3-1249: The Moonee Valley Racing Club (MVRC) was founded by William Samuel (W.S.) Cox) , in 1883 is located at The Valley Racecourse on McPherson Street, Moonee Ponds (a suburb of Melbourne , Victoria , Australia ). It is one of three racing clubs in the Melbourne metropolitan area; the others are the Victoria Racing Club and the Melbourne Racing Club . References [ edit ] External links [ edit ] MVRC website Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Moonee_Valley_Racing_Club&oldid=1159326406 " Categories : Horse racing organisations in Australia Sports clubs and teams in Melbourne Sports clubs and teams established in 1883 1883 establishments in Australia Horse racing in Melbourne Sport in
6-579: A prestigious Group 1 horse racing event, that has been held annually at the Moonee Valley Racecourse , Melbourne in October since 1922, is named after him. Other members of Cox's family to contribute to Australian racing include his sons A. H. (Archie) Cox, who became club secretary; and W. S. Cox, Jr., a successful amateur jockey and trainer; the latter's son William Stanley Cox; and his son, William Murray Cox. The family, who have been involved in
9-586: The City of Moonee Valley Hidden category: Use dmy dates from November 2019 William Samuel Cox William Samuel ( W.S. ) Cox (1831–1895) was a pioneer of Thoroughbred racing in Australia . He opened his first venture, Kensington Park Racecourse, in 1874, which operated until 1882. He founded the Moonee Valley Racing Club in 1883, on land he leased the previous year. The Cox Plate ,
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