Cox Plate 2021: What time is it, field, prize money, odds, how to watch

Moonee Valley will once again host the 2021 Cox Plate with the Group 1 feature being run on Saturday October 23 ,2021. The Cox Plate is a weight-for-age race and is run over 2040m.

Find out all the information on the Cox Plate below including how you can live stream the Cox Plate, the full field and barriers and how to get the best odds on the race.

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What time does the Cox Plate start?

The 2021 Cox Plate is scheduled to jump at 5:10PM AEDT on Saturday, 23rd October.

How to watch the Cox Plate 2021

There are a number of ways to watch this years edition of the Cox Plate. We detail how you can watch the race both on TV and live stream on your mobile or desktop computer.

What channel is the Cox Plate on?

Channel 7 along with Racing.com (Channel 78) have the current rights to broadcast the Cox Plate on free-to-air TV in Australia. Australian residents can watch the race live and free through either channel.

Sky Racing will also be showing the races from Moonee Valley, users with Foxtel or other subscription services can watch watch the race live on Sky Racing 1.

How to stream the Cox Plate 2021?

More users are streaming live events and thankfully watching the Cox Plate on your mobile or desktop computer has never been easier.

Sportsbet and TAB have the current rights to stream Sky Racing 1 and 2 which allows customers of these bookmakers to live stream the Cox Plate for free.

We recommend this method as it’s easy to sign up and place your Cox Plate bet on either of these two bookmakers then watch the race straight from your phone or computer.

Cox Plate 2021 Final Field and Barriers

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight
1 x6D111x113 ZAAKI (GB) Annabel Neasham James McDonald 6 59kg
2 7x0733x083 DALASAN Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas Daniel Moor 3 59kg
3 0x34x52x3x GOLD TRIP (FR) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Damien Oliver 2 59kg
4 3x21223x11 CALLSIGN MAV (NZ) John Bary Luke Nolen 5 59kg
5 x32107x125 MO’UNGA (NZ) Annabel Neasham Hugh Bowman 4 57.5kg
6 7x3112x214 VERRY ELLEEGANT (NZ) Chris Waller Damian Lane 9 57kg
7 x1102x1521 PROBABEEL (NZ) Jamie Richards Brett Prebble 7 57kg
8 125435x31x STATE OF REST (IRE) Joseph O’Brien John Allen 8 56.5kg
9 x23121x121 ANAMOE James Cummings Craig Williams 10 49.5kg
10 x3531x3672 CAPTIVANT Peter & Paul Snowden Dean Yendall 1 49.5kg

Who is the favourite for the Cox Plate?

Zaaki ($2.90) heads the odds for the 2021 Cox Plate and does look to be the horse to beat. There are plenty of chances in the small field though with Anamoe ($3.90) and Verry Elleegant ($5.00) are also well fancied to win the race.

Sportsbet, Ladbrokes and Palmerbet and Neds are among the best online bookmakers that offer great fixed odds on the Cox Plate. Another option is to bet on the Top Tote, this guarantees you will get a fair price on your runner.

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How much is the Cox Plate worth?

The 2021 Cox Plate is worth $5,000,000 in Prize Money. The winner of the race will take home $3,000,000 while the top 10 horses will all receive a share in winnings.

Place Prize Money
1st $3,000,000
2nd $750,000
3rd $375,000
4th $250,000
5th $200,000
6th $100,000
7th $100,000
8th $75,000
9th $75,000
10th $75,000
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