The 2025 Cox Plate: By way of Sistina Headlines Nominations
The nominations for the 2025 Ladbrokes Cox Plate have been formally launched by Racing Victoria, with a complete of 108 horses vying for a spot within the prestigious race. The record is headlined by By way of Sistina, the dominant eight-length champion from final 12 months.
Reigning Ladbrokes Cox Plate champion By way of Sistina heads all-in betting to defend her title in 2025. Photograph: Final Racing Images.
Regardless of the prize cash growing to an unprecedented $6 million—with $4 million going to the winner—the variety of nominations is down from 137 final 12 months. This 12 months’s entries embody 11 worldwide horses, a drop from the 20 nominated in 2024.
A Have a look at the Key Stats:
Whole Nominations: 108 (down from 137 in 2024)
Worldwide Entries: 11 complete
Defending Champion: By way of Sistina is the present all-in favorite at $2.50 by way of Ladbrokes
Main Coach: Chris Waller has a powerful 30 nominees, pursuing his sixth Cox Plate victory
High Worldwide Contender: Whirl (Aidan O’Brien) is the shortest-priced worldwide at $15
Chris Waller’s Dominance and By way of Sistina’s Quest
Coach Chris Waller, who ready the legendary four-time champion Winx, has a commanding presence with 30 nominations this 12 months.
He’s searching for his sixth Cox Plate trophy, and his major hope is the now eight-year-old By way of Sistina. The mare is on a historic quest to grow to be the primary horse since Winx (2015-18) to win back-to-back Cox Plates. Since her triumph final spring, By way of Sistina has secured 4 extra Group 1 victories, together with the $5 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes within the autumn.
Different notable Waller entries embody:
Aeliana, the ATC Derby-winning filly.
Autumn Glow, an undefeated daughter of The Autumn Solar.
Woman Shenandoah, a three-time Group 1 winner.
Fangirl, a four-time Group 1 winner who completed seventh within the 2023 Cox Plate.
The Worldwide Contingent
This 12 months’s Cox Plate nominations characteristic 11 worldwide contenders, with a big quantity coming from Eire.
Eire: Aidan O’Brien leads with 4 entries, together with the shortest-priced worldwide, Whirl. His son Joseph, a two-time Cox Plate winner, has two entries.
England: Richard Hannon and Jessica Harrington have nominated a complete of three horses.
Japan: The only Japanese entry is Cosmo Kuranda, a son of the 2011 Caulfield Cup winner Southern Velocity.
4 worldwide horses have beforehand received the Cox Plate: Adelaide (2014) and State Of Relaxation (2021) for Eire, Lys Gracieux (2019) for Japan, and Romantic Warrior (2023) for Hong Kong. Final 12 months, Japanese galloper Prognosis completed second and UK runner Docklands was fifth.
Past By way of Sistina, different high contenders within the futures market embody:
Antino ($7), Tony Gollan’s Doomben Cup winner.
Treasurethe Second ($13), who received each the VRC Oaks and ATC Oaks.
Mr Brightside ($15), who will probably be trying the race for a fourth consecutive 12 months.
The 2025 Caulfield Cup additionally noticed its nominations shut with 146 early entries, together with 12 worldwide runners, with Chris Waller once more having probably the most entries with 32.
2025 Ladbrokes Cox Plate Nomination Listing
Final 10
Horse
Intercourse
Age
Coach
Hcp Ranking
1
21x90x404x
ADELAIDE RIVER (IRE)
G
6
Kris Lees
2
6112x3421x
AELIANA (NZ)
M
4
Chris Waller
3
4383x6035x
AL MUBHIR (GB)
G
7
Annabel & Rob Archibald
4
211x22x
AL RIFFA (FR)
H
6
Joseph O’Brien
5
9x00x0590x
ALENQUER (FR)
G
8
Ben, Will & JD Hayes
6
159x116x1x
ANGEL CAPITAL
H
4
Chris Waller
7
1x1x139x0x
ANISETTE (GB)
M
6
Chris Waller
8
11712x146x
ANOTHER WIL
G
6
Ciaron Maher
9
33120x011x
ANTINO (NZ)
G
7
Tony Gollan
10
3x
ARABIAN PRINCE
C
3
Michael Kent
11
451x55241x
ARAPAHO (FR)
G
9
Bjorn Baker
12
ATTICA
C
3
Joseph Satisfaction
13
74140x828x
ATTRITION
H
6
Mitchell Freedman
14
11x
AUTUMN BOY
C
3
Chris Waller
15
111x1x
AUTUMN GLOW
M
4
Chris Waller
16
1x
BEDTIME STORY (IRE)
M
4
Aidan O’Brien
17
84112x920x
BELVEDERE BOYS
G
6
Matthew Dunn
18
11229x970x
BUCKAROO (GB)
G
7
Chris Waller
19
21x
CENTRAL COAST
C
3
Chris Waller
20
211x45315x
CEOLWULF (NZ)
G
5
Joseph Satisfaction
21
2122x310x
CHIEF LITTLE ROCK (IRE)
G
5
Anthony & Sam Freedman
22
CINTURATO
G
3
Mark Walker
23
x00x80x48x
CLEVELAND (IRE)
G
8
Kris Lees
24
COSMO KURANDA (JPN)
H
5
Shizuya Kato
25
35x
CRUSADER VOYAGE
C
3
Chris Waller
26
12x3x1611x
DAMASK ROSE (NZ)
M
4
Mark Walker
27
275x71211x
DEAKIN (FR)
G
6
Phillip Stokes
28
8x5253112x
DEPTH OF CHARACTER
G
4
Annabel & Rob Archibald
29
x314x8024x
DESERT LIGHTNING (NZ)
G
6
Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman
30
116x48011x
DIEGO VELAZQUEZ (IRE)
H
5
Aidan O’Brien
31
1139x3421x
EVAPORATE (NZ)
G
4
Ben, Will & JD Hayes
32
3163x1221x
FANGIRL
M
7
Chris Waller
33
3x60x
FERMOY
C
3
Chris Waller
34
x7423x316x
FEROCE (NZ)
G
4
Dominic Sutton
35
16x4117x4x
FULL COUNT FELICIA (USA)
M
7
Chris Waller
36
GALEN (GB)
G
5
Joseph O’Brien
37
GENTLE GIANT
C
3
Chris Waller
38
110x02368x
GERIATRIX
G
5
Chris Waller
39
22110x310x
GRINGOTTS (NZ)
G
6
Ciaron Maher
40
2x
HAATEM (IRE)
H
5
Richard Hannon
41
117x21121x
HALF YOURS
G
5
Tony & Calvin McEvoy
42
2132x
HIDDEN ACHIEVEMENT
C
3
Chris Waller
43
11x
HIGHVOL
G
3
Nick Ryan
44
2689x12x
HILLIER
C
3
Annabel & Rob Archibald
45
HOTAZHELL (GB)
H
4
Jessica Harrington
46
4x95x1165x
KINGSWOOD (GB)
H
6
Gavin Bedggood
47
234x90051x
KNIGHT’S CHOICE
G
6
John Symons & Sheila Laxon
48
21x212222x
LA CRIQUE (NZ)
M
7
Simon Alexander
49
032x826x9x
LADY IN PINK
M
5
Leon & Troy Corstens & Will Larkin
50
32x11x111x
LADY SHENANDOAH
M
4
Chris Waller
51
11x
LEGACY BOUND
G
3
Robbie Griffiths
52
12111114x
LEICA LUCY (NZ)
M
4
Chris Waller
53
7101x6310x
LIGHT INFANTRY MAN (FR)
G
7
Ciaron Maher
54
8x2332490x
LINDERMANN
G
6
Chris Waller
55
2x46x2618x
LINEBACKER (NZ)
G
4
John O’Shea & Tom Charlton
56
1x138x159x
MIDDLE EARTH (GB)
G
6
Ciaron Maher
57
66x4x
MIEWA
G
3
Nick Ryan
58
33x000546x
MILITARIZE (NZ)
G
5
Chris Waller
59
33x2121x0x
MOIRA (CAN)
M
7
Chris Waller
60
MOUNT KILIMANJARO (FR)
H
4
Aidan O’Brien
61
13x491534x
MOVIN OUT (NZ)
M
4
Chris Waller
62
2241x2120x
MR BRIGHTSIDE (NZ)
G
8
Ben, Will & JD Hayes
63
02639x030x
MY OBERON (IRE)
G
9
Annabel & Rob Archibald
64
311x
NEPOTISM
C
3
Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes
65
3230111x7x
NEWLOOK (FR)
G
5
Trent Busuttin & Natalie Younger
66
215x
OBSERVER
C
3
Ciaron Maher
67
42x865839x
OUR GOLD HOPE
M
5
Robert & Luke Value
68
3x9632155x
PALMETTO (NZ)
G
7
John Sargent
69
242111125x
PERFUMIST (NZ)
M
4
Bjorn Baker
70
13491x845x
PERICLES
G
6
Bjorn Baker
71
1x
PERSICA (IRE)
H
5
Richard Hannon
72
x21293118x
POCKETING
G
4
Richard & Will Freedman
73
9x3123118x
POINT AND SHOOT
G
4
Bjorn Baker
74
8x4x8x112x
POINT KING (IRE)
G
7
Anthony & Sam Freedman
75
36610x897x
PORT LOCKROY
H
5
Annabel & Rob Archibald
76
3x24183x7x
PORTLAND (IRE)
H
5
Matthew Smith
77
344x
PROVIDENCE
C
3
Chris Waller
78
RASHABAR (IRE)
H
4
Brian Meehan
79
8131x7690x
REAL CLASS (NZ)
M
4
Chris Waller
80
11145x
RIVELLINO
C
3
Kris Lees
81
13337x142x
ROYAL PATRONAGE (FR)
H
7
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
82
1x1122x
SABAJ
G
4
Mick Value & Michael Kent (Jnr)
83
26x
SARAPO (GB)
C
3
Chris Waller
84
1x7758111x
SAV ON ICE
H
4
Darryl Carrison
85
0x0x30069x
SCARLET OAK
M
5
Chris Waller
86
021352x05x
SCARY (NZ)
H
4
Emma-Lee & David Browne
87
41114x
SEPALS
G
4
Cliff Brown
88
x1441x1x0x
SHADIZI (FR)
G
5
Chris Waller
89
1113x28x1x
SIR DELIUS (GB)
H
5
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
90
2954x8612x
STEFI MAGNETICA
M
5
Bjorn Baker
91
42242220x
SWELTERING
M
4
Chris Waller
92
2143x6250x
TERRITORY EXPRESS
G
6
Paul Niceforo
93
245612417x
THE EUPHRATES (GB)
G
5
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
94
243x21573x
TOM KITTEN
G
5
Anthony & Sam Freedman
95
1111x1111x
TREASURETHE MOMENT
M
4
Matt Laurie
96
TRINITY COLLEGE (IRE)
H
4
Chris Waller
97
47x4323x
TUPAKARA
F
3
Annabel & Rob Archibald
98
43120x130x
VAUBAN (FR)
G
8
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
99
5111x3111x
VIA SISTINA (IRE)
M
8
Chris Waller
100
111x
VINROCK
C
3
Matt Laurie
101
89489x504x
VON HAUKE (NZ)
G
6
Cliff Brown
102
WHIRL (IRE)
M
4
Aidan O’Brien
103
3111014x
WILLYDOIT (NZ)
G
4
Ciaron Maher
104
1121P32x
WITHIN THE LAW
F
3
Bjorn Baker
105
13224x
WODETON
C
3
Chris Waller
106
111212x75x
WOOTTON VERNI (FR)
G
5
Chris Waller
107
15078x778x
YOUNG WERTHER (NZ)
G
8
Danny O’Brien
108
454x83230x
ZARDOZI
M
5
Ciaron Maher
Desk Credit score: Racing Australia.
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