short spell, jockey Kerrin McEvoy positioned the Chris Waller-trained Skyglider ($6.50) fourth on the fence in the run before taking over the running from from Young Mister Grace (Dylan Gibbons, $3.90) at the 300m.

Race 6 -- 3.10pm: Moonee Valley – McNeil hustles to victory in Tesio

Trainer Grahame Begg – recovering from a hip operation – got a timely tonic from his talented mare She's A Hustler who won a thrilling Group 3 Tesio Stakes (2040m win).

She's A Hustler (Jye McNeil, $3.80) showed her customary early pace to sit outside the leader Sea What I See (Craig Williams, $11) in the running before the race went on with earnest before the turn as Movin Out (Ben Melham, $6.50) and She's Unusual ($2.60 favourite, Zac Lloyd) made runs out wide.

Race 6 – 3.30pm: Randwick Race – Lindermann dominates Craven Plate

The Chris Waller-trained Lindermann continued his hot spring form, notching a third stakes victory in his past four starts with a dominant Group 3 Craven Plate (1800m) win.

Winner of the Group 2 Chelmsford Stakes second-up this campaign – beating one-time Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup favourite Sir Delius – Lindermann was only just nabbed by weight-for-age star Fangirl in the 7 Stakes last month before dominating the Group 2 Hill Stakes at Rosehill on October 10.

Race 7 – 3.45pm: Moonee Valley Race 7 – Von Hauke swoops in Crystal Mile

Trainer Cliff Brown notched his first Cox Plate day win as Von Hauke found a gap at the right time to snatch the Group 2 Crystal Mile.

Jockey Ethan Brown watched his rivals turn up the pressure before the turn, angling Von Hauke ($10) between runners as they straightened and punching him through a narrow gap.

3.48pm: Morphettville Meeting postponed

With lightning persisting around the Morphettville area, stewards have decided to abandon the remaining six races on the nine-race card.

Racing was hit with a 30 minute delay after lightning struck following the running of race three, and strikes of lightning have been consistent since, pushing races back further.

Race 7 – 4.05pm: Randwick Race 7 – Collett's clinic in Callander-Presnell

If Ken Callander or Max Presnell were writing the story of today's Group 2 Callander-Presnell (1600m), it would be all about the ride by Jason Collett on the winner, Ohope ($2.80 favourite).

During a crucial stage of the race after the runners turned for home, the canny Collett kept Nash Rawiller's mount Rivellino ($2.90) in a pocket behind Ruination (Tommy Berry, $3.20).

By that time, Collett had dashed two lengths clear aboard the Michael Freedman-trained Ohope and Rivellino's late charge was all in vain.

Race 8 – 4.20pm: Moonee Valley Race 8 – Jigsaw victory puzzles punters

It was a boilover in the Group 2 McEwen Stakes (1200m), with $21 roughie Jigsaw (Logan Bates) running his rivals ragged to lead from start to finish.

The Cindy Alderson-trained gelding – a winner of more than $1.2 million – was unloved by punters despite coming into the race off a brave victory in the Apache Cat Classic (1200m) at Cranbourne on October 10.

However, Jigsaw gave nothing else a chance today as he led and dashed clear on the turn to beat Klabel (Mark Zahra, $26) and the Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman-trained Bridal Waltz ($5.50).

Race 8 – 4.40pm: Randwick Race 8 – Attica earns Champion status

The Joe Pride-trained Attica (Adam Hyeronimus, $4) showed an amazing turn of foot to run down Shangri La Boy (Nash Rawiller, $3.30) in a thrilling Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes (2000m).

The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Shangri La Boy overraced early but still looked to have the race shot to pieces when he dashed clear inside the 200m.

Race 9 – 5pm: Moonee Valley Race 9 – Observer wins The Vase

Outstanding colt Observer looks to have next week's Group 1 Victoria Derby at his mercy after an arrogant win in the Group 2 Drummond Golf Vase (2040m).

Jockey Mark Zahra spent most of the final 200m looking at the big screen as he eased down the Ciaron Maher-trained Ghaiyyath colt – in the process giving some supporters a huge fright as the fast-finishing Providence (James McDonald, $7) got within three-quarters of a length.

Race 9 – 5.25pm: Randwick Race 9 – Stefi Magnetica wins The Invitation

The Bjorn Baker-trained Stefi Magnetica (Jason Collett, $3.90) helped punters pull off a betting coup with a scintillating victory in the $2 million Group 2 The Invitation (1400m).

Posted at $8 by the TAB when betting opened, the Doncaster winner was crunched into $3.90 second favourite by the time they jumped and she duly delivered, dashing home from midfield for a convincing victory.

Stefi Magnetica wins The Invitation, taking her career prize money to over $7 Million 👏