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
- 1900-1971 - 5 furlongs
- 1972-1979 – 1000 metres
- 1980 onwards - 1200 metres
Grade
- 1900-1978 - Principal Race
- 1979-1984 - Group 2
- 1985-1998 - Group 1
- 1999 onwards - Group 2
Venue
- In 2005 the race was run at Belmont Park Racecourse.
Winners
- 2020 - Ima Single Man
- 2019 - Dig Deep
- 2018 - Valour Road
- 2017 - Lucy Mae
- 2016 - Whispering Brook
- 2015 - Lucky Street
- 2014 - Hobart Jones
- 2013 - Ms Funovits
- 2012 - Luke's Luck
- 2011 - Night War
- 2010 - Motion Pictures
- 2009 - Gold Rocks
- 2008 - Brava Fortune
- 2007 - Roman Time
- 2006 - Canny Jack
- 2005 - No Questions
- 2004 - Redwoldt
- 2003 - Diffraction
- 2002 - Confront
- 2001 - Born Priceless
- 2000 - Metal Master
- 1999 - Climb The Vine
- 1998 - Bomber Bill
- 1997 - ¶Umah
- 1996 - Alabama Whirly
- 1995 - Daney Boy
- 1994 - Jacks Or Better
- 1993 - ‡race not held
- 1992 - Dynamic Beau
- 1991 - Lady Kariba
- 1990 - Umatilla
- 1989 - Highpak
- 1988 - Hold That Smile
- 1987 - Parlez Doux
- 1986 - Golden Unicorn
- 1985 - Blue Kristy
- 1984 - Vain Marceau
- 1983 - Scornvale
- 1982 - Top Post
- 1981 - Cheeky Trot
- 1980 - Anyone Home
- 1979 - Oaksana Boy
- 1978 - Elegant Shell
- 1977 - Rare Sovereign
- 1976 - Burgess Queen
- 1975 - Bodega
- 1974 - Super Red
- 1973 - Vain Prince
- 1972 - Miss Sunnytime
- 1971 - Solid Gold
- 1970 - Sans Sabre
- 1969 - Tricr
- 1968 - Par Avion
- 1967 - La Trice
- 1966 - Aquatic Star
- 1965 - Haze
- 1964 - Nanna Tale
- 1963 - Little Roderick
- 1962 - Son O' Minx
- 1961 - Astra Vista
- 1960 - Carol Vista
- 1959 - Autumn Vista
- 1958 - Queen Of The Nile
- 1957 - Spherical
- 1956 - Sanvista
- 1955 - Lady Orator
- 1954 - Hyperical
- 1953 - Cunderdin
- 1952 - Tangle
- 1951 - Copper Beech
- 1950 - Count Cimbrone
- 1949 - Fawzia
- 1948 - Nanette
- 1947 - Barlowerie
- 1946 - Churinga
- 1945 - Mayette
- 1945 - Beauperian
- 1944 - Dream Valley
- 1943 - race not held
- 1942 - Sky Borne
- 1941 - Jean James
- 1940 - Ruby
- 1939 - Romanette
- 1938 - Loyalist
- 1937 - Beaufiler
- 1936 - Gay Balkan
- 1935 - Casey
- 1934 - Modulus
- 1933 - Gay Gipsy
- 1932 - Esmeroic
- 1931 - Riveret
- 1930 - Chiliad
- 1929 - Gallant Airman
- 1928 - Three Stripes
- 1927 - Dawn Of Youth
- 1926 - Chrysene
- 1925 - Kongoni
- 1924 - Jolly Odd
- 1923 - Lace Girl
- 1922 - †His Double / Honneur
- 1921 - Yanda
- 1920 - Easingwold
- 1919 - Mount Prophecy
- 1918 - Eurythmic
- 1917 - Eudios
- 1916 - Green Lord
- 1915 - Bardeur
- 1914 - Welkin Queen
- 1913 - Hathor
- 1912 - Lucky Beggar
- 1911 - Miss Bob
- 1910 - Mousme
- 1909 - Louvima
- 1908 - Jolly Beggar
- 1908 - Blue Moon
- 1907 - Thorina
- 1906 - Romulus
- 1905 - Simelle
- 1904 - Betsy Burke
- 1903 - Hurley Burley
- 1902 - San Toy
- 1901 - race not held
- 1900 - Willie
‡ Race moved in the WATC racing calendar forward from summer to late summer of 1994
† Dead heat