It's a special race. Castelvecchio finished second in the 2019 Cox Plate. In order to accommodate both the Racing.com and Sky 1 broadcast schedules, the meeting at Moe will now begin at 1.05pm tomorrow, with the last of eight races due off at 5.20pm. Boss says there's no reason why Sir Dragonet can't become the eighth horse, and the first since Makybe Diva in 2005, to win the Cox Plate-Melbourne Cup double. He’ll jump from barrier six with Ben Melham aboard. The, Racing Victoria (RV), in consultation with Country Racing Victoria (CRV), wish to advise that three country meetings in November 2020 have been cancelled. "This is a really proud moment for me," he added. The SRC have not conducted a race meeting since July following the decision to afford the Seymour track further time to consolidate after resurfacing works conducted earlier in 2020. BUCKHURST (IRE), Barrier 11, Trainer Joseph O’Brien, Jockey Jamie Kah. However due to the length of the run-in (nearly five furlongs), galloping sorts aren't inconvenienced. "This is unbelievable," Boss told Channel 7 after the race. The son of Galileo finished third behind Magical and Ghaiyyath at his most recent start in Ireland at Group One level. With a capacity field of 14 runners, it was Buckhurst who missed out on a guaranteed start. Following a track inspection with riders, Racing Victoria (RV) Stewards elected to abandon the meeting on safety grounds owing to … "He might be running in the Melbourne Cup, and might be running very well.". “It is with sadness that we confirm that Anthony Van Dyck had to be humanely euthanised after sustaining a fractured fetlock during the running of the Melbourne Cup at Flemington,” Mr Stier said. Sir Dragonet has won Australia's richest weight-for-age race, the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley. Today Tomorrow Today's Runners Today's Jockeys/Drivers Today's Trainers. GRANDSLAM, Barrier 5, Ciaron Maher & David Eustace, Jockey Jye McNeil, 15. "I was confident," Boss explaied. The picnic meeting at Healesville on Saturday, 21 November has also been cancelled. "The Cox Plate was ingrained into my psyche from a young age. 'He returns to race on Saturday week for the big autumn campaign leading up to the championships in April,' Mr Messara told Sky News. MAGIC WAND (IRE), Barrier 4, Trainer Aidan O’Brien, Jockey Mark Zahra, 9. 'He's a horse that's matured since the Cox Plate where he ran a valiant second to one of the best horses in the world.' “I am in shock and I find it extraordinary to be honest,” he said. NETTOYER, Barrier 13, Trainer Wendy Roche, Jockey Billy Egan, 11. “There are a couple of horses there that should be well behind Buckhurst.”. RV will consult with the Moonee Valley Racing Club (MVRC) this week regarding the two abandoned black type races, the Listed McKenzie Stakes (1200m) and Listed Carlyon Stakes (1000m), and determine whether they will be rescheduled to a future meeting at The Valley.