Race of the Century (horse racing) Race of the Century (horse racing) The Race of the Century was the name given to a 1986 W.S. Cox Plate, a thoroughbred horse race in held in Melbourne, Australia, between two New Zealand racehorses of the 1980s. The W.S. Cox Plate, held annually at Melbourne's Moonee Valley Racecourse, is one of the most significant races on the Australian calendar. It considered to be the weight-for-age championship of Australia and New Zealand. The race had been won by some of the great thoroughbreds of Australasian turf since its inception in 1922, including Phar Lap, Tulloch and Kingston Town. The race
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