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There haven’t been any horses in the Race History of the 2017 Vo Rogue Plate at Doomben on Saturday that compare to the champ.

Lucky Hussler is a G1 winner though after winning a previous edition of the 2017 Vo Rogue Plate (1350m) at Doomben on Saturday.

2017 VO ROGUE PLATE - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

The Vo Rogue Plate is a Group 3 race for three year old sprinters conducted by the Brisbane Racing Club at Doomben.

The Vo Rogue Plate was first run in 2006 and was won by Sequential Charm.

It is run for $200,000 in prizemoney.

The race is named after a champion Queensland WFA horse who had remarkable success, mainly in Melbourne winning multiple G1s including two famous Australian Cups.

The Vo Rogue Plate is run over 1350m under Set Weights conditions. It has been run over 1350m when run at Doomben until 2013. Was run at the Gold Coast in 2014/2015. It was a Listed Race from 2006 to 2008.

Winning Rupert became a very hot property after his third impressive win ending in the Vo Rogue Plate but then couldn’t continue on in the Magic Millions Guineas.

2012 winner Lucky Hussler would go on to win a William Reid Stakes and Toorak Handicap later in his career.

Notable winners of the Vo Rogue Plate include Youthful Jack (2008), Lucky Hussler (2012) and Winning Rupert (2016).

The 2016 Vo Rogue Plate was won by Winning Rupert for Bjorn Baker from River Racer with Billy The Kid third.