Cox Plate 2019 full field: Every trainer, jockey and horse

25th October, 2019

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25th October, 2019

Update: Lys Gracieux won the 2019 Cox Plate in a dominant performance. Castelvecchio looked a chance at the top of the straight and Te Akau Shark ran on well for third.

The eyes of the racing world will turn its collective attention to the Moonee Valley Racecourse on Saturday afternoon as one of Australia’s most famous races, the Cox Plate returns for 2019. 14 runners are in the field, and with this handy guide, you’ll know every horse, trainer, jockey, barrier number and running weight for the race.

The race, which is run over a distance of 2040 metres, is part of the world-famous Spring Carnival in Melbourne, and is one of the bigger trots on that schedule.

Not only does the winner of this race receive a large share of the total $5 million prize pool, but a ballot exemption spot for the Melbourne Cup, which all but guarantees the winning horse a spot in Australia’s biggest, and one of the world’s biggest races.

Even once a year punters will know or have heard of many of the horses listed to run in the Cox Plate, such as Avilius and Harlem, but despite a wide draw, it’s Japanese mare Lys Gracieux who is the likely favourite at the time of writing, although she will be given a tough run by the likes of Avilius, Mystic Journey and Kluger.

The race is scheduled to jump at 4:55pm (AEDT) on Saturday, October 26, with it to take approximately two and a half to three minutes around the Moonee Valley Racecourse in Victoria.

Full field for the 2019 Cox Plate

No	Barrier	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Weight
1	11	Black Heart Bart	Lindsey Smith	Brad Rawiller	59kg
2	7	Avilius	James Cummings	Kerrin McEvoy	59kg
3	9	Kluger	Tomokazu Takano	Tommy Berry	59kg
4	2	Harlem	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Dwayne Dunn	59kg
5	16	Homesman	Liam Howley	Ben Melham	59kg
6	17	Kings Will Dream	Chris Waller	Hugh Bowman	59kg
7	18	Te Aku Shark	Jamie Richards	Opie Bosson	59kg
8	10	Danceteria	David Menuisier	Jamie Spencer	59kg
9	15	Lys Gracieux	Yoshito Yahagi	Damian Lane	57kg
10	3	Magic Wood	Aidan O’Brien	Ryan Moore	57kg
11	8	Cape of Good Hope	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Mark Zahra	56.5kg
12	6	Mystic Journey	Adam Trinder	Anthony Darmanin	55.5kg
13	5	Very Elleegant	Chris Waller	James McDonald	55.5kg
14	4	Castelvecchio	Richard Litt	Craig Williams	49.5kg
15	Emergency	Humidor	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Blake Shinn	59kg
16	Emergency	Mr Quickie	Phillip Stokes	Glen Boss	57.5kg
17	Emergency	Gailo Chop	Matthew Williams	Damien Oliver	59kg
18	Emergency	Dream Castle	Saeed Bin Suroor	Patrick Cosgrove	59kg

Note: Horses 15 to 18 are listed as emergencies in the event one of the 14 horses are to be scratched from the race between now and the start time.

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