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Held annually in late December as a key lead-up to the Perth Cup, the Ted Van Heemst Stakes is a 2100m staying event at Ascot Racecourse formerly known as the C.B. Cox Stakes before being renamed in 2016.

Worth $300,000 in prize money as of 2023, the Group 2 event attracts good staying horses that are suited to the weight-for-age conditions. The Ted Van Heemst Stakes is the ideal lead-up race to the Group 2 Perth Cup (2400m) held around a fortnight later either on New Year’s Eve or the first week of the New Year at the end of the Perth Summer Racing Carnival.

The 2021 Ted Van Heemst Stakes form was franked with the runner-up Platoon running a next-up third in the Perth Cup trifecta.

The Ted Van Heemst Stakes 2023 form was franked in the subsequent Perth Cup 2024 results with Casino Seventeen improving on a third in the Ted Van Heemst to win the New Year’s Day classic.

The 2023 Ted Van Heemst winner Numerian meanwhile ran fourth in the Perth Cup at his next start.

The 2023 Ted Van Heemst Stakes ran on Saturday December 23, 2023 as an important Perth Cup lead-up race and was won in flashing style by Annabel Neasham’s veteran galloper Numerian ($3.70).

Ted Van Heemst Stakes 2023
Date:	Saturday December 23, 2023
Track:	Ascot Racecourse
Distance:	2100m
Race Type:	Weight-For-Age
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$300,000

2023 Ted Van Heemst Stakes Results

• 1st: #1 Numerian ($3.70)
• 2nd: #3 Marocchino
• 3rd: #5 Casino Seventeen

Eight-year-old Annabel Neasham-trained import Numerian ($3.70) was too good late coming with a flashing finish to wear down the front running Marocchino and score a narrow but convincing Perth victory in the Ted Van Heemst Stakes 2023 results.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	1	NUMERIAN (IRE)	Annabel Neasham	Clint Johnston-Porter		2	59kg		$3.70
	2	3	MAROCCHINO	Lou Luciani	Troy Turner	0.96L	3	59kg		$3.80
	3	5	CASINO SEVENTEEN	Grant & Alana Williams	Jarrad Noske	2.88L	4	59kg		$8
	4	2	ZOUMON	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Ms Rachel King	4.74L	6	59kg		$2.50F
	5	6	THE VELVET QUEEN	Darren McAuliffe	Patrick Carbery	7.38L	1	57kg		$10
	6	4	STARTRADE	Daniel Morton	Brad Parnham	10.25L	5	59kg		$31

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Ted Van Heemst Stakes Betting Odds

The latest Ted Van Heemst Stakes 2023 odds – formerly the CB Cox Stakes – will be listed below with links to the markets at Ladbrokes.com.au for you to back your top Ted Van Heemst Stakes betting tips at the right price this summer.

Regal Power ($1.65 in 2019 and $1.20 in 2021) and the ill-fated Truly Great ($1.45 in 2020) are the latest favourites in Ted Van Heemst Stakes betting to salute for the punters.

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2023 Ted Van Heemst Stakes Form Guide

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2023 Ted Van Heemst Stakes Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Ted Van Heemst Stakes 2023 Tips on the Perth Cup lead-up in WA this summer.

• To Win: #2 Zoumon ($3.10 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Sticking with the favourite in a diminutive Ted Van Heemst Stakes field and have the Waterhouse/Bott-trained Zoumon on top. The Zoustar five-year-old is after his first win this time in, but was excellent in the winter saluting in three straight Cup races including the Grafton and Caloundra Cup. Five Diamonds second two back before a Group 1 Northerly Stakes ninth at this track last start. Had a wide barrier 15 draw that day, is out over a more suitable distance now rock hard fit and ready to fire. Only five rivals to defeat and Rachel King in the saddle is another plus. Back don’t sack.

2023 Ted Van Heemst Stakes Field

The Ted Van Heemst / CB Cox Stakes field traditionally features the best locally-trained stayers targeting the popular Perth Cup.

Horses in the Ted Van Heemst Stakes field come out of summer lead-up races including the Group 1 Northerly Stakes (1800m) – formerly the Kingston Town Classic –  in early December or the previous Saturday’s Group 3 A.J. Scahill Stakes (1400m) over a notably shorter distance.

In 2019, Regal Power completed the Group 1 Railway Stakes – Ted Van Heemst Stakes double. Truly Great took out the Kingston Town Classic – Ted Van Heemst Stakes double in 2020 before Regal Power did the same in 2021.

The 2023 Ted Van Heemst Stakes field & barriers will be provided here the week of the race once officially announced by Perth Racing.

The 2023 Ted Van Heemst Stakes field sees a tightly packed group of classy stayers, many eyeing a potential berth in the prestigious Perth Cup. Among them, Zoumon, who recently impressed with a second-place finish in the Five Diamonds, arrives under the guidance of powerhouse stable Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott.

Click here to read more on the key runners in the Ted Van Heemst Stakes 2023 field and betting markets.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	426256×947	NUMERIAN (IRE)	Annabel Neasham	Clint Johnston-Porter	2	59kg		109
2	5x2111x029	ZOUMON	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Ms Rachel King	6	59kg		108
3	1x10x01787	MAROCCHINO	Lou Luciani	Troy Turner	3	59kg		110
4	5912×80907	STARTRADE	Daniel Morton	Brad Parnham	5	59kg		99
5	12311×3420	CASINO SEVENTEEN	Grant & Alana Williams	Jarrad Noske	4	59kg		97
6	1211x2x690	THE VELVET QUEEN	Darren McAuliffe	Patrick Carbery	1	57kg		98

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Ted Van Heemst Stakes Nominations

Early nominations for the Ted Van Heemst Stakes in 2023 will be updated here the week of the race.

Ted Van Heemst / CB Cox Stakes History

Inaugurated in 1914 as the Grandstand Plate, the Ted Van Heemst Stakes was renamed in 2016 in honour of Western Australian Racing Hall of Famer Ted Van Heemst and was previously known as the CB Cox Stakes from 1920-2015.

The race was previously contested over 2400m, but was reduced in 2009 after the Perth Cup distance was also cut from a traditional two-mile cup distance (3200m) to the mile and a half (2400m).

The Ted Van Heemst Stakes has held Group 2 status since 1979 and has been won by a number of notable stayers including Eurythmic (1920) who went on to win a host of interstate Group 1 races including the Caulfield Cup (1920), that year’s Melbourne Cup winner Piping Lane (1972), the reigning Cox Plate champion at the time Battle Heights (1974) and more recently Delicacy (2015) who won the following January’s Perth Cup.

The 2019 Ted Van Heemst Stakes winner Regal Power went on to win the following year’s $5 million The All-Star Mile in Melbourne. Regal Power also returned to completed the Kingston Town Classic – Ted Van Heemst Stakes double in 2021.

Recent C.B. Cox / Ted Van Heemst Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2023 Ted Van Heemst Stakes	1st	Numerian	2 minutes 10.14 seconds
	2nd	Marocchino
	3rd	Casino Seventeen
2022 Ted Van Heemst Stakes	1st	Marocchino	2 minutes 10.11 seconds
	2nd	Steinem
	3rd	Ironclad
2021 Ted Van Heemst Stakes	1st	Regal Power	2 minutes 11.35 seconds
	2nd	Platoon
	3rd	Cockney Crew
2020 Ted Van Heemst Stakes	1st	Truly Great	2 minutes 11.74 seconds
	2nd	Trap For Fools
	3rd	Platoon
2019 Ted Van Heemst Stakes	1st	Regal Power	2 minutes 12.96 seconds
	2nd	Gatting
	3rd	Star Exhibit
2018 Ted Van Heemst Stakes	1st	Galaxy Star	2 minutes 12.54 seconds
	2nd	Gatting
	3rd	Perfect Jewel
2017 Ted Van Heemst Stakes	1st	Pounamu	2 minutes 16.76 seconds
	2nd	Material Man
	3rd	Zarantz
2016 Ted Van Heemst Stakes	1st	Perfect Reflection	2 minutes 14.13 seconds
	2nd	Fathoms Of Gold
	3rd	Ihtsahymn
2015 C.B. Cox Stakes	1st	Delicacy	2 minutes 14.3 seconds
	2nd	Black Heart Bart
	3rd	Bass Strait
2014 C.B. Cox Stakes	1st	Elite Belle	2 minutes 14.85 seconds
	2nd	Red Blast
	3rd	Bass Strait
2013 C.B. Cox Stakes	1st	Ihtsahymn	2 minutes 11.17 seconds
	2nd	Kincaple
	3rd	Rohan
2012 C.B. Cox Stakes	1st	Mr Moet	2 minutes 12.13 seconds
	2nd	Chester Road
	3rd	Ranger
2011 C.B. Cox Stakes	1st	God Has Spoken	2 minutes 9.84 seconds
	2nd	Kincaple
	3rd	Ranger
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