Karrakatta Plate
Appearance
Group 2 race | |
Location | Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia |
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Inaugurated | 1900 |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Amelia Park (2023) |
Race information | |
Distance | 1,200 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Qualification | Two year old |
Weight | Set weights colts and geldings – 57+1⁄2 kg fillies – 55+1⁄2 kg |
Purse | $500,000 (2023) |
The Karrakatta Plate is a Perth Racing Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-olds, run at set weights, over a distance of 1200 metres at Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia in April. Total prize money is A$500,000.[1]
History
[edit]The race is considered the premier two-year-old race during the Perth racing season calendar. Originally the race was run in December in the racing calendar but today it is part of the Perth Racing Autumn Carnival.[1]
1953 racebook
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Front page 1953 WATC Derby racebook
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1953 WATC Derby showing raceday officials
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1953 WATC Karrakatta Plate page showing the winner, Cunderdin
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1953 WATC Karrakatta Plate page starters and results
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Back page showing transport arrangements and admission charges
Distance
[edit]- 1900–1971 - 5 furlongs (~1000 metres)
- 1972–1979 – 1000 metres
- 1980 onwards - 1200 metres
Grade
[edit]- 1900–1978 - Principal Race
- 1979–1984 - Group 2
- 1985–1998 - Group 1
- 1999 onwards - Group 2
Venue
[edit]- In 2005 the race was run at Belmont Park Racecourse.
- 2006 onwards, the race has been run and won at Ascot Racecourse in April.
Winners
[edit]- 2022 - Amelia's Jewel[2]
- 2021 - Ex Sport Man[3]
- 2020 - Ima Single Man[4]
- 2019 - Dig Deep[5]
- 2018 - Valour Road[6]
- 2017 - Lucy Mae[7]
- 2016 - Whispering Brook[8]
- 2015 - Lucky Street[9]
- 2014 - Hobart Jones[10]
- 2013 - Ms Funovits[11]
- 2012 - Luke's Luck[12]
- 2011 - Night War[13]
- 2010 - Motion Pictures[14]
- 2009 - Gold Rocks[15]
- 2008 - Brava Fortune[16]
- 2007 - Roman Time[17]
- 2006 - Canny Jack[18]
- 2005 - No Questions[19]
- 2004 - Redwoldt[20]
- 2003 - Diffraction[21]
- 2002 - Confront[22]
- 2001 - Born Priceless[23]
- 2000 - Metal Master[24]
- 1999 - Climb The Vine[25]
- 1998 - Bomber Bill[26]
- 1997 - ¶Umah[27]
- 1996 - Alabama Whirly[28]
- 1995 - Daney Boy[29]
- 1994 - Jacks Or Better[30]
- 1993 - ‡race not held
- 1992 - Dynamic Beau[31]
- 1991 - Lady Kariba[32]
- 1990 - Umatilla[33]
- 1989 - Highpak[34]
- 1988 - Hold That Smile[35]
- 1987 - Parlez Doux[36]
- 1986 - Golden Unicorn[37]
- 1985 - Blue Kristy[38]
- 1984 - Vain Marceau[39]
- 1983 - Scornvale[40]
- 1982 - Top Post
- 1981 - Cheeky Trot
- 1980 - Anyone Home
- 1979 - Oaksana Boy
- 1978 - Elegant Shell
- 1977 - Rare Sovereign
- 1976 - Burgess Queen
- 1975 - Bodega
- 1974 - Super Red
- 1973 - Vain Prince
- 1972 - Miss Sunnytime
- 1971 - Solid Gold
- 1970 - Sans Sabre
- 1969 - Tricr
- 1968 - Par Avion
- 1967 - La Trice
- 1966 - Aquatic Star
- 1965 - Haze
- 1964 - Nanna Tale
- 1963 - Little Roderick
- 1962 - Son O' Minx
- 1961 - Astra Vista
- 1960 - Carol Vista
- 1959 - Autumn Vista
- 1958 - Queen Of The Nile
- 1957 - Spherical
- 1956 - Sanvista
- 1955 - Lady Orator
- 1954 - Hyperical
- 1953 - Cunderdin
- 1952 - Tangle
- 1951 - Copper Beech
- 1950 - Count Cimbrone
- 1949 - Fawzia
- 1948 - Nanette
- 1947 - Barlowerie
- 1946 - Churinga
- 1945 - Mayette
- 1945 - Beauperian
- 1944 - Dream Valley
- 1943 - race not held
- 1942 - Sky Borne
- 1941 - Jean James
- 1940 - Ruby
- 1939 - Romanette
- 1938 - Loyalist
- 1937 - Beaufiler
- 1936 - Gay Balkan
- 1935 - Casey
- 1934 - Modulus
- 1933 - Gay Gipsy
- 1932 - Esmeroic
- 1931 - Riveret
- 1930 - Chiliad
- 1929 - Gallant Airman
- 1928 - Three Stripes
- 1927 - Dawn Of Youth
- 1926 - Chrysene
- 1925 - Kongoni
- 1924 - Jolly Odd
- 1923 - Lace Girl
- 1922 - †His Double / Honneur
- 1921 - Yanda
- 1920 - Easingwold
- 1919 - Mount Prophecy
- 1918 - Eurythmic
- 1917 - Eudios
- 1916 - Green Lord
- 1915 - Bardeur
- 1914 - Welkin Queen
- 1913 - Hathor
- 1912 - Lucky Beggar
- 1911 - Miss Bob
- 1910 - Mousme
- 1909 - Louvima
- 1908 - Jolly Beggar
- 1908 - Blue Moon
- 1907 - Thorina
- 1906 - Romulus
- 1905 - Simelle
- 1904 - Betsy Burke
- 1903 - Hurley Burley
- 1902 - San Toy
- 1901 - race not held
- 1900 - Willie
¶ The race was run in December 1996 as part of the 1996–97 racing season.[27]
‡ Race moved in the WATC racing calendar forward from summer (December) to late summer (February) of 1994[30]
† Dead heat
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Winners and Past Results for the Karrakatta Plate". Progroup Racing (Australia). 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "2022 Result – Amelia Park-Karrakatta Plate (held 2 April 2022)". breednet.com.au. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "2021 Result – Amelia Park-Karrakatta Plate (held 3 April 2021)". breednet.com.au. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "2020 Result – Amelia Park-Karrakatta Plate (held 4 April 2020)". breednet.com. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "2019 Result – Amelia Park-Karrakatta Plate (held 6 April 2019)". breednet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "2018 Result – Amelia Park-Karrakatta Plate (held 14 April 2018)". breednet.com. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "2017 Result – Amelia Park-Karrakatta Plate (held 1 April 2017)". breednet.com. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "2016 Result – Amelia Park-Karrakatta Plate (held 2 April 2016)". breednet.com. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ "2015 Result – Amelia Park-Karrakatta Plate(held 28 March 2015)". breednet.com. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "2014 Result – Karrakatta Plate (held 29 March 2014)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "2013 Result – Ausdrill - Karrakatta Plate (held 6 April 2013)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "2012 Result – Ausdrill-Karrakatta Plate (held 31 March 2012)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "2011 Result – Ausdrill-Karrakatta Plate (held 19 March 2011)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "2010 Result – Go For 2&5 - Karrakatta Plate (held 17 April 2010)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "2009 Result – Karrakatta Plate (held 28 March 2009)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "2008 Result – Karrakatta Plate (held 6 April 2008)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "2007 Result – Karrakatta Plate (held 31 March 2007)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "2006 Result – Karrakatta Plate (held 8 April 2006)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "2005 Result – Karrakatta Plate (held 28 March 2005)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "2004 Result – Karrakatta Plte (held 10 April 2004)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "2003 Result – Karrakatta Plte (held 19 April 2003)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "2002 Result – Karrakatta Plte (held 30 March 2002)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "2001 Result – Karrakatta Plte (held 14 April 2001)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "2000 Result – Karrakatta Plte (held 22 April 2000)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "1999 Result – Karrakatta Plte (held 3 April 1999)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "1998 Result – Karrakatta Plte (held 11 April 1998)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ a b "1996 Result – Karrakatta Plte (held 26 December 1996)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "1996 Result – Karrakatta Plte (held 24 February 1996)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "1995 Result – Karrakatta Plte (held 25 February 1995)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ a b "1994 Result – Karrakatta Plte (held 26 February 1994)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "1992 Result – Karrakatta Plte (held 12 December 1992)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "1991 Result – Karrakatta Plte (held 14 December 1991)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "1990 Result – Karrakatta Plte (held 26 December 1990)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "1989 Result – Karrakatta Plte (held 26 December 1989)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "1988 Result – Karrakatta Plte (held 26 December 1988)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "1987 Result – Karrakatta Plte (held 26 December 1987)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "1986 Result – Karrakatta Plte (held 27 December 1986)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "1985 Result – Karrakatta Plte (held 26 December 1985)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "1984 Result – Karrakatta Plate (held 26 December 1984)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "1983 Result – Karrakatta Plate (held 26 December 1983)". breednet.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.