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‘It’s the best race in Australia’ – speechless Peters savours Cosmic Crusader’s Cox Plate win
Perth gelding Cosmic Crusader’s Group 1-winning spring has reached a crescendo with a Cox Plate victory at Flemington.
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The Classic factor: Guineas quinella out to end three-year-old Cox Plate drought
Three-year-olds have always added an extra dimension to the Cox Plate. Warwoven and Blind Raise give the Caulfield Guineas quinella a Cox Plate start for the first time since 2021. But what does the current drought in three-year-old success, the longest in the race’s history, tell us about the changing shape of the race?
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Two mares, six Cox Plates and $19 million: how the great weight-for-age race has defined the Chris Waller-era
For Chris Waller, the Cox Plate is more than six wins and almost $19 million in prize money earned by his runners. He has built two legends on its stage and on Saturday at Flemington, he can add a seventh chapter.
🔒 🔒 NSW regulators investigating Apollo Tech collapse
Wagering tech company Apollo Tech has entered liquidation, prompting a NSW regulatory investigation into its collapse and possible impact on online bookmakers, as investors question where their money went.
🔒 🔒 Hinton heads to Hunter – Racing NSW chief executive and prominent breeders to break bread at Newgate
Racing NSW acting chief executive Graeme Hinton will visit the Hunter Valley next month as major thoroughbred farms attempt to mend relationships between the regulator and the breeding sector.
Straight Talk – New Zealand’s G1 fight, spring racing’s major storylines and a feature interview with Paul Moroney
This week on Straight Talk, we unpack New Zealand’s fight to save its Group 1 races, feature a special interview with agent Paul Moroney, and examine the key talking points across racing and wagering, including the Cox Plate, The Everest, the Caulfield Cup and renewed calls for national reform.
