Karrakatta Plate

The Karrakatta Plate is a Group 2 race worth $500,000 run at Ascot Racecourse in Perth each autumn on The Quokka Day.

2023 Karrakatta Plate Results

  • 1st: #7 Super Smink
  • 2nd: #6 Live To Tell
  • 3rd: #2 Ripcord




The Karrakatta Plate is the premier two year old event in Western Australia and is a feature race of Perth Autumn Racing Carnival.

Held at Ascot Racecourse in late March or early April, the 1200m sprint is a Group 2 race which is worth half a million dollars in prize money. As a set weights race, colts and geldings must carry 56.0kg while fillies must carry 54.0kg. Many youngsters will use this race to prepare for the Group 3 Sires Produce Stakes over 1400m in a few weeks’ time.

The Karrakatta Plate – WA Sires’ Produce Stakes double was last completed by Whispering Brook (2016). More recently the gun filly Watch Me Dance improved on here Karrakatta Plate second to win the Sires’ next start. She also went on to do the Group 3 WA Champion Fillies’ – Group 2 WATC Derby double that spring.

Two-year-olds in the Karrakatta Plate field may have had an earlier Group 1 run interstate over the autumn in a race like the Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) held in late February.

The 2021 Karrakatta Plate form was franked with the winner Ex Sport Man going on to run second in the WA Sires’ Produce Stakes next start, while Liwa ran second and third respectively in each event.

The 2022 Karrakatta Plate form also went on to be franked by the winning filly Amelia’s Jewel who returned in the spring to win the Group 2 WA Guineas (1600m) as well as beat home the older horses in the Group 1 Northerly Stakes (1800m).

The 2022 Karrakatta Plate winner Amelia’s Jewel was also the first horse to secure a slot in the inaugural running of the $4 million slot-race The Quokka back in Perth the following April.

From 2023 the Karrakatta Plate runs in mid-April as a key support act to The Quokka.

The Karrakatta Plate 2023 ran on Saturday April 15, 2023 Ascot Racecourse and was won in emphatic fashion by the Daniel Morton-trained Super Smink ($4.40).  

2023 Karrakatta Plate
Date: Saturday April 15, 2023
Track: Ascot Racecourse
Distance: 1200m
Race Type: 2YO Set Weights C&G 56.0kg F 54.0kg
Status: Group Two
Prize money: $500,000

2023 Karrakatta Plate Results

  • 1st: #7 Super Smink ($4.40)
  • 2nd: #6 Live To Tell
  • 3rd: #2 Ripcord

Dan Morton’s smart Super One filly Super Smink ($4.40) improved on her lead-up second in WA’s Group 3 Gimcrack Stakes to fly home and dominate the 2023 Karrakatta Plate results with a big two length win over the beaten odds-on favourite Live To Tell.

Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 7 SUPER SMINK Daniel Morton Chris Parnham 6 54.5kg $4.40
2 6 LIVE TO TELL Simon A Miller Patrick Carbery 2.12L 9 54.5kg $1.90F
3 2 RIPCORD Luke Fernie Paul Harvey 5.36L 8 56.5kg $16
4 10 BRAVE STRIKE Simon A Miller Ms Holly Watson (a) 6.09L 2 54.5kg $51
5 9 WILEY GIRL Simon A Miller William Pike 6.53L 5 54.5kg $6.50
6 3 ALOTOFBANTER Simon A Miller Joshua Parr 6.74L 12 56.5kg $19
7 11 BONNY ROCK Neville Parnham Steven Parnham 7.2L 10 54.5kg $81
8 1 SNOW PRINCE Sean & Jake Casey Clint Johnston-Porter 9.02L 13 56.5kg $21
9 13 DUBLIN RED Luke Fernie Mrs Lucy Fiore 11.42L 3 54.5kg $81
10 4 BLUE LAGOON Susan Olive Joseph Azzopardi 11.73L 1 56.5kg $91
11 8 SHELL BELL Dion Luciani Brad Parnham 13.36L 11 54.5kg $21
12 12 ECSTASY OF GOLD Greg Cave Ms Jade McNaught 15.87L 4 54.5kg $151
13 5 CATCH THE RED EYE Susan Olive Ms Kyra Yuill 16.75L 7 56.5kg $201

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Karrakatta Plate Betting Odds

The Karrakatta Pate 2023 betting markets and links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be provided below once released.

There was a notable upset in 2021 with the winner Ex Sport Man winning at Karrakatta Plate odds of $19.

Amelia’s Jewel ($1.80 in 2022) was the last favourite in Karrakatta Plate betting to salute for the punters.

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2023 Karrakatta Plate Form

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2023 Karrakatta Plate Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Karrakatta Plate 2023 Tips on the $500,000 event on The Quokka Day.

  • To Win: #6 Live To Tell ($1.90 at time of publish) 

No value in the odds-on favourite but impossible to tip against Simon Miller’s flying Territories filly who is two-from-two this prep and looking every chance at the hat-trick. Two back she broke her maiden status at her second career start winning the Supremacy Stakes fresh before a narrow win from out wide in the Group 3 Gimcrack Stakes over 1100m. She needs to rise again going up to the six furlongs now and think she can do just that.

2023 Karrakatta Plate Field

The Karrakatta Plate field attracts a quality line-up of mainly Perth-trained two-year-old sprinters chasing a share in the half-a-million in prize money. Possible lead-up races into the Karrakatta Plate field each autumn including the Listed Perth Stakes (1100m) or the Group 3 Gimcrack Stakes (1100m) also held at Ascot.

In 2017 the Karrakatta Plate winner Lucy Mae ran second in the Gimcrack Stakes in the lead-up and second in the W.A. Sires’ Produce Stakes next start behind Debellatio who improved on a third in the Karrakatta Plate that year.

Amelia’s Jewel (2022) was the last two-year-old to complete the Gimcrack Stakes – Karrakatta Plate double.

In 2023 the Gimcrack Stakes form also held in the Karrakatta Plate with the winner Live To Tell running second to the runner-up Super Smink who turned the tables on her last start conqueror.

The official Karrakatta Plate 2023 field and barriers will be provided below the week of the race once Perth Racing released the final acceptances.

The 2023 Karrakatta Plate final field features a class field of promising young two-year-olds led in betting by the in-form Simon Miller-trained Group 3 Gimcrack Stakes winning filly Live To Tell chasing a third win on the trot and Dan Morton’s narrow runner-up in the same key lead-up Super Smink.

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 123 SNOW PRINCE Sean & Jake Casey Clint Johnston-Porter 13 56.5kg 68
2 1 RIPCORD Luke Fernie Paul Harvey 8 56.5kg 74
3 12 ALOTOFBANTER Simon A Miller Joshua Parr 12 D56.5kg 70
4 3×72 BLUE LAGOON Susan Olive Joseph Azzopardi 1 56.5kg 61
5 7×9 CATCH THE RED EYE Susan Olive Ms Kyra Yuill 7 56.5kg
6 2×11 LIVE TO TELL Simon A Miller Patrick Carbery 9 54.5kg 76
7 312 SUPER SMINK Daniel Morton Chris Parnham 6 54.5kg 72
8 4421×1 SHELL BELL Dion Luciani Brad Parnham 11 54.5kg 68
9 21 WILEY GIRL Simon A Miller William Pike 5 54.5kg 62
10 19 BRAVE STRIKE Simon A Miller Ms Holly Watson (a) 2 54.5kg 62
11 222 BONNY ROCK Neville Parnham Steven Parnham 10 54.5kg 60
12 5×3655 ECSTASY OF GOLD Greg Cave Ms Jade McNaught 4 54.5kg 54
13 0 DUBLIN RED Luke Fernie Mrs Lucy Fiore 3 54.5kg

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Karrakatta Plate Nominations

Early nominations for the Karrakatta Plate in 2023 close on Monday February 20, 2023.

The 2023 Karrakatta Plate nominations attracted 73 hopeful two-year-olds including the Sean & Jake Casey-trained Brave Halo who ran fourth in the $2 million Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Stakes and Simon Miller’s early favourite Territories filly Live To Tell.

Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Ballot Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 111x4x BRAVE HALO C 2 Sean & Jake Casey 1 56.5kg
2 31 SUPER SMINK F 2 Daniel Morton 2 54.5kg 70
3 12 SNOW PRINCE G 2 Sean & Jake Casey 3 56.5kg 68
4 4421x SHELL BELL F 2 Dion Luciani 4 54.5kg 63
5 321x MORE SPECIAL F 2 Paul Jordan 5 54.5kg 62
6 15x SOARING SOLO F 2 Colin Webster 6 54.5kg 64
7 22x HAPPY AS LARRY G 2 Paul Jordan 7 56.5kg 63
8 42x MISS ROCKJOY F 2 Susan Olive 8 54.5kg 58
9 5×3655 ECSTASY OF GOLD F 2 Greg Cave 9 54.5kg 54
10 5108 LEADING TADDY G 2 Ashley Maley 10 56.5kg 62
11 2x LIVE TO TELL F 2 Simon A Miller 11 54.5kg 58
12 3x PLATINUM SHOT F 2 Daniel & Ben Pearce 12 54.5kg 58
13 3x AUSPICIOUS F 2 Stephen Miller 13 54.5kg 56
14 4x CHARLIE JANE F 2 David Harrison 14 54.5kg
15 6×80 TWIST OF GOLD F 2 Luke Fernie 15 54.5kg 54
16 3x BLUE LAGOON G 2 Susan Olive 16 56.5kg 60
17 6×0 RUBICK LASS F 2 David Harrison 17 54.5kg
18 7x CATCH THE RED EYE G 2 Susan Olive 18 56.5kg
19 6x DANEA ROCK F 2 Bob McPherson 19 54.5kg
20 6x ODIN OMEN G 2 Ashley Maley 20 56.5kg
21 0x RUBICK DELIGHT F 2 Daniel & Ben Pearce 21 54.5kg
22 8x THUMPER GOLD F 2 Luke Fernie 22 54.5kg
23 6x WARRALEA LASS F 2 Steve Wolfe 23 54.5kg
24 ALL PLAY G 2 Trevor Andrews 24 56.5kg
25 ALOTOFBANTER G 2 Simon A Miller 25 56.5kg
26 ALWAYS AWESOME G 2 Simon A Miller 26 56.5kg
27 AUGMENT (NZ) F 2 Simon A Miller 27 54.5kg
28 AUTO SPARK F 2 Dion Luciani 28 54.5kg
29 BEEN OUR ANGEL C 2 Tony & Calvin McEvoy 29 56.5kg
30 BOLTA G 2 Dion Luciani 30 56.5kg
31 BONDI BUBBLES G 2 David Harrison 31 56.5kg
32 BRAVE SHOT C 2 Grant & Alana Williams 32 56.5kg
33 BRAVE SPIRIT C 2 Steve Wolfe 33 56.5kg
34 BRAVE STRIKE F 2 Simon A Miller 34 54.5kg
35 CABLE ROCK G 2 Sean & Jake Casey 35 56.5kg
36 CAPTAIN CALICO G 2 Ray Malpass 36 56.5kg
37 CHOIXWAY G 2 Jim Taylor 37 56.5kg
38 COVENTRY BLITZ F 2 Steve Wolfe 38 54.5kg
39 DELICATE RULER C 2 Jim Taylor 39 56.5kg
40 DUBLIN RED F 2 Luke Fernie 40 54.5kg
41 EASY MONEY F 2 Tony & Calvin McEvoy 41 54.5kg
42 FURLANETTO F 2 Tony & Calvin McEvoy 42 54.5kg
43 GARRISON BOY G 2 Tara Itzstein 43 56.5kg
44 GYPSY LEE ROSE F 2 Vernon Brockman 44 54.5kg
45 HOT NOVA F 2 Daniel & Ben Pearce 45 54.5kg
46 HOT PUDDIN G 2 David Harrison 46 56.5kg
47 I DREAMED A DREAM G 2 Steve Wolfe 47 56.5kg
48 KHUTOS G 2 Grant & Alana Williams 48 56.5kg
49 LADY DERRINGER F 2 Anthony Oram 49 54.5kg
50 LUCKY LILY F 2 Monica Tyson 50 54.5kg
51 MIRRORSCHINO C 2 Trevor Andrews 51 56.5kg
52 MISS DE BEERS F 2 Meryl Hayley 52 54.5kg
53 NEVER THE TWAIN F 2 Sean & Jake Casey 53 54.5kg
54 NOSIRRAH G 2 David Harrison 54 56.5kg
55 ONE PUNCH G 2 Russell Stewart 55 56.5kg
56 OUTSIDE THE FLAGS G 2 Luke Fernie 56 56.5kg
57 PHENCE SITTER F 2 Steve Wolfe 57 54.5kg
58 PROSPECTOR’S PICK G 2 Simon A Miller 58 56.5kg
59 RIPCORD C 2 Luke Fernie 59 56.5kg
60 RUMBA RHYTHM F 2 Luke Fernie 60 54.5kg
61 SANCTIONS F 2 David Harrison 61 54.5kg
62 SAPPHIRE STREET F 2 Daniel Morton 62 54.5kg
63 SCORPION RULER F 2 Joshua Krispyn 63 54.5kg
64 SECRET GIRL F 2 Vernon Brockman 64 54.5kg
65 SEEYOUATTHESESSION G 2 Simon A Miller 65 56.5kg
66 SPREAD THE RUMOUR C 2 Luke Fernie 66 56.5kg
67 STOLEN VALOUR G 2 Russell Stewart 67 56.5kg
68 STYLISH LORD G 2 Russell Stewart 68 56.5kg
69 SUNSET DREAMING F 2 Tony & Calvin McEvoy 69 54.5kg
70 WAYNE THE PAIN G 2 Misty Bazeley 70 56.5kg
71 WEAPONS HOT C 2 Luke Fernie 71 56.5kg
72 WICKED VENOM G 2 Rhys Radford 72 56.5kg
73 WILEY GIRL F 2 Simon A Miller 73 54.5kg

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Recent Karrakatta Plate Winners

A number of notable Perth gallopers won the Karrakatta Plate as two-year-olds including Hobart Jones and the gun filly Whispering Brook who backed-up to win the WA Sires’ before heading to Victoria for a third I the 2016 Thousand Guineas.

See below for a list of the Karrakatta Plate winners and place-getters going back to 2000.

YEAR WINNER 2ND 3RD TIME
2023 Super Smink Live To Tell Ripcord 1:10.2
2022 Amelia’s Jewel Baby Paris Penny On The Green 1:09.5
2021 Ex Sport Man Liwa Pat’s Got Sass 1:10.3
2020 Ima Single Man Watch Me Dance Dark Assault 1:10.3
2019 Dig Deep Tinsnip Miss West Coast 1:11.5
2018 Valour Road Lady Cosmology Lordhelpmerun 1:10.4
2017 Lucy Mae Achernar Star Debellatio 1:10.3
2016 Whispering Brook Spangled Impact Saul’s Special 1:11.1
2015 Lucky Street Mystic Maid Showy Chloe 1:10.6
2014 Hobart Jones Vitalism Jezpark 1:11.4
2013 Ms Funovits Trichologist Camporella 1:10.7
2012 Luke’s Luck Keeper Quiet Miss Solis 1:11.2
2011 Night War Benny’s Halo Rebel Call 1:11.5
2010 Motion Pictures Miss Gai Flyer Absolute Pleasure 1:10.3
2009 Gold Rocks Wolfe Dream Dontrocktheboat 1:10.4
2008 Brava Fortune Grand Nirvana Pegase 1:10.7
2007 Roman Time Scenic Blast Jestatune 1:10.5
2006 Canny Jack Oroya Gold Paris Petard 1:10.3
2005 No Questions Hantu Ripped 1:11.9
2004 Redwoldt Metaldale Refemme 1:11.5
2003 Diffraction Shout From Maroof Yarraman 1:10.5
2002 Confront Zoometric Femme 1:11.0
2001 Born Priceless Brocky’s Dream Classic Cut 1:11.7
2000 Metal Master Simon Said King Of The Kites 1:10.8

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