Karrakatta Plate


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.

History

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.

Distance

¶ The race was run in December 1996 as part of the 1996-97 racing season.

‡ Race moved in the WATC racing calendar forward from summer to late summer of 1994

Dead heat