| "articletext"> | | | | Known as the âMoney Valley,â |
| Moonee Valley Racecourse takes it name from its | | | | Moonee Valley Racecourse is a small and compact |
| home in Melbourneâs Moonee Ponds. | | | | racecourse, which gives the visitor a close-up |
| Moonee Ponds, an otherwise bland inner Melbourne | | | | view of the racing, particularly from the |
| suburb, is well known to most Australians for two | | | | memberâs enclosure. The track itself has |
| reasons: First, Dame Edna Everage comes from | | | | a length of 1,805 metres; with a straight of 173 |
| Moonee Ponds, and second, because the Cox | | | | metres, it is the shortest straight of all Australian |
| Plate is held at Moonee Ponds Racetrack every | | | | racing tracks. The unusual course gives a definite |
| October. The Moonee Valley Racecourse held its | | | | advantage to the frontrunners as they turn into |
| first races in 1883 due to the dream of one man, | | | | the straight. |
| William Sam Cox. | | | | |