Moonee Valley Gold Cup Moonee Valley Gold Cup The Moonee Valley Gold Cup is a registered Moonee Valley Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged four-years-old and upwards under Set Weights with penalties conditions, over a distance of 2,500 metres, held annually at Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in late October on WS Cox Plate Day. Prize money is A$500,000. The event is the last major long distance event to be run before the Melbourne Cup. Kingston Rule was the only horse to win the Melbourne Cup after winning the Moonee Valley Cup in 1990. The Moonee Valley Cup has seen
Moonee Valley Football Club Moonee Valley moved into the newly formed C Grade competition. The Under 18's have been quite successful as well, they have won one (1) A Grade Premiership, two (2) B Grade Premierships and one (1) C Grade Premiership. In 2001 with Lee Newman as President, the Club started a special team 'The Moonee Valley Magpies'. A football team for intellectually disabled male and female footballers. The first coach was Marcus Plozza who was awarded the 'Spirit of Moonee Valley Community Award' for his 'Contribution to Sport' from the local Council. Trevor Simmons a past player and Coach has now coached