Craven Plate
| Group 3 race | |
Peter Pan, 1935 winner Jim Pike up
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| Location | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia |
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| Inaugurated | 1867 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - flat |
| Sponsor | Apn Outdoor (2016) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2,000 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Three years old and older |
| Weight | Weight for Age |
| Purse | A$150,000 (2016) |
The Craven Plate is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race run over 2,000 metres, under Weight for Age conditions for three-years-olds and older, at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in early October. Total prize money for the race is A$150,000.
The race has long been part of the AJC Spring Carnival and in the late 19th and early 20th century was considered one of the elite races. The race history of brilliant racehorses who have won this race - The Barb, Phar Lap, Peter Pan, Tim Whiffler, Carbine, Chatham, Windbag, Duke Foote, Prince Darius and Summer Fair.
The front cover of the 1939 Craven Plate racebook.
Starters and results of the 1939 Craven Plate showing the winner, High Caste
† Not held because of outbreak of equine influenza
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