A FIELD of 14 horses will contest the Group 1 $3 million Tatts Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley this Saturday.
The Mark Kavanagh trained, Whobegotyou, drew barrier number 10 in the weight-for-age championship, to be ridden by dual Cox Plate winning jockey Damien Oliver.
El Segundo, winner of the 2007 Tatts Cox Plate, will start from barrier 13, as he contests the race once again.Connections of the favoured Heart of Dreams, trained by Mick Price, drew barrier 3.
Following the declaration of the final field this morning, connections of all entrants were once again challenged by the Moonee Valley Racing Club to select their own barriers.
This new system was introduced with great success in 2008 for the Tatts Cox Plate.
The Chief Stipendiary Steward, Mr Terry Bailey drew a marble representing each horse’s saddlecloth number from a barrel, and connections were then invited on stage to select a barrier stall from which their horse would begin the 2009 Tatts Cox Plate.
The first horse drawn was Vision and Power, trained by Joe Pride, whose connections selected barrier 4.
In order of saddlecloth, the Tatts Cox Plate barrier line up will be:
El Segundo (13)
Zipping (2)
Vision and Power (4)
Nom Du Jeu (5)
Scenic Shot (6)
Black Piranha (8)
Sir Slick (11)
Road to Rock (1)
Speed Gifted (12)
Whobegotyou (10)
Heart of Dreams (3)
Rock Kingdom (9)
Manhattan Rain (14)
So You Think (7)
A total of 12 individual Group 1 winners will line up in this Saturday’s Tatts Cox Plate.
The 14 horses have won a total of 82 black-type races between them, with combined winning stakes of $21,330,334. Eight of the horses are ‘equine millionaires’.
The Tatts Cox Plate is scheduled at 4:30pm as race 8 on the 9 race card this Saturday.
Last minute bookings for Tatts Cox Plate can be made by calling 1300 7979 59.
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