Cox Plate 2025

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Dawn at Moonee Valley RacecourseCredit:PENNY STEPHENS

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Punters wait outside the gatesCredit:Chris Hopkins

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Hugh Carey doing some last-minute leaf blowing at dawn at Moonee Valley RacecourseCredit:PENNY STEPHENS

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Freedman Racing Foreman David Crofts with Tonkin.Credit:Penny Stephens

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Parking Supervisor Bill Harris directing cars at Moonee Valley on Saturday morning.Credit:Penny Stephens

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Balloons in the city skyline at dawn from Moonee Valley RacecourseCredit:PENNY STEPHENS

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Punters break through the gates to see the running of the 2025 Cox Plate, Moonee ValleyCredit:Chris Hopkins

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Gate attendants Brian Horwell and Tony Davoli at Moonee Valley.Credit:PENNY STEPHENS

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Punters enter Moonee Valley before the Cox Plate.Credit:Chris Hopkins

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Tim Rex of the MVRC Pep Band arrives at the 2025 Cox Plate.Credit:Chris Hopkins

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Race 1 and a huge crowd at Moonee Valley RacecourseCredit:PENNY STEPHENS

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Crowds cheer on a winner at the 2025 Cox Plate carnival, Moonee ValleyCredit:Chris Hopkins

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A shetland pony keeps racehorse Star of Omaha company Credit:Chris Hopkins

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Supervisor of Tulloch’s Bar Kon Danilow on his last day at Moonee Valley Racecourse. He’s worked there for 48 years and is 72. It’s the last Cox Plate before a rebuild of the track and buildingsCredit:PENNY STEPHENS

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Punters heading to the grandstand to watch Race 3Credit:PENNY STEPHENS

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Racehorse Salty Pearl in the stablesCredit:Chris Hopkins

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Punters heading to the grandstand to watch Race 3Credit:PENNY STEPHENS

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An aerial view of the mounting yard.Credit:Chris Hopkins

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Punters grab a bite between races.Credit:Photograph by Chris Hopkins

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Friends Mariah Kaminaki and Dakotah Keane at the Cox Plate.Credit:Photograph by Chris Hopkins

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Punters at Moonee Valley today.Credit:Chris Hopkins

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Fans enjoy the racing.Credit:Chris Hopkins

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Enjoying a quiet moment to study the form guide Credit:Chris Hopkins

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Onlookers on Cox Plate Day.Credit:Photograph by Chris Hopkins

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Race 6 at Moonee Valley RacecourseCredit:PENNY STEPHENS

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The delighted connections of the She’s a Hustler in Race 6Credit:PENNY STEPHENS

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Racing at Moonee Valley today.Credit:Chris Hopkins

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Race 9 at Moonee Valley Racecourse Credit:PENNY STEPHENS

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Punters at Moonee Valley RacecourseCredit:PENNY STEPHENS