One of the biggest events of the Perth Summer Racing Carnival, the Group 2 Perth Cup, is due to run at Ascot racecourse on Saturday December 31, 2011.
With so much hype already surrounding the race, betting odds for the 2011 Perth Cup are continuously…
Held in the warmer month of December, the CB Cox Stakes is a 2100m staying event at Perth’s Ascot Racecourse.
Worth $250,000 in prize money, the Group 2 event attracts good staying horses which are suited to the weight-for-age conditions. The CB Cox Stakes is the first race over 2000m held during summer and it is the ideal lead-up race to the Perth Cup.
| C.B. Cox Stakes | |
|---|---|
| Date: | December |
| Track: | Ascot Racecourse |
| Distance: | 2100m |
| Race Type: | Weight-For-Age |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prize Money: | $250,000 |
| C.B. Cox Stakes Prize Money | |
|---|---|
| 1st Place | $152,000 and trophies worth $2000 |
| 2nd Place | $50,000 |
| 3rd Place | $22,500 |
| 4th Place | $10,000 |
| 5th Place | $6,250 |
| 6th – 8th Place | $3,750 |
Formerly run over 2400m, the C.B. Cox Stakes was reduced to 2100m in 2008 to coincide with the Perth Cup.
There have been several horses which have won the C.B Cox Stakes/Perth Cup double including Cats Fun (2007), Palatious (1993), Mirror Magic (1991) and Saratov (1988).
First won by Radnor in 1914, the race was originally known as the Grandstand Plate until 1919. Since then, it has been won more than once by Eracre (1925-26), Maple (1927-28), Gay Balkan (1939-40), Royal Coral (1965-66), Tropical Chief (1975-76) and Old Cobber (1997, 1999).
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 C.B. Cox Stakes |
1st | Colour Correct | 2 minutes 7.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Admiring | ||
| 3rd | Big Ted | ||
| 2009 C.B. Cox Stakes |
1st | Lords Ransom | 2 minutes 8.82 seconds |
| 2nd | Largo Lad | ||
| 3rd | Dante’s Banquet | ||
| 2008 C.B. Cox Stakes |
1st | Gilded Venom | 2 minutes 8.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Annenkov | ||
| 3rd | The Fuzz | ||
| 2007 C.B. Cox Stakes |
1st | Cats Fun | 2 minutes 30.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Westerly Breeze | ||
| 3rd | Guyno | ||
| 2006 C.B. Cox Stakes |
1st | Daka’s Gem (DH) | 2 minutes 32.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Scenic Shot (DH) | ||
| 3rd | Ramiro | ||
| 2005 C.B. Cox Stakes |
1st | Early Express | 2 minutes 29.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Blevvo | ||
| 3rd | Bon Argent | ||
| 2004 C.B. Cox Stakes |
1st | Free At Last | 2 minutes 30.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Laetare | ||
| 3rd | Black Tom | ||
| 2003 C.B. Cox Stakes |
1st | Celtus | 2 minutes 32.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Higgins Gold | ||
| 3rd | Free At Last | ||
| 2002 C.B. Cox Stakes |
1st | Bold Mirage | 2 minutes 32.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Tumeric | ||
| 3rd | Alibi Bay | ||
| 2001 C.B. Cox Stakes |
1st | Never Blue | 2 minutes 32.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Finito | ||
| 3rd | Lottila Bay | ||
| 2000 C.B. Cox Stakes |
1st | Old Money | 2 minutes 30.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Lottila Bay | ||
| 3rd | Grand Turismo | ||
