The Frank Packer Plate is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds at set weights run over a distance of 2000 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia during the Autumn Carnival.[1] Total prizemoney is A$200,000
Group 3 race | |
Location | Randwick Racecourse Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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Inaugurated | 1980 |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Sponsor | Toyota (2023) |
Race information | |
Distance | 2,000 metres |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Right-handed |
Qualification | Three year old |
Weight | Set weights colts and geldings – 56+1⁄2 kg fillies – 54+1⁄2 kg |
Purse | $200,000 (2023) |
Those three year old gallopers who were not able to participate in the Australian Derby or in the Australian Oaks held over a distance of 2400 metres often take part in this middle distance event.[1]
During recent times the race has been held on the last day of the ATC Autumn Carnival.[1]
The race is named in honour of Sir Douglas Frank Hewson Packer, who was a media proprietor and former committeeman of the Australian Jockey Club for 12 years.[2]