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The Moonee Valley Racing Club pays tribute to the club's founder, W. S. Cox, with a Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds, run over a distance of 2,040 meters. The Plate is held on a Saturday, one week after the Caulfield Cup at Caulfield and before the Melbourne Cup. The W. S. Cox Plate carries weight-for-age prize of AUD$ 3 million, the richest in its category. The race was included in the Emirates World Series Racing Championship, known as the 'grand prix' of horse racing on a global scale. The series includes the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot, the Dubai World Cup, the Hong Kong Cup, and Breeders' Cup Classic, among others.

The Cox Plate is said to be the ultimate test of speed and endurance with quite a few triple champions including Chatham from 1932 - 1934, Rising Fast from 1954 - 1956, and Kingstown from 1980 - 1982. So You Think, ridden by Glen Boss and trained by Bart Cummings, won the prestigious Plate in 2009, following it up with another splendid performance in 2010, and will probably aim for the triple crown in 2011. However, there are no certainties in horse racing, and no jockey or trainer will be counting their chickens. The first W. S. Cox Plate was won by Violoncello in 1922 with a takeaway bounty of around AUD$ 1600. Punters and racing aficionados have made the Cox Plate the biggest betting market in Australia, with bookies and online betting sites offering wagers at lucrative odds. The Plate draws the cream of the crop from all over the world every year. All this makes the Cox Plate one of the most coveted prizes in horse racing.

The Moonee Valley Racing Club track has come a long way over the years with the Cox Plate bringing out the best in thoroughbred horses. Long-time Moonee Valley Racing Club secretary, the late Ian McEwen reiterated the fact that the Cox Plate would be the No. 1 race in Australia, if not the world. Betting for the event starts as early as August, with online betting sites accepting bets once the nominations for the big race are announced. This is the time for punters to take advantage of the generous odds. Of course, there are no guarantees for ante-post betting, which is why some punters wait for close to race day when the final field and handicaps are announced.

The Cox Plate is known as 'The Race Where Legends Are Made', since it has a great winners list that move on to the international circuit like Phar Lap and Makybe Diva. One of the main rewards for horses that place is a chance to come under the starter's orders in the famous Melbourne Cup that follows a week later. Several thoroughbreds have won a Cox Plate double which includes Sunline, Fields of Omagh, Filante, and Naturalism, to name a few. Trainer Bart Cummings is still a force to reckon with, winning the most W. S. Cox Plates, backed up by the most Melbourne Cup and Caulfield Cup winners. The W. S. Cox Plate is test for not only horses, but punters as well. Every year the odds fluctuate as the Plate brings success either to truly outstanding thoroughbreds or mediocre horses that manage to fool handicappers about their real potential.

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Displaying Personal Number Plates Legally

Whether it is a name, word or date, most personal number plates read exactly what the owner intended. However, as personal numbers plates are unique, only one person can own the “proper” plate. A minority of people buy close matches with the view to altering the lettering or spacing using various fonts and screws to make their personal number plates read something different.

The Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) Regulations 2001 state that you must not alter, rearrange or misrepresent any characters when displaying a registration mark on a number plate. This includes illegally spacing the letters and numbers on personal number plates. By misrepresenting your registration number you are liable to a fine of £1000, your vehicle can fail its MOT and the registration can even be withdrawn from use.

Personal number plates must fit several criteria in order to be road legal. Firstly number plates must be displayed at the front and rear for all vehicles manufactured after 1st January 1973. Motorbikes registered after September 1st 2001 are only required to display a single number plate at the rear however motorbikes registered before this date can display a front number plate if the owner so wishes.

As with standard registrations, personal number plates must have black characters on a white (front) or yellow (rear) background. The characters must be 79mm high and 50mm wide (except the characters 1 or I) for all number plates purchased from September 1st 2001. A space of 11mm is required between each character and the space between the groups of characters must be 33mm. There are different regulations for number plates fitted before this date when legal character dimensions and spacing were different. The DVLA has set a mandatory font for all personal number plates however this font can also be legally displayed in 3D. Black and white number plates can only be displayed if the vehicle was registered before 1973 and by assigning a dateless registration to a newer vehicle does not mean that traditional black and white number plates can be displayed.

The British Standard sets out the physical characteristics that all number plates must legally adhere to which include strength, reflectivity and visibility. The British Standard number (currently BS AU 145d) and the company name or trademark who manufacturer the number plates must also be displayed. The standard size of number plates is 520mm by 111mm however other sizes are available for motorbikes, 4WD vehicles and imports.

Drivers can display the Euro symbol with a GB identifier mark on their personal number plates using a badge. By doing so the vehicle does not need to display the traditional GB oval sticker when driving in the EU. Alternatively other legal badges that can be displayed include the English, Scottish or Welsh flags and the Union Jack. A non reflective border (red, green, blue or black) around the edge of the number plates is also legally allowed to be displayed if the owner so wishes.

Show plates are incredibly popular with owners of personal number plates and can be manufactured with greater design options. Show plates display your registration number along with badges, logos and various fonts. The use of show plates on the road is illegal and they are intended for off-road and show purposes only

Number plates are now produced at many garages and car accessory shops. To have a set of number plates produced you must prove identity and ownership of the registration and vehicle to the number plate manufacturer. A photographic driving licence and V5 log book for the vehicle are the best forms of identification to use.

About the Author

Ross O’Donnell is a cofounder of Cape Plates who are specialists in supplying personal number plates and dateless registration numbers. Legal number plates and show plates can be ordered when purchasing personal number plates from Cape Plates.

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