Karrakatta Plate

Karrakatta Plate

Group 2 race
Eurythmic, 1918 winner
Location	Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia
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]

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]

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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

• 1900–1971 - 5 furlongs (~1000 metres)
• 1972–1979 – 1000 metres
• 1980 onwards - 1200 metres

• 1900–1978 - Principal Race
• 1979–1984 - Group 2
• 1985–1998 - Group 1
• 1999 onwards - Group 2

• In 2005 the race was run at Belmont Park Racecourse.
• 2006 onwards, the race has been run and won at Ascot Racecourse in April.

• List of Australian Group races
• Group races