Craven Plate

The Craven Plate is a Group 3 weight-for-age race that takes place at Randwick racecourse during the Sydney spring racing carnival in early October each year. The race is run over a distance of 2000 metres and worth $125,000 in prizemoney. The 2011 Craven Plate was won by My Kingdom Of Fife from Shootoff with Gazza Guru third.

The Craven Plate is held on Epsom Day which features quality Group 1 races, the Epsom Handicap, The Metropolitan, Spring Champion Stakes and Flight Stakes.

Craven Plate info
Date:	Saturday 6th October 2012
Track:	Randwick racecourse, Sydney
Distance:	2000 metres
Race Type:	Weight-for-age
Status:	Group 3
Prizemoney:	$125,000
2011 Winner:	My Kingdom Of Fife

The Craven Plate is the last weight-for-age race of the spring carnival in Sydney and the race suits horses who are not contesting the Gr1 Epsom Hcp or the Gr1 The Metropolitan on the same day.

Some nice staying types have won this race in recent years including Mummify (2005), Yippio (2000 & 1997), Tie the Knot (1999) and Sharscay (1998).

Horses contesting this race may have previously tackled races like the Gr2 Hill Stakes at Rosehill in September or the Gr1 George Main Stakes one week earlier at Randwick.

My Kingdom Of Fife (2011) ran second in the Gr2 Chelmsford Stakes over 1600m at Randwick prior to scoring in this event and recent Craven Plate winners include C'est le Guerre (2010) and Miss Marielle (2009).

2011 Craven Plate result
1. $1.55 My Kingdom Of Fife 59.0 Nash Rawiller
2. $13.00 Shootoff 58.0 Chris Munce
3. $31.00 Gazza Guru 59.0 Kerrin McEvoy

then followed
4. $9.00 Syreon 59.0 Glyn Schofield
5. $5.50 Older Than Time 57.0 Jim Cassidy
6. $31.00 Zara Dancer 59.0 Nathan Berry
7. $51.00 Bid Spotter 59.0 Michael Rodd
8. $51.00 Lorne Dancer 59.0 Tommy Berry
9. $101.00 Viking Legend 59.0 Chris O’Brien

Margins: 2 1/4 len, 1 3/4 len
Time: 2:04.33

Craven Plate recent winners & placegetters
Year	Winner	2nd	3rd	Time
2011	My Kingdom Of Fife	Shootoff	Gazza Guru	2:04.3
2010	C'est le Guerre	Purple	Triple Honour	2:02.2
2009	Miss Marielle	Nom Du Jeu	Fulmonti	2:08.3
2008	Lorne Dancer	Riva San	Ice Chariot	2:06.4
2007	Race Not Run
2006	Cateclipse	Testafiable	Gawne	2:03.4
2005	Mummify	Wild Iris	Natural Blitz	2:03.1
2004	Fiery Venture	Restless	Ain't Seen Nothin'	2:07.8
2003	Shower of Roses	So Assertive	Mon Mekki	2:02.8
2002	Manner Hill	Spillway	Forest Jim	2:03.9
2001	The Man	Altiero	Viva La Vie	1:49.8
2000	Yippyio	Pravda	Freemason	2:05.6
1999	Tie The Knot	Arena	Pasta Express	2:01.7
1998	Sharscay	Yippyio	Turridu	2:02.8
1997	Yippyio	Magic Of Sydney	Kassani	2:01.7
1996	Adventurous	Saintly	Donar	2:02.0
1995	Stony Bay	Protara's Bay	Desert Chill	2:03.0
1994	Fraternity	Silk Ali	Deposition	2:03.8
1993	Mahaya	Durbridge	Oppressor	2:04.2
1992	Telesto	Donegal Mist	Captain Cook	2:02.9
1991	Lord Revenir	Just A Dancer	Dorset Downs	2:04.2
1990	Dual Treasures	Just Trish	High Regard	2:02.8
1989	Sarah Fay	Coshking	Final Scene	2:01.7
1988	Balciano	Regal Prize	Sound Gold	2:05.2