Favourites Record
The favourite in the Cox Plate has an overall win rate of 41%. Favourites starting at less than $2.00 have a win rate of 70%. Phar Lap has the record of shortest favourite at $1.07 (14/1 on) in 1931.
Year
|
Favourite
|
Price
|
Finish
|
| 2012 |
Green Moon |
5.00 |
7 |
| 2011 |
Helmet |
3.30 |
8 |
| 2010 |
So You Think |
1.50 |
1 |
| 2009 |
Whobegotyou |
2.75 |
6 |
| 2008 |
Samantha Miss |
4.50 |
3 |
| 2007 |
Miss Finland |
4.00 |
4 |
| 2006 |
Racing To Win |
3.75 |
11 |
| 2005 |
Makybe Diva |
2.00 |
1 |
| 2004 |
Elvstroem |
4.20 |
8 |
| 2003 |
Lonhro |
1.60 |
3 |
| 2002 |
Northerly |
4.00* |
1 |
| 2002 |
Lonhro |
4.00* |
6 |
| 2001 |
Sunline |
2.75 |
2 |
| 2000 |
Sunline |
2.38 |
1 |
| 1999 |
Redoute's Choice |
4.50 |
5 |
| 1998 |
Might and Power |
1.73 |
1 |
| 1997 |
Filante |
2.38 |
2 |
| 1996 |
Filante |
3.25* |
2 |
| 1996 |
Juggler |
3.25* |
4 |
| 1995 |
Danewin |
4.50* |
9 |
| 1995 |
Our Maizcay |
4.50* |
14 |
| 1994 |
Jeune |
4.00 |
13 |
| 1993 |
Naturalism |
3.00 |
4 |
| 1992 |
Naturalism |
2.00 |
13 |
| 1991 |
Shaftesbury Avenue |
2.50 |
12 |
| 1990 |
Better Loosen Up |
3.00 |
1 |
| 1989 |
Almaarad |
3.75 |
1 |
| 1988 |
Our Poetic Prince |
2.25 |
1 |
| 1987 |
Rubiton |
2.75 |
1 |
| 1986 |
Bonecrusher |
1.90 |
1 |
| 1985 |
Drawn |
4.50 |
3 |
| 1984 |
Red Anchor |
1.73 |
1 |
| 1983 |
Sir Dapper |
4.50* |
5 |
| 1983 |
Emancipation |
4.50* |
11 |
| 1982 |
Kingston Town |
2.75 |
1 |
| 1981 |
Kingston Town |
1.67 |
1 |
| 1980 |
Kingston Town |
2.50 |
1 |
| 1979 |
Dulcify |
2.75 |
1 |
| 1978 |
La Mer |
2.75 |
6 |
| 1977 |
Luskin Star |
2.75 |
9 |
| 1976 |
How Now |
2.75 |
4 |
| 1975 |
Wave King |
7.00 |
5 |
| 1974 |
Taras Bulba |
3.50 |
2 |
| 1973 |
Young Ida |
5.00 |
7 |
| 1972 |
Gunsynd |
2.50 |
1 |
| 1971 |
Igloo |
3.75 |
2 |
| 1970 |
Gay Poss |
2.75 |
6 |
| 1969 |
Ben Lomond |
2.75 |
2 |
| 1968 |
Rajah Sahib |
2.75 |
1 |
|
Year
|
Favourite
|
Price
|
Finish
|
| 1967 |
Tobin Bronze |
1.17 |
1 |
| 1966 |
Tobin Bronze |
1.90 |
1 |
| 1965 |
Winfreux |
2.38 |
2 |
| 1964 |
Strauss |
3.50 |
5 |
| 1963 |
Sometime |
2.25 |
3 |
| 1962 |
Aquanita |
1.80 |
1 |
| 1961 |
Sky High |
1.44 |
3 |
| 1960 |
Tulloch |
3.00 |
1 |
| 1959 |
Travel Boy |
3.50 |
6 |
| 1958 |
Prince Darius |
3.00 |
4 |
| 1957 |
Prince Darius |
2.11 |
2 |
| 1956 |
Rising Fast |
2.75 |
2 |
| 1955 |
Rising Fast |
2.50 |
6 |
| 1954 |
Rising Fast |
2.38 |
1 |
| 1953 |
Carioca |
3.25 |
5 |
| 1952 |
Hydrogen |
2.38 |
1 |
| 1951 |
Hydrogen |
2.25 |
2 |
| 1950 |
Delta |
2.38 |
5 |
| 1949 |
Comic Court |
2.25 |
2 |
| 1948 |
Phoibos |
2.50 |
2 |
| 1947 |
Royal Gem |
2.75 |
4 |
| 1946 |
Flying Duke |
3.50 |
5 |
| 1946 |
St. Fairy |
3.00 |
7 |
| 1945 |
Lawrence |
1.90 |
4 |
| 1944 |
Lawrence |
1.50 |
2 |
| 1943 |
Amana |
3.50 |
1 |
| 1942 |
Great Britain |
3.25 |
13 |
| 1941 |
Beau Vite |
1.33 |
1 |
| 1940 |
Beau Vite |
2.75 |
1 |
| 1939 |
High Caste |
1.90 |
5 |
| 1938 |
Ajax |
1.50 |
1 |
| 1937 |
Young Idea |
3.00 |
1 |
| 1936 |
Mala |
4.00 |
2 |
| 1935 |
Hall Mark |
3.00 |
2 |
| 1934 |
Chatham |
3.00 |
1 |
| 1933 |
Chatham |
1.53 |
4 |
| 1932 |
Chatham |
2.11 |
1 |
| 1931 |
Phar Lap |
1.07 |
1 |
| 1930 |
Phar Lap |
1.14 |
1 |
| 1929 |
Nightmarch |
2.25 |
1 |
| 1928 |
Ramulus |
4.00* |
2 |
| 1928 |
Amounis |
4.00* |
7 |
| 1927 |
Amounis |
4.00* |
1 |
| 1927 |
Gothic |
4.00* |
3 |
| 1926 |
Heroic |
1.80 |
1 |
| 1925 |
Manfred |
1.80 |
1 |
| 1924 |
Whittier |
2.50 |
2 |
| 1923 |
Easingwold |
2.50 |
1 |
| 1922 |
Tangalooma |
2.50 |
6 |
|
- Price: * indicates equal favourite.