For all bookings and further information on the 2006 Tattersall's Cox Plate, please contact Moonee Valley Customer Service on 1300 79 79 59.

Alternatively, email your request for information to customerservice@mvrc.net.au or visit www.mvrc.net.au.

In honour of the founder of Moonee Valley, William Samuel Cox, the Moonee Valley Racing Club Committee decided to run a weight-for-age race over 2040m.

Offering a purse of 1000 Pounds, the W.S. Cox Plate was first run in 1922 and was won by imported stallion Violencello. He was a nine-year-old who the previous year had won the Caulfield Cup at only his fifth start in Australia after being brought out from England.

Strategically placed on the racing calendar between the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups, the Tattersall's Cox Plate has become a race of great importance and prestige. It is regarded as the best weight-for-age race in Australasia and one of the most exciting race days in the world..

Since its introduction in 1922, the Tattersall's Cox Plate has always attracted a field of the best horses on offer. The who's who of the Australasian turf have won this race. Phar Lap, Kingston Town, Rising Fast, Dulcify, Gunsynd, Super Impose, Octagonal, Might and Power, Sunline, Northerly and more recently champion mare Makybe Diva (pictured right), have all etched their names on the W.S. Cox Plate Wall of Champions that now takes pride of place in the Octagonal Lounge.

Today the Tattersall's Cox Plate carries total prizemoney of $3,140,000. It is the second richest race in Australia behind the Melbourne Cup.

Almost every winner has been an outstanding horse - Phar Lap, Kingston Town, Rising Fast, Dulcify, Gunsynd, Super Impose, Octagonal, Might and Power, and Sunline's and Makybe Diva Diva's double-headers.

The list of winners reads like a Who Who's of the Australian turf.

The Tattersall's Cox Plate is part of the World Series Racing Championship which includes thirteen races in eleven countries on four continents.

It is the only southern hemisphere race to be included in the Series, which features races such as the King George and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Royal Ascot, the Breeders Cup in the United States, and the Japan and Hong Kong Cups.

The Group 1 Tattersall's Cox Plate is undoubtedly the weight-for-age Championship of Australasia.