2025 Cox Plate Ultimate Guide – Race Start-Time Today, Final Field, Horses, Winner Results, Odds, Venue, How to watch, Prize Money
- By Sportshistori.com | Published: Oct.17, Updated Oct 25, 2025
Cox Plate 2025 form guide, predictions, full field, horses, odds, start time, who is the favourite, Via Sistina, Treasurethe Moment and Antino could be shine::: The 2025 Ladbrokes Cox Plate, one of Australia’s most prestigious Group 1 races, headlines a blockbuster 10-race card at Moonee Valley. Known as the “Weight-for-Age Championship of Australasia,” it attracts elite middle-distance gallopers from across the globe.
What Date is the 2025 Ladbrokes Cox Plate?
Date: Saturday, October 25, 2025
What is the 2025 Cox Plate Race Start-times?
Start Time Jumps to: 5:10 PM to 5:40 PM (AEDT)
New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory: 5:40 PM
Queensland: 4:40 PM
South Australia: 4:40 PM,, add 30 mints
Northern Territory: 3:40 PM ,, add 30 mints
Western Australia: 2:10 PM,, add 30 mints
Where Is the 2025 Ladbrokes Cox Plate?
Venue: Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, VIC
Track: Expected Good 4
How To Watch 2025 Ladbrokes Cox Plate Live, Channel, Streaming
The Cox Plate can be watched across free-to-air, pay TV, and streaming platforms:
Free-to-Air: Channel 7 and the 7plus app stream Spring Carnival racing live.
Pay TV: Sky Racing 1 (along with Sky Racing 2 and Sky Thoroughbred Central) will broadcast the race.
Streaming: Viewers can stream via TAB or Sportsbet accounts, or through the Sky Racing Active app. Racing.com also offers free streaming via its website or app (registration required) and is available on Kayo Sports.
In Person: Many pubs across Australia show the race live, but the ultimate experience remains trackside at the event.
2025 Cox Plate Live Updates, Results, All Race Day Results.
What is the Prize money of 2025 Ladbrokes Cox Plate? full breakdown
The Cox Plate prize fund breakdown of $6 million is allocated as follows:
First place winner takes home worth $4,000,000 and trophies of $35,000, $4800, $4800, $4800 & $600 to owner, trainer, jockey, breeder and strapper.
Second $800,000
Third $500,000
Fourth $250,000
Fifth $150,000,
Sixth & Seventh & Eight $100,000
What is the Cox Plate Horse Racing?
Group 1 Weight-for-Age (2040m)
Field: 16 remaining third acceptors.
The 105th Cox Plate, a weight-for-age epic over 2040m.
A Group 1 for three-year-olds and up, it’s named after William Samuel Cox, one of Australia’s first certified sport nuts. In 1883 he founded the club and track where the event is run, Moonee Valley, having bought the land from a man who’d bought it from “Long” John Moonee.
2025 Cox Plate Winner Results: Race Day Start-times & Full Event Schedule
Race 1 – 12:10PM Strathmore Community Bendigo Bank Handicap (1000 METRES) – Winner – Beast Mode
Race 2 – 12:45PM G3 Sharp EIT Solutions Red Anchor Stakes (1200 METRES)– Winner – Napoleonic
Race 3 – 1:20PM LR Symal Crockett Stakes (1200 METRES)– Winner – Stardom
Race 4 – 1:55PM G2 3 Point Motors Fillies Classic (1600 METRES)– Winner – Salty Pearl
Race 5 – 2:30PM G3 Schweppes JRA Cup (2040 METRES)– Winner – Star of India
Race 6 – 3:05PM G2 Drummond Golf Vase (2040 METRES)– Winner – She's A Hustler
Race 7 – 3:40PM G2 Mittys McEwen Stakes (1200 METRES)– Winner – Von Hauke
Race 8 – 4:20PM G2 Alinta Energy Crystal Mile (1600 METRES)– Winner – Jigsaw
Race 9 – 5:40PM G1 Ladbrokes Cox Plate (2040 METRES)– Winner – Via Sistina
Race 10 – 5:50PM G3 Powerflo Solutions Tesio Stakes (2040 METRES)– Winner – She's A Hustler
2025 Cox Plate Final Field: Odds, Horses, Lineup, Draw Barriers
Full FIELD: This year’s Cox Plate is shaping as a nine-horse contest, with Godolphin deciding they will not line-up Caulfield Guineas third placegetter, Observer in the race.
This is the field for the 2025 WS Cox Plate which will be run at 5.40pm.
No. – Horse – Trainer – Jockey – Barrier – Weight
1 – LIGHT INFANTRY MAN – Ciaron Maher – Ethan Brown – 9 – 59kg
2 – ANTINO – Tony Gollan – Blake Shinn – 6 – 59kg
3 – ATTRITION – Mitchell Freedman – TBA – 2 – 59kg
4 – BUCKAROO – Chris Waller – Mark Zahra – 4 – 59kg
5 – GLOBE – Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) – Ben Melham – 7 – 59kg
6 – VIA SISTINA – Chris Waller – James McDonald – 5 – 57kg
7 – TREASURETHE MOMENT – Matt Laurie – Damian Lane – 1 – 55.5kg
8 – AELIANA – Chris Waller – Hugh Bowman – 8 – 55.5kg
9 – NEPOTISM – Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes – Zac Lloyd – 3 – 49.5kg
2025 Cox Plate Post Race Field, Finishing Order, Final Results
1. VIA SISTINA (James McDonald/Chris Waller)
2. BUCKAROO (Mark Zahra/Chris Waller)
3. TREASURETHE MOMENT (Damian Lane/Matt Laurie)
4. ATTRITION (Craig Williams/Mitchell Freedman)
5. LIGHT INFANTRY MAN (Ethan Brown/Ciaron Maher)
6. AELIANA (Hugh Bowman/Chris Waller)
7. NEPOTISM (Zac Lloyd/Michael, Wayne and John Hawkes)
8. ANTINO (Blake Shinn/Tony Gollan)
Cox Plate 2025 final field, betting odds and barrier draw
Odds courtesy of Unibet, correct as of October 25
2025 Cox Plate Live Results, All Race Day Winners, Updated,
Runner (Barrier) Jockey Trainer Odds
1. Light Infantry Man (9) Ethan Brown Ciaron Maher $51
2. Antino (2) Blake Shinn Tony Gollan $3.70
3. Attrition (2) TBC Mitchell Freedman $51
4. Buckaroo (4) Mark Zahra Chris Waller $15
5. Globe (7) Ben Melham Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr $17
6. Via Sistina (5) James McDonald Chris Waller $2.10
7. Treasurethe Moment (1) Damian Lane Matt Laurie $12
8. Aeliana (8) Hugh Bowman Chris Waller $6
9. Nepotism (3) Zac Lloyd M, J & W Hawkes $26
TIPS: 1. VIA SISTINA; 2. Treasurethe Moment; 3. Antino; 4. Globe.
Who is the 2025 Cox Plate favorite?
Via Sistina is an Irish-bred mare who was sold as a yearling for a paltry sum equating to around $9,700. She soon looked alright, winning five out of 13 races, including a Group 1 (the top of the four categories of the exceptional black type special races).
But after being bought by megabucks Chinese racing tragic Zhang Yuesheng for the Australian wing of his Yulong thoroughbred empire, Via Sistina became an out-and-out superstar.
From her first 12 Australian starts, she won nine of them - all Group 1s - helping her earn the Horse of the Year title for season 2024-25,
2025 WS Cox Plate Weather Forecast
Wednesday – Mostly cloudy (95% chance of 3-15mm of rain). 24.
Thursday – Mostly cloudy. 17.
Friday – Mostly cloudy. 18.
Saturday – Mostly cloudy (80% chance of 0-6mm of rain). 22.
Cox Plate Past Winners list
Recent has the Full History of results on the Cox Plate Results page.
At a glance, you can look at all the Cox Plate results for each year, and the more study you put in the more obvious winning trends will appear.
FIRST WINNER: Violoncello (1922)
LAST WINNER: Via Sistina (2024)
FAMOUS WINNERS: Just about all of them. But let’s keep it to Phar Lap (twice), Ajax, Hydrogen (twice), Rising Fast, Redcraze, Tulloch, Gunsynd, Dulcify, Kingston Town (thrice), Bonecrusher, Might And Power, Sunline (twice), Northerly (twice), Makybe Diva, So You Think (twice), Anamoe and of course, the one and only four-time winner, Winx (2015-2018), Lys Gracieux, Romantic Warrior.
When the race has been run and won, you'll find the 2025 final results here.
Year— Winner — Jockey — Trainer
2024 — Via Sistina — James McDonald — Chris Waller
2023 — Romantic Warrior — James McDonald — Danny Shum
2022 — Anamoe — James McDonald — James Cummings
2021 — State Of Rest — John Allen — Joseph O'Brien
2020 — Sir Dragonet — Glen Boss — Ciaron Maher & David Eustace
2019 — Lys Gracieux — Damian Lane — Yoshito Yahagi
2018 — Winx — Hugh Bowman — Chris Waller
2017 — Winx — Hugh Bowman — Chris Waller
2016 — Winx — Hugh Bowman — Chris Waller
2015 — Winx — Hugh Bowman — Chris Waller
2014 — Adelaide — Ryan Moore — Aidan O'Brien
2013 — Shamus Award — Chad Schofield — Danny O'Brien
2012 — Ocean Park — Glen Boss — Gary Hennessy
2011 — Pinker Pinker — Craig Williams — Greg Eurell
2010 — So You Think — Steven Arnold — Bart Cummings
2009 — So You Think — Glen Boss — Bart Cummings
2008 — Maldivian — Michael Rodd — Mark Kavanagh
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