[1] He opened his first venture, Kensington Park Racecourse, in 1874, which operated until 1882.
He founded the Moonee Valley Racing Club in 1883,[2] on land he leased the previous year.
[1] The Cox Plate, 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.
[1][2] The family, who have been involved in the administration of racing for nearly 120 years, were collectively inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame en bloc in 2006.
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