Hugh Bowman will bring his unrivalled Cox Plate knowledge to Seven’s world-leading coverage this Saturday in a huge win for sports fans.
The champion jockey will join racing’s premier team as an expert commentator for one of the Spring Racing Carnival’s greatest days.
Bowman will forever be synonymous with the Cox Plate and Moonee Valley after piloting legendary mare Winx to her four consecutive wins in Australasia’s weight-for-age championship from 2015-18.
Joining Seven for Saturday’s iconic Cox Plate Day at Moonee Valley and Bondi Stakes Day at Randwick, Bowman boasts a remarkable racing CV that includes 97 Group 1 winners, the 2017 Longines World’s Best Jockey Award and induction into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame in 2019.
Saturday will be an unprecedented day in Australian sport, with Seven also bringing fans the only premiership decider that truly stops a nation – the 2020 AFL Grand Final between competition heavyweights Richmond and Geelong.
Managing Director Seven Melbourne and Head of Network Sport Lewis Martin commented:
“Nobody knows the Cox Plate and Moonee Valley like Hugh Bowman, so we couldn’t be more excited to bring him on board for the historic 100th running of the Cox Plate. To add Hugh to a commentary team that’s already hands down the best in racing is a massive coup for Seven, and only adds to the sense of occasion that surrounds this Saturday – a day destined to go down as the greatest in Australian sporting history.”
Seven’s racing coverage kicks off this Saturday at 11.30am AEDT on Channel 7, 7TWO and 7plus, when the highlight from a big day at Randwick is the $1 million Bondi Stakes for three-year-olds.
In keeping with such a landmark day, Seven’s LIVE and FREE coverage will run non-stop from the Weekend Sunrise AFL Grand Final edition at 9.00am AEDT until all the Grand Final post-match presentations and celebrations have finally wound up at about 11.00pm.
And the Cox Plate Carnival will get off to an early start this Friday night when Seven broadcasts one of spring’s most prestigious sprint races, the Manikato Stakes, for the first time ever from 8.00pm AEDT on 7TWO and 7plus.
TV Broadcast times on Seven:
Spring Racing Carnival
Friday October 23
Moonee Valley – Manikato Stakes
Sydney 8.00pm LIVE on 7TWO and 7plus
Melbourne 8.00pm LIVE on 7TWO and 7plus
Brisbane 7.00pm LIVE on 7TWO and 7plus
Adelaide 7.30pm LIVE on 7TWO and 7plus
Perth 5.00pm LIVE on 7TWO and 7plus
Saturday October 24
Moonee Valley – Cox Plate Day
Randwick – Bondi Stakes Day
Sydney 11.30am LIVE on Channel 7 and 7plus, 4.30pm LIVE on 7TWO
Melbourne 11.30am LIVE on Channel 7 and 7plus, 4.30pm LIVE on 7TWO
Brisbane 10.30am LIVE on Channel 7 and 7plus, 3.30pm LIVE on 7TWO
Adelaide 11.00am LIVE on Channel 7 and 7plus, 4.00pm LIVE on 7TWO
Perth 8.30am LIVE on Channel 7 and 7plus, 1.30pm LIVE on 7TWO