Via Sistina shoots to Melbourne Cup favouritism after setting new standard at Cox Plate
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Via Sistina shoots to Melbourne Cup favouritism after setting new standard at Cox Plate

Daily Mail  

Dominant Cox Plate winner Via Sistina has shot to outright Melbourne Cup favouritism despite not yet being a confirmed starter for the race that stops the nation. But connections of Via Sistina - bought by Yulong Investments for $5.5 million in December last year - will 'let the dust settle' before deciding whether to back her up in the Melbourne Cup. Online betting sites opened with Via Sistina as a $51 Melbourne Cup chance, and she was a $21 fancy before the Cox Plate, but her odds were slashed to $5 on Saturday night. Golden ticket locked in for Via Sistina 🏆🏆 pic.twitter.com/X9TwJPMUEu — Victoria Racing Club October 26, 2024 Via Sistina cruised home in a record-breaking Cox Plate run on Saturday, dominating the field If she starts and is successful, Via Sistina would become only the second galloper to claim the Cox Plate-Melbourne Cup double this century, after legendary mare Makybe Diva.

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Cox Plate 2024 favourite Via Sistina unlikely to run after throwing jockey James McDonald in trackwork
2 months ago

Cox Plate 2024 favourite Via Sistina unlikely to run after throwing jockey James McDonald in trackwork

ABC  

Jockey James McDonald was thrown off Cox Plate frontrunner Via Sistina in dramatic scenes during a trackwork session at Moonee Valley on Tuesday morning. McDonald was unhurt in the incident but Yulong Investments racing manager Troy Stephens said Via Sistina — which had been listed as the second favourite to win the race — would be "very unlikely" to run …

From Smokin' Romans to Anamoe and Deauville Legend, the leading chances for the Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup
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From Smokin' Romans to Anamoe and Deauville Legend, the leading chances for the Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup

ABC  

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