CB Cox Stakes

The CB Cox Stakes is a Group 2 weight-for-age race held annually each December at Ascot racecourse in Perth, Western Australia during the Perth summer racing carnival. The race is run over a distance of 2100 metres and worth $225,000 in prizemoney. The 2011 CB Cox Stakes was won by God Has Spoken from Kincaple with Ranger third.

The event was formerly run over 2400 metres but Perth Racing reduced the race distance in 2008 to coincide with the Perth Cup which was also reduced in distance from 3200m to 2400m, thus making the Cox Stakes a good lead up event for the Cup.

CB Cox Stakes info
Date:	Saturday 22nd December 2012
Track:	Ascot racecourse, Perth
Distance:	2100 metres
Race Type:	Weight-for-age
Status:	Group 2
Prizemoney:	$225,000
2011 Winner:	God Has Spoken

The CB Cox Stakes is the first weight-for-age race beyond 2000m for the summer and it's a level weights event over 2100m that has proven a great guide to the Perth Cup on New Year's day in recent times. Horses that previously tackled the Gr1 Kingston Town Classic may also consider running in this event.

The race has been a great guide to finding the winners and placegetters of the Perth Cup over the years. Lords Ransom (2009), Cats Fun (2007), Palatious (1993), Mirror Magic (1991) and Saratov (1988) all went on to win the Perth Cup after winning this race. Early Express (2005), Free At Last (2004) and Ideal Centreman (1990) all went on to run placings in the Perth Cup.

Multiple horses have either won or placed in both races in recent years and Lords Ransom (2009) was the last horse to take out the CB Cox Stakes & Perth Cup double and there is a fair chance the eventual winner of the Cup, or perhaps a placegetter, may be going around in this race.

God Has Spoken (2011) finished 13th of 15 in the listed JRA Trophy over 2200m at Ascot prior to winning this race and recent CB Cox Stakes winners include Colour Correct (2010) Lord Ransom (2009).

2011 CB Cox Stakes result
1. $21.00 God Has Spoken 59.0 Steven Parnham
2. $6.00 Kincaple 59.0 Dwayne Dunn
3. $1.80 Ranger 59.0 William Pike

then followed
4. $9.00 Tranquility 57.0 Jason Whiting
5. $15.00 Battle Emblem 59.0 Ms Kyra Yuill
6. $21.00 Saint Encosta 59.0 Jason Brown
7. $61.00 Malaika 57.0 Troy Turner
8. $101.00 Insurgency 59.0 Daniel Staeck
9. $12.00 Lords Ransom 59.0 Brad Parnham
10. $71.00 Big Ted 59.0 Glenn Smith
11. $51.00 Mega Steel 59.0 Jarrad Noske
12. $41.00 Whipsaw 59.0 Shaun O’Donnell

Margins: 1.25 len, 2 len
Time: 2:09.84

CB Cox Stakes recent winners & placegetters
Year	Winner	2nd	3rd	Time
2011	God Has Spoken	Kincaple	Ranger	2:09.8
2010	Colour Correct	Admiring	Big Ted	2.08.7
2009	Lords Ransom	Largo Lad	Dante's Banquet	2:08.8
2008	Gilded Venom	Annenkov	The Fuzz	2:08.7
2007	Cats Fun	Westerly Breeze	Guyno	2:30.5
2006	Daka's Gem =1	Scenic Shot =1	Ramiro	2:32.5
2005	Early Express	Blevvo	Bon Argent	2:29.4
2004	Free At Last	Laetare	Black Tom	2:30.9
2003	Celtus	Higgins Gold	Free At Last	2:32.6
2002	Bold Mirage	Tumeric	Alibi Bay	2:32.3
2001	Never Blue	Finito	Lottila Bay	2:32.3
2000	Old Money	Lottila Bay	Grand Turismo	2:30.8
1999	Old Cobber	Lottila Bay	Kim Angel	2:28.6
1998	Jack Daniels	Rogan Josh	Master Touch	2:31.1
1997	Old Cobber	Heed The Toll	Non Aqua	2:32.1
1996	Beau Heed	Unpretentious	Storm	2:31.0
1995	Dark Ksar	Beau Heed	Field Officer	2:32.9
1994	Sugar Raegala	Twist And Shout	Bronte Story	2:30.8
1993	Palatious	Prime Again	Varo's Last	2:31.1
1992	Mr Raku	Red Javelin	Mirror Magic	2:30.5
1991	Mirror Magic	Red Javelin	Acquired	2:29.8
1990	Ideal Centreman	Polar Eclipse	The Hippogriff	2:29.5
1989	Tawrrific	Acquired	Green Range Boy	2:28.6
1988	Saratov	Wolveraction	Muromoon	2:27.8