2024 Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner Pride Of Jenni

Pride Of Jenni Heads 137 Ladbrokes Cox Plate Nominations; 20 Internationals

Lucy Henderson August 6, 2024

Pride Of Jenni Heads 137 Ladbrokes Cox Plate Nominations; 20 Internationals

The 2024 Ladbrokes Cox Plate nominations closed on Tuesday with 137 weight-for-age hopefuls heading towards the 104th edition of the $5 million classic at Moonee Valley on October 26 including the all-in favourite Pride Of Jenni.

2024 Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner Pride Of Jenni

Pride Of Jenni heads all-in betting on the 2024 Ladbrokes Cox Plate nominations. Photo: Steve Hart.

The second of the ‘Big 3’ Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival majors, the Group 1 $5 million Ladbrokes Cox Plate (2040m) is the Australasian weight-for-age championship and always attract the elite of the elite when it comes to middle distance spring stars.

This year looks no exception with an outstanding list of Cox Plate nominees including Ciaron Maher’s multiple Group 1 winning mare Pride Of Jenni who was last seen winning Sydney’s Queen Elizabeth Stakes by a historic 6.5 lengths during April’s The Championships.

2024 Ladbrokes Cox Plate Nominations

  • All-In favourite: Pride Of Jenni
  • Internationals: 20
  • Aidan O’Brien-trained: 12
  • Leading Australian trainers: Ciaron Maher (13), Chris Waller (13)
  • Individual Group 1 winners: 32
  • Three-year-olds: 34 three-year-olds (22 southern hemisphere, 12 northern hemisphere)

Pride Of Jenni is also the reigning All-Star Mile champ really coming into her own over the past season and gets her first shot at Cox Plate glory this spring.

Current pre-field Cox Plate odds online at race sponsor Ladbrokes.com.au list Pride Of Jenni at the top of the markets at $6.

Maher co-trained the ill-fated 2020 Cox Plate champion Sir Dragonet and so chases his second victory in the ‘race where legends are made’ this season.

Along with the all-in favourite he has a dozen other Cox Plate 2024 nominees giving him 13 in total, equal with Chris Waller of Winx fame.

One of the most famous Cox Plate winning trainers, Waller won the event four times on the trot with the mighty mare Winx (2015-18) and returns in 2024 chasing his fifth with 13 nominees.

The Waller contingent is led market-wise by his seven-year-old Fastnet Rock mare Via Sistina, the import having won the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes in her Australian debut back in March before finishing next best to Pride Of Jenni in the Queen Elizabeth.

The Cox Plate has a rich history of attracting top-class international horses.

Four overseas raiders have conquered Australia’s weight-for-age championship, showcasing the global appeal of the race.

Ireland’s Adelaide (2014) and State Of Rest (2021), trained by Aidan O’Brien and Joseph O’Brien respectively, along with Japan’s Lys Gracieux (2019) and Hong Kong’s Romantic Warrior (2023) have etched their names into Cox Plate folklore.

These victories highlight the race’s status as a truly international contest.

In 2024 the Cox Plate nominations attracted 20 northern hemisphere-trained raiders including a bumper 12 from the Aidan O’Brien stables as he chases his second success.

O’Brien’s Cox Plate entries this season are: Auguste Rodin, Chief Little Rock, Content, Diego Velazquez, Grosvenor Square, Hans Andersen, Illinois, Los Angeles, Luxembourg, Opera Singer, Port Fairy, and Ylang Ylang.

The other raiders looking to steal the silverware from the locals are UK’s Brian Meehan-trained Jayarebe; the Charlie Appleby-trained stablemates Measured Time and Nations Pride; Ireland’s White Birch; and four Japanese gallopers with the Tetyana Furdetska-trained Country’s Light, Hishi Iguazu for Noriyuki Hori, the Takashi Saito-trained Killer Ability, and Prognosis.

Currently Prognosis sits equal second in the latest Cox Plate futures markets at $8 to join Lys Gracieux who became the first Japanese-trained Cox Plate winner in 2019.

Of the 34 three-year-old Cox Plate nominations the best fancied in the current markets is the James Cummings-trained Too Darn Hot colt Broadsiding, the Godolphin galloper having won the Group 1 JJ Atkins (1600m) at Eagle Farm.

The Ben, Will & JD Hayes-trained Mr Brightside meanwhile is the best out of last year’s Cox Plate results returning for another shot at the title, the 2023 runner-up having also run seventh back in 2022.

The class of the Cox Plate 2024 nominations is highlighted by the fact there are 32 individual Group 1 winners in the mix.

The 2024 Ladbrokes Cox Plate first acceptances are open until midday on Tuesday, September 10, 2024.

Click here for the latest all-in Cox Plate betting odds on the nominees at Ladbrokes.com.au.

2024 Ladbrokes Cox Plate Nominations

Last 10HorseSexAgeTrainerHcp Rating
1x28221x90xADELAIDE RIVER (IRE)H5Kris Lees
230x411133xAIR ASSAULTG4Andrew Gluyas
3x1190x220xAMELIA’S JEWELM5Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald
4213x11117xANOTHER WILG5Ciaron Maher
541220x160xANTINO (NZ)G6Tony Gollan
67114x0x75xARAPAHO (FR)G8Bjorn Baker
7834x324x7xARDAKAN (GB)G6Ciaron Maher
81872x6442xATHABASCAN (FR)G6John O’Shea & Tom Charlton
92021x8132xATISHU (NZ)M7Chris Waller
102x5201x80xATTRITIONH5Mitchell Freedman
1111x11x1xAUGUSTE RODIN (IRE)H5Aidan O’Brien
1231x612129xAUTUMN ANGELM4Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman
1313352x551xBASES LOADEDH4Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
141x7x21112xBERKSHIRE BREEZE (IRE)G6Ciaron Maher
151356x5089xBERKSHIRE SHADOW (GB)G6Ciaron Maher
1674x274313xBOIS D’ARGENT (GB)G8Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald
17623x013xBOSUSTOWC3Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald
184331111xBROADSIDINGC3James Cummings
19x275x5356xBUCKAROO (GB)G6Chris Waller
201x4136xCARINA QUEENM4Mitchell Freedman
21127x111x5xCASTEM5Ben, Will & JD Hayes
222x6x66228xCEOLWULF (NZ)G4Joseph Pride
230x00x0410xCEPHEUS (GB)G8Matthew Dunn
242x1151x33xCHANGINGOFTHEGUARD (IRE)G6Kris Lees
253xCHIEF LITTLE ROCK (IRE)H4Aidan O’Brien
262343x4411xCIRCLE OF FIRE (GB)H5Ciaron Maher
27x49621x00xCLEVELAND (IRE)H7Kris Lees
286055x1131xCOCO SUNM4Tony & Calvin McEvoy
29CONTENT (IRE)M4Aidan O’Brien
30631012317xCOUNTRY’S LIGHTG6Tetyana Furdetska
313x1213xCRAIG (GB)G4Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
3231xDAWN SERVICEC3Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
3317x034021xDENY KNOWLEDGE (IRE)M7Anthony & Sam Freedman
34131xDEPTH OF CHARACTERC3Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald
3582x131139xDESERT LIGHTNING (NZ)G5Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman
362317x3628xDETONATOR JACK (NZ)G6Ciaron Maher
37DIEGO VELAZQUEZ (IRE)H4Aidan O’Brien
381xDOCKLANDS (GB)H5Harry Eustace
3912xDOMG3Ben, Will & JD Hayes
40328xEL CASTELLOC3Anthony Cummings
41311153133xEL SOLEADOG5Robbie Laing
42111x211x1xELIYASS (FR)G6Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
43125x32560xENCAPG4Gary Portelli
44ENTRUSTINGC3Ben, Will & JD Hayes
4511xEPIMELESC3Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
465x5154118xETERNAL FLAME (NZ)M5Michael Kent
47428x21xEVAPORATE (NZ)G3Ben, Will & JD Hayes
48x13174x12xFANGIRLM6Chris Waller
4950x441131xFAWKNER PARK (IRE)G6Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald
50228x26366xFOXY CLEOPATRAM5Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
512821x0570xFRANCESCO GUARDI (IRE)G7Chris Waller
524121x3241xFREEDOM RALLYG5Tony Gollan
53246x78511xGOLDEN PATH (NZ)G5Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)
541xGRAMMAR LADC3Ben, Will & JD Hayes
551xGROSVENOR SQUARE (IRE)H4Aidan O’Brien
561xHANS ANDERSEN (GB)H5Aidan O’Brien
5713xHENLEINC3Anthony & Sam Freedman
5817x5x93x0xHISHI IGUAZU (JPN)H9Noriyuki Hori
591592532x6xHONEY GIRL (GB)M6Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman
60HOT MAJESTYC3Ben, Will & JD Hayes
610x2231322xIKNOWASTARG5Bjorn Baker
62ILLINOIS (IRE)H4Aidan O’Brien
6311155xIMMEDIACY (NZ)G4Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
64JAYAREBE (FR)H4Brian Meehan
6513x10x162xJENNILALAM5Ciaron Maher
661x2221x1xJOLIESTARM4Chris Waller
671x1110x85xJUST FINE (IRE)G7Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
683310x0213xKALAPOUR (IRE)G8Kris Lees
691x1xKILLER ABILITY (JPN)H6Takashi Saito
703x3343113xKINTYREG4Gary Portelli
71112x2x52xKITTY ROSE (GB)M4Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)
72413x24234xKNIGHT’S CHOICEG5John Symons & Sheila Laxon
730x4095365xKOVALICA (NZ)G5Chris Waller
74310x12126xLEGARTO (NZ)M5Ken & Bev Kelso
75723320x70xLIGHT INFANTRY MAN (FR)G6Ciaron Maher
76112xLINEBACKER (NZ)C3John O’Shea & Tom Charlton
773xLOS ANGELES (IRE)H4Aidan O’Brien
78x117x5124xLUXEMBOURG (IRE)H6Aidan O’Brien
7940x431231xMARK TWAIN (NZ)G5Roger James & Robert Wellwood
801x11xMEASURED TIME (GB)H5Charlie Appleby
812181xMEGASTAR HEARTC3Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald
824101x3568xMILITARY MISSION (IRE)G7Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
838x0x92441xMISSION OF LOVEM5John Symons & Sheila Laxon
8441171x258xMOLLY BLOOM (NZ)M4Chris Waller
85222x11253xMR BRIGHTSIDE (NZ)G7Ben, Will & JD Hayes
860x1116x84xMURAMASAG5Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
87026x64730xMY OBERON (IRE)G8Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald
881x11x1xNATIONS PRIDE (IRE)H6Charlie Appleby
8912xNDOLAC3Ben, Will & JD Hayes
903209x7622xNEW ENDEAVOUR (IRE)G5Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
9126x43x209xNEW ENERGY (IRE)G6Ciaron Maher
921xOPERA SINGER (USA)M4Aidan O’Brien
93392311x07xPENNYWEKA (NZ)M5Ciaron Maher
94132x62572xPERICLESG5James Cummings
95x5x110x27xPLACE DU CARROUSEL (IRE)M6Anthony & Sam Freedman
9619x28x4x8xPOINT KING (IRE)G6Anthony & Sam Freedman
9774x331891xPOPTRONIC (GB)M6Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
98PORT FAIRY (IRE)M4Aidan O’Brien
999791x18x4xPOST IMPRESSIONIST (IRE)G6Anthony & Sam Freedman
1006x3483284xPOUNDINGG6Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman
1012611x2121xPRIDE OF JENNIM7Ciaron Maher
10212x1x35x1xPROGNOSIS (JPN)H7Mitsumasa Nakauchida
1033x1205xPROSTC3Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
104247x21126xQUICKSTERM4Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman
10531xRED ACESC3Nick Ryan
106213xRED GALAXYG4Greg Eurell
1072121x1311xRIFF ROCKETG4Chris Waller
108319x513x2xROYAL CHAMPION (IRE)G7Anthony & Sam Freedman
10920567x154xROYAL PATRONAGE (FR)H6Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
1105x31123xSAINT GEORGE (GB)H5Ciaron Maher
111SAV ON ICEC3Darryl Carrison
11212110xSCARLET OAKM4Chris Waller
113x7x111111xSEA WHAT I SEE (IRE)M5Danny O’Brien
11411x230xSHANGRI LA EXPRESSC3Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
1154x90x3669xSHARP ’N’ SMART (NZ)G5Graeme & Deborah Rogerson
1161129x2219xSOUTHPORT TYCOONH4Ciaron Maher
117616x30x25xST VINCENTS GARDEN (IRE)G5Anthony & Sam Freedman
118111134xSTORM BOYC3Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
11900x062410xTANNHAUSERG4Chris Waller
120x711x1256xTAVI TIME (NZ)G5Kris Lees
121135x12143xTERRITORY EXPRESSG5Paul Niceforo
122321x65464xTOM KITTENG4James Cummings
1232138142xTRAFFIC WARDENC3James Cummings
12413120x146xTROPICAL SQUALLM4Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
1251111x8087xUNSPOKEN (IRE)G6Peter Snowden
12634x212256xVALIANT KING (GB)G5Chris Waller
1271132x2x12xVIA SISTINA (IRE)M7Chris Waller
1286210x411xVIBRANT SUNM4Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)
129115x8xWALTHAM (GB)G5Matthew Smith
13011xWANARUAHC3Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
131116x62521xWARMONGER (NZ)G4Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)
13212xWHITE BIRCH (GB)H5John Joseph Murphy
13320x11x611xWITHOUT A FIGHT (IRE)G8Anthony & Sam Freedman
1341xYLANG YLANG (GB)M4Aidan O’Brien
13532x317062xYOUNG WERTHER (NZ)G7Danny O’Brien
1367121x0132xZARDOZIM4James Cummings
1379x646x111xZOUGOTCHAM5Chris Waller

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

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