2025 G1 Cox Plate Field and Barrier Draw

Breednet - Tuesday October 21

A field of nine has been finalised for the 2025 Cox Plate with favourite Via Sistina drawing gate seven for Chris Waller and James McDonald, while one three-year-old has accepted to run in Nepotism.

Via Siistina winning last year's Cox Plate. Photo: Grant Courtney.

Interestingly only one horse is coming off a last start win in Globe, and only three of the field have won a race so far this preparation.

The last three year-old to win the race was Shamus Award in 2013 although northern hemisphere bred State Of Rest was three years and six months when winning in 2021 as a southern hemisphere four-year-old.

Ladbrokes Cox Plate (2040m) Group 1 - $6,000,000

1. Light Infantry Man (Fr) (Fast Company) Ciaron Maher / Ethan Brown (9) 59.0

2. Antino (NZ) (Redwood) Tony Gollan / Blake Shinn (6) 59.0

3. Attrition (Churchill) Mitchell Freedman / Craig Williams (2) 59.0

4. Buckaroo (GB) (Fastnet Rock) Chris Waller / Mark Zahra (4) 59.0

5. Globe (NZ) (Charm Spirit) Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) / Ben Melham (7) 59.0

6. Via Sistina (Ire) (Fastnet Rock) Chris Waller / James McDonald (5) 57.0

7. Treasurethe Moment (Alabama Express) Matt Laurie / Damian Lane (1) 55.5

8. Aeliana (NZ) (Castelvecchio) Chris Waller / Hugh Bowman (8) 55.5

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9, Nepotism (Brutal) Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes / Zac Lloyd (3) 49.5

TAB.com.au market

$2.00 Via Sistina

$3.50 Antino

$7.00 Aeliana

$9.00 Treasurethe Moment

$15.00 Globe

$17.00 Buckaroo

$26.00 Nepotism

$51.00 Attrition

$71 Light Infantry Man

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