Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted October 29 Journalists Share Posted October 29 Via Sistina ridden by James McDonald winning the 2024 Cox Plate at Moonee Valley. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos) Via Sistina, the dominant winner of the 2024 Cox Plate (2040m) will not line-up in Tuesday’s Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington. Despite the ease with which she disposed of one of the best Cox Plate fields, owners Yulong Investments confirmed the news on X on Tuesday morning that their star mare would bypass the race that stops the nation. “The Cox Plate has always been her main target, to win it is nothing short of a dream,” the tweet read from the official Yulong Investments account. “Following this peak performance and after much consideration, it has been decided she will not contest the 2024 Melbourne Cup. “We look forward to taking aim at the G1 Champions Stakes a week on Saturday (November 11).” The Chris Waller-trained mare will now head to the Group 1 VRC Champions Stakes (2000m) on November 11 as she looks to add a fourth Group 1 win this campaign. Prior to her withdrawal, Via Sistina was a $7 winning hope with horse racing bookmakers for the Melbourne Cup. Just 33 horses remain in contention for the Melbourne Cup following the withdrawal of market fancies Jan Brueghel and Via Sistina over the last 24 hours. Horse racing news View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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