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 Ponds Creek Trail in Westmeadows. West of Willowbrook Reserve, the path continues along the fence line of the Woodlands Historic Park, home of Living Legends, next to Tullamarine Freeway, Moonee Ponds Creek, Melbourne Docklands, Melbourne Airport. The trail intersects the Broadmeadows Valley Trail in the north. Nearby it also intersects the Western Ring Road Trail and meets the Capital City Trail in the south. Heading east 1km along the Western Ring Road Trail will take you to Jacana station and further still to the Merri Creek Trail at Fawkner. Heading west along the Western Ring Road Trail will lead you to Brimbank Park