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There was good form last year out of the JRA Plate run at Randwick on Saturday.
Greysful Glamour was beaten but went on to good success. Will the 2021 JRA Plate (2000m) at Randwick on Saturday provide more?
2021 JRA PLATE - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND
The Japan Racing Association Plate is a Group 3 race conducted by the Australian Turf Club at Royal Randwick.
The JRA Plate was first run in 1997 and is a quality handicap for horses three years old and older with a maximum topweight of 61kg.
The JRA Plate is run over 2000m and was a Listed race from 1997 until 2013. It has been Group 3 since 2014.
The 2021 JRA Plate was run for prizemoney of $160,000.
The great Tie The Knot won the race in 1999 off his Tancred win as a prep run for the Sydney Cup win five days later.
Notable winners of the JRA Plate include Sharscay, Tie The Knot, Vitrinite, Restless, Pentastic, Above Deck, Viewed, Herculian Prince, Hawk Island, Western Symbol, Kellinni, Spillway and Life Less Ordinary.
The 2020 JRA Plate was won by Life Less Ordinary from Greysful Glamour and Shared Ambition.
