Cox Plate winner Lys Gracieux has been named Japan’s Horse of the Year, receiving 271 votes from a possible 274. The mare won three Group One races in 2019, the Takarazuka Kinen, Cox Plate and Arima Kinen, all with Australian jockey Damian Lane aboard. Trained by Yoshito Yahagi, Lys Gracieux… Read More »
Cox Plate winner Lys Gracieux has capped an amazing year for Australian jockey Damian Lane by winning the Grade One Arima Kinen at Nakayama. Having her final race before she heads to the broodmare barn, Lys Gracieux came out of the pack late to claim what was in the end… Read More »
Cox Plate winner Lys Gracieux has destroyed a quality packed Arima Kinen field in Japan. Lys Gracieux the winner of this years Cox Plate was sent out as the $6.50 favourite behind the short priced Almond Eye who failed to run a placing in the race. Australia’s Damian Lane partnered… Read More »
Cox Plate winner Lys Gracieux will jump from gate six in the Grade One Arima Kinen at Nakayama. The field for Sunday’s 2500m-race in Japan is decided by public vote with Lys Gracieux polling the second highest number behind champion Almond Eye. Australian jockey Damian Lane will continue his association… Read More »
Star Australian jockey Damian Lane will head to Japan with a chance to put an exclamation mark on a memorable 2019 when he rides Cox Plate winner Lys Gracieux in her final start. Lane will be reunited with Lys Gracieux in next Sunday’s Grade One Arima Kinen (2500m) at Nakayama,… Read More »
Cox Plate winner Lys Gracieux is set to retire at the end of the year with one more start in the pipeline for the star mare. Lys Gracieux will be retired following her run in the Group 1 Arima Kinen (2500m) on December 22 in Japan. “The Arima Memorial will… Read More »
Having won the Cox Plate for the first time, Japanese trainer Yoshito Yahagi is keen to return for another Melbourne spring carnival. The Yahagi-trained Lys Gracieux, a dual Group One-winning mare in Japan, showed her class in Saturday’s Group One weight-for-age Cox Plate (2040m) at The Valley to win by… Read More »
Almost four decades after watching Kingston Town win one of his three Cox Plates, Japanese trainer Yoshito Yahagi has achieved an ambition to claim Australia’s premier weight-for-age race. Yahagi is the trainer of Lys Gracieux, the winner Saturday’s $5 million Cox Plate (2040m) at The Valley, adding another feature win… Read More »
A stunning year for Damian Lane has continued with the Australian jockey adding his first Cox Plate on star Japanese mare Lys Gracieux. Having already won the Golden Slipper on Australian filly Kiamichi in March and last week’s Caulfield Cup on Japanese horse Mer De Glace, Lane added the next… Read More »
Lys Gracieux has brought her best form from Japan to claim the $5 million Cox Plate, Australia’s weight-for-age championship. A week after Mer De Glace won the Caulfield Cup for Japan, Lys Gracieux has given her rivals a start and a beating at The Valley. She came with a surging… Read More »
Punters have waited until the hours leading into the 2019 Cox Plate to load up on a runner to win the $5m WFA event. Japanese mare Lys Gracieux has been hammered on Cox Plate day by punters which has seen her odds of $3.70 slashed into her current price of… Read More »
Online bookmaker Ladbrokes are facing a massive $4million dollar payout on the 2019 Cox Plate if favourite Lys Gracieux wins. The Cox Plate offers an International bonus of $2million dollars if a horse wins a nominated race overseas then takes out Australia’s weight-for-age championship. Lys Gracieux became eligible for the… Read More »
Cox Plate favourite Lys Gracieux will race with hoof filler in Saturday’s $5m WFA race. Racing Victoria stewards have announced that the current $3.60 Cox Plate favourite will race in hoof filler as a precautionary measure. Market 💰: View the odds for the Cox Plate Gear Clarification: 26-10-2019 The Valley… Read More »
Lys Gracieux has been the Cox Plate favourite for a while now and still holds the call with Sportsbet.com.au for the 2040m WFA championship, to be run and won this Saturday at Moonee Valley. The Japanese mare gave them a spanking last time out at Group l level at Hanshin,… Read More »
After claiming his first Caulfield Cup, star jockey Damian Lane is confident Lys Gracieux is the right horse to give him victory in another of Australia’s feature races, the Cox Plate. But the fact so many others are anticipating the dual Group One-winning Japanese mare will prove superior in Saturday’s… Read More »
