Cox Plate Dreaming for 3YOs Starts Now

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday August 7

Entries have closed for this year’s Cox Plate with all the Australian trained names you would expect to see among the list of 137 nominations, but we’re interested in the 22 three year-olds that have been entered as the very fact they’ve been entered is a good indicator as to the regard in which they are held.

One big name not in the entries is last year’s Cox Plate winner Romantic Warrior (IRE), who will be remaining in Hong Kong where he was recently crowed 2024 HK Horse of the Year. Click here to see the full list of entries.

Too Darn Hot (GB) colt Broadsiding holds an entry for the Cox Plate - image Grant Courtney

And so to the three year-olds, Broadsiding is the obvious standout, but who are the others that are dreaming big?

Bosustow (Blue Point (IRE) – Maiden winner and third to Broadsiding in G1 JJ Atkins.

Broadsiding (Too Darn Hot (GB) – Two time G1 winner at 1600m and Champion 2YO elect.

Dawn Service (Justify(USA) – Impressive maiden winner last week at Hawkesbury.

Depth of Character (Deep Field) – Three starts for two wins last run a Listed win at Eagle Farm over 1400m.

Dom (Pierro) – Two starts for a maiden win at Geelong and second at Caulfield last month.

El Castello (Castelvecchio) – Two placings from three starts and was second to Broadsiding in Listed Fernhill over 1600m.

Entrusting (The Autumn Sun) – Unraced.

Epimeles (Dundeel) – Two starts for two wins including Listed Anzac Day Stakes at 1400m.

Evaporate (Per Incanto (USA) – Maiden winner at Cranbourne at fifth start on August 1 over 1400m.

Grammar Lad (Written Tycoon) – Debut winner at Pakenham over 1200m in May at only start.

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Henlein (Dundeel) – Two starts for debut win at Bendigo and a third at Flemington over 1400m in June.

Hot Majesty (Too Darn Hot (GB) – Unraced.

Linebacker (Dundeel) – Three starts for two wins including G3 Baillieu and second to Broadsiding in G1 Champagne Stakes at 1600m.

Megastar Heart (Star Turn) -  Four starts, two wins and a second including Listed win at Eagle Farm over 1300m.

Ndola (Justify (USA) – Two starts, debut win at Pakenham and then second at Caulfield over 1200m last month.

Prost (Snitzel) – Won G3 Canonbury Stakes over 1100m from five starts.

Red Aces (Dundeel) – Two starts for a debut third then Flemington win over 1800m last start.

Sav on Ice (Puissance de Lune (IRE) – Unraced.

Shangri La Express (Alabama Express) – Five starts for two wins over 1100 and 1000m last spring including Golden Gift.

Storm Boy (Justify (USA)- Six starts, four wins to 1200m and two placings Golden Slipper and Sires Produce.

Traffic Warden (Street Boss (USA) – Seven starts for two wins and three placings, won G2 VRC Sires Produce at 1400m and second to Manaal in G1 ATC Sires Produce.

Wanaruah (Snitzel) – Two starts for two wins at Canterbury and then Randwick at 1400m last month.

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