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Can the 3yos get back to their winning ways in the Oakleigh Plate run at Caulfield on Saturday.

Starspangledbanner was the last one to do it. They will play a role in the 2020 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday.

2020 Oakleigh Plate: Nominations

2020 OAKLEIGH PLATE - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

The Oakleigh Plate is a Group 1 race for open class horses and is the middle peg of the Victorian Autumn Sprint Triple Crown run over 1100m at Caulfield.

First run in 1884, the Oakleigh Plate was first won by Malua.

The Oakleigh Plate is a handicap run on the same day as the G1 Blue Diamond and the G1 Futurity Stakes.

It was run at Sandown in 1996, when won by Drum, due to the reconstruction of Caulfield.

The Oakleigh Plate follows the Black Caviar Lightning Stakes run the week before and leads into the Newmarket Handicap before the sprinters head to Sydney for the TJ Smith Stakes.

The Lightning Stakes/Oakleigh Plate double has been done by the likes of Fastnet Rock (2005) Schillaci (1992), Placid Ark (1987) and Dual Choice (1971).

The Oakleigh Plate/Newmarket Hcp double has been done in recent years by the likes of Lankan Rupee (2014), Weekend Hussler (2008), Schillaci (1992) and Placid Ark (1987).

It was worth $500,000 in 2020.

Fillies and mares have a top record such as Booker, Sheidel, Shamal Wind, Mrs Onassis, Reactive, River Dove and Miss Kournikova since 2000.

Three year olds used to win the Oakleigh Plate for fun however none since Starspangledbanner in 2010.

Other notable winners of the Oakleigh Plate include Malua, Wakeful, Heroic, Aurie's Star, San Domenico, Time And Tide, Dual Choice, Tontonan, Zephyr Bay, Mistress Anne, Placid Ark, Snippets, With Me, Schillaci, Fastnet Rock, Snitzel, Weekend Hussler, Starspangledbanner, Lankan Rupee and Russian Revolution.

The 2019 Oakleigh Plate was won by Booker from Encryption and Eduardo.