Japan Racing Association Plate
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History
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 2024 JRA Plate was run for prizemoney of $250,000.
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.
Zaaki ran second in 2021 but was disqualified because of a prohibited substance. He would later win the Hollindale Stakes, Doomben Cup and Q22 in the Winter and then Tramway Stakes, Underwood Stakes and Mackinnon Stakes in the Spring.
The 2023 running is now famous for the horse who came 8th. Pride Of Jenni, and the ride by Regan Bayliss, was some sign of the history to come over the same course and distance.
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, Life Less Ordinary and Huetor.
The 2024 JRA Plate was won by Huetor from Goldman and Hezashocka.
Previous Japan Racing Association Plate Winners
Date | Horse | Jockey | WT | Trainer | BP |
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HUETOR
(FR)
7G ARCHIPENKO (USA) - BRIVIESCA (GB) PEINTRE CELEBRE (USA) |
N RAWILLER | 59.0 | P & P SNOWDEN | 1 |
|
DIAMIL
(IRE)
5G AWTAAD (IRE) - DIYLAWA (IRE) MASTERCRAFTSMAN (IRE) |
JAMES MCDONALD | 56.5 | JOHN O'SHEA | 13 |
|
POLLY GREY
(NZ)
7M AZAMOUR (IRE) - ALLANAH (NZ) ZENNO ROB ROY (JPN) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 58.5 | CHRIS WALLER | 6 |
|
PATHS OF GLORY
(GB)
6G MASTERCRAFTSMAN (IRE) - PACIFIC RIM (IRE) SINGSPIEL (IRE) |
RACHEL KING | 53.0 | R & M FREEDMAN | 2 |
|
LIFE LESS ORDINARY
(IRE)
8G THEWAYYOUARE (USA) - DONT CROSS TINA (IRE) CAPE CROSS (IRE) |
JASON COLLETT | 57.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 1 |
|
GREY LION
(IRE)
7G GALILEO (IRE) - GREY LILAS (IRE) DANEHILL (USA) |
MS K O'HARA | 53.0 | MATTHEW SMITH | 12 |
|
TALLY
(AUS)
5G STREET CRY (IRE) - ITEMISE (USA) KRIS S. (USA) |
TIM CLARK | 57.0 | JAMES CUMMINGS | 3 |
|
TOP OF MY LIST
(AUS)
4M HIGH CHAPARRAL (IRE) - BEAUTY WATCH (AUS) BELONG TO ME (USA) |
TIM CLARK | 53.0 | A & E CUMMINGS | 6 |
|
GUARDINI
(FR)
5G DALAKHANI (IRE) - GUANTANA (GER) DYNAFORMER (USA) |
HUGH BOWMAN | 57.0 | LEE & ANTHONY FREEDMAN | 13 |
|
GYPSY DIAMOND
(AUS)
4M NOT A SINGLE DOUBT (AUS) - GYPSY TUCKER (AUS) ZABEEL (NZ) |
SAM CLIPPERTON | 54.0 | P & P SNOWDEN | 10 |
|
SPILLWAY
(GB)
4H RAIL LINK (GB) - FLOWER MARKET (GB) CADEAUX GENEREUX (GB) |
K MCEVOY | 54.0 | D A HAYES | 14 |
|
KELINNI
(IRE)
5G REFUSE TO BEND (IRE) - ORINOCO (IRE) DARSHAAN (GB) |
N RAWILLER | 60.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 7 |
|
WESTERN SYMBOL
(NZ)
5G HIGH CHAPARRAL (IRE) - BLUE SYMBOL (NZ) BLUEBIRD (USA) |
TOMMY BERRY | 54.5 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 10 |
|
HAWK ISLAND
(IRE)
6G HAWK WING (USA) - CRIMPHILL (IRE) SADLER'S WELLS (USA) |
G SCHOFIELD | 61.0 | CHRIS WALLER | 1 |
|
HERCULIAN PRINCE
(NZ)
4G YAMANIN VITAL (NZ) - SEA ISLAND (NZ) WOODMAN (USA) |
G SCHOFIELD | 53.0 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 9 |
|
PRIMA NOVA
(AUS)
4M DANEHILL DANCER (IRE) - BONANOVA (NZ) STAR WAY (GB) |
G BOSS | 53.0 | ANTHONY CUMMINGS | 6 |
|
VIEWED
(AUS)
4H SCENIC (IRE) - LOVERS KNOT (NZ) KHOZAAM (USA) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS | 54.5 | BART CUMMINGS | 3 |
|
SAFWA
(AUS)
4M DANEHILL (USA) - SHOWELLA (NZ) LORD BALLINA (AUS) |
Z PURTON | 53.0 | JOHN O'SHEA | 1 |
|
ABOVE DECK
(AUS)
4G BIANCONI (USA) - HAFLA (AUS) AT TALAQ (USA) |
G BOSS | 56.5 | J T CONLAN | 2 |
|
JEREMIAD
(AUS)
5G OCTAGONAL (NZ) - LAMENT (AUS) MIGHTY AVALANCHE (AUS) |
R M QUINN | 56.5 | JOHN HAWKES | 1 |
|
ON A HIGH
(AUS)
5G PAUILLAC (AUS) - HIGH WISDOM (AUS) HIGH REGARD (AUS) |
C W BROWN | 57.0 | JOHN O'SHEA | 1 |
|
PENTASTIC
(AUS)
4G PENTIRE (GB) - MISS MINDEN (AUS) BELLYPHA (IRE) |
S W ARNOLD | 58.0 | DAVID HALL | 1 |
|
RESTLESS
(AUS)
4G THUNDER GULCH (USA) - LET'S HURRY (AUS) VITE CHEVAL (NZ) |
L V CASSIDY | 55.5 | MS G WATERHOUSE | 4 |
|
BOWOOD FOREST
(AUS)
5G FOREST GLOW (USA) - SAFE 'N' SOUND (AUS) THE FORT (IRE) |
C MUNCE | 52.0 | FRANK GARDNER | 1 |
|
VITRINITE
(NZ)
5H LORD BALLINA (AUS) - CENTREPIECE (NZ) CENTAINE (AUS) |
G BOSS | 56.0 | JOHN SIZE | 3 |