The Craven Plate is an AJC

Australian Jockey Club

The Australian Jockey Club was founded in January 1842. It morphed from the former Australian Racing Committee set up in May 1840 to set the standards for racing in the colony...

 Group 3

Group races

Group races are the highest standard of Thoroughbred horseraces in Australia. The Australian Pattern Committee recommends to the Australian Racing Board which races shall be designated as Group races...

 Australia

Australia

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n Thoroughbred

Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...

 horse race run over 2,000 metres, under Weight for Age

Weight for Age

Weight for Age is a term in Thoroughbred horse racing which is one of the conditions for a race. It means that a horse will carry a set weight in accordance with the Weight for Age Scale. This weight varies depending on the horse’s age, its sex, the race distance and the month of the year...

 conditions for horses aged three-year-old and upwards, at Randwick Racecourse

Randwick Racecourse

Royal Randwick Racecourse is a racecourse for horseracing in the Eastern Suburbs in Sydney, New South Wales. Randwick Racecourse, is operated by the Australian Jockey Club and known to many Sydney racegoers as headquarters...

, Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

 in October. Total prize money for the race is A$125,000.

Race history

1867 - 1971 held over 10 furlongs (approx. 2,000m)

1972 - 2000 held over 2,000m

2001 held over 1,800m

2002 onwards held over 2,000m.

1867–1978 was a Principal Race

1979 to 1983 race was not held
1984–1992 was a Listed race

1993 onwards Group 3

1867 the race was known as the ‘Craven Plate’

1868 - 1999 the race was known as the ‘AJC Craven Plate’

2000 the race was known as the ‘AJC Queen’s Cup’

2001 the race was known as the ‘AJC Japan Trophy Race’

2002 onwards the race has been called the ‘AJC Craven Plate’

Past winners

• 2011 - My Kingdom Of Fife
• 2010 - C'est La Guerre
• 2009 - Miss Marielle
• 2008 - Lorne Dancer
• 2007 - race not held
• 2006 - Cateclipse
• 2005 - Mummify
  Mummify
  Mummify was a popular Australian Thoroughbred racehorse that amassed in prize money and won five Group One races, including the 2003 Caulfield Cup and the Singapore Airlines International Cup....
  
  
• 2004 - Fiery Venture
• 2003 - Shower Of Roses
• 2002 - Manner Hill
• 2001 - The Man
• 2000 - Yippyio
• 1999 - Tie The Knot
  Tie the Knot
  Tie the Knot was an Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse, who won 13 Group One races and in 1999-2000 he was voted Australian Champion Stayer.-Breeding:...
  
  
• 1998 - Sharscay
• 1997 - Yippyio
• 1996 - Adventurous
• 1995 - Stony Bay
• 1994 - Fraternity
• 1993 - Mahaya
• 1992 - Telesto
• 1991 - Lord Revenir
• 1990 - Dual Treasures
• 1989 - arah Fay
• 1988 - Balciano
• 1987 - Ostensible
• 1986 - Sotip
• 1985 - Hayai
• 1984 - Hayai
• 1979-83 race not held
• 1978 - Ming Dynasty
• 1977 - Denise's Joy
• 1976 - Battle Heights
• 1975 - Dalrello
• 1974 - Leica Lover
• 1973 - Analie
• 1972 - Passetreul
• 1971 - Regal Rhythm
• 1970 - Planet Kingdom
• 1969 - Roman Consul
• 1968 - Prince Grant
• 1967 - Winfreux
• 1966 - Prince Grant
• 1965 - Strauss
• 1964 - Summer Regent
• 1963 - Summer Fair
• 1962 - Summer Fair
• 1961 - Nilarco
• 1960 - Tulloch
  Tulloch (horse)
  Tulloch was a Thoroughbred racehorse, who is regarded as one of the three finest racehorses in Australian racing history...
  
  
• 1959 - Travel Boy

• 1958 - Prince Darius
• 1957 - Prince Darius
• 1956 - Caranna
• 1955 - Prince Cortauld
• 1954 - Prince Cortauld
• 1953 - Tarien
• 1952 - Hydrogen
• 1951 - Hydrogen
• 1950 - Playboy
• 1949 - Carbon Copy
• 1948 - Karachi
• 1947 - Russia
  Russia (horse)
  Russia was a hardy Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1946 Melbourne Cup and other staying races.-Breeding:He was a chestnut stallion foaled in 1940 by the unplaced, but good sire, Excitement from the unraced Lady March by the useful broodmare sire, Bonnement . Lady March also had...
  
  
• 1946 - race not held
• 1945 - Flight
  Flight (horse)
  Flight was an Australian Thoroughbred racemare that was the highest stakes winning mare in Australasia. Her courageous efforts made her a crowd favourite during the post World War II era and she had victories over some of the great horses of the time including Shannon, Bernborough, Royal Gem and...
  
  
• 1944 - Tea Rose
• 1943 - Flight
  Flight (horse)
  Flight was an Australian Thoroughbred racemare that was the highest stakes winning mare in Australasia. Her courageous efforts made her a crowd favourite during the post World War II era and she had victories over some of the great horses of the time including Shannon, Bernborough, Royal Gem and...
  
  
• 1942 - Yaralla
• 1941 - Beau Vite
• 1940 - Beau Vite
• 1939 - High Caste
  High Caste
  High Caste was a Thoroughbred racehorse and stallion that was bred in New Zealand and was considered the best two-year-old in New Zealand after winning three of his four race starts. He was a good racehorse under handicap and weight for age conditions and combined this with wins in good races from...
  
  
• 1938 - Young Idea
• 1937 - Talking
• 1936 - Gay Blonde
• 1935 - Peter Pan III
  Peter Pan III
  Peter Pan was a chestnut Australian Thoroughbred stallion by Pantheon out of Alwina by St Alwyne . He was foaled at the Baroona Stud north of Sydney Australia in 1929. His sire, Pantheon was an outstanding racehorse winning 10 races from 44 starts in England and Australia...
  
  
• 1934 - Chatham
  Chatham (horse)
  Chatham was an outstanding Australian Thoroughbred racehorse that was bred by Percy Miller at the Kia Ora Stud near Scone in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales.-Pedigree:...
  
  
• 1933 - Chatham
  Chatham (horse)
  Chatham was an outstanding Australian Thoroughbred racehorse that was bred by Percy Miller at the Kia Ora Stud near Scone in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales.-Pedigree:...
  
  
• 1932 - Chatham
  Chatham (horse)
  Chatham was an outstanding Australian Thoroughbred racehorse that was bred by Percy Miller at the Kia Ora Stud near Scone in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales.-Pedigree:...
  
  
• 1931 - Phar Lap
  Phar Lap
  Phar Lap was a champion Thoroughbred racehorse whose achievements captured the public's imagination during the early years of the Great Depression. Foaled in New Zealand, he was trained and raced in Australia. Phar Lap dominated Australian racing during a distinguished career, winning a Melbourne...
  
  
• 1930 - Phar Lap
  Phar Lap
  Phar Lap was a champion Thoroughbred racehorse whose achievements captured the public's imagination during the early years of the Great Depression. Foaled in New Zealand, he was trained and raced in Australia. Phar Lap dominated Australian racing during a distinguished career, winning a Melbourne...
  
  
• 1929 - Phar Lap
  Phar Lap
  Phar Lap was a champion Thoroughbred racehorse whose achievements captured the public's imagination during the early years of the Great Depression. Foaled in New Zealand, he was trained and raced in Australia. Phar Lap dominated Australian racing during a distinguished career, winning a Melbourne...
  
  
• 1928 - Amounis
  Amounis
  Amounis was a good Australian Thoroughbred Hall of Fame racehorse. He won 33 races over distances ranging from 6 to 12 furlongs . Of these wins, 27 were in "Principal Races" , 16 of these races have since been promoted to Group One status...
  
  
• 1927 - Limerick
• 1926 - Windbag
• 1925 - Windbag
• 1924 - Gloaming
  Gloaming (horse)
  Gloaming was an outstanding Thoroughbred racehorse, owned, trained, and based in New Zealand. He set many records which includes the Australasian record of 19 successive wins, many in Principal Races. Gloaming was unusual that he was a champion who won many major races in both Australia and New...
  
  
• 1923 - Rivoli
• 1922 - Gloaming
  Gloaming (horse)
  Gloaming was an outstanding Thoroughbred racehorse, owned, trained, and based in New Zealand. He set many records which includes the Australasian record of 19 successive wins, many in Principal Races. Gloaming was unusual that he was a champion who won many major races in both Australia and New...
  
  
• 1921 - Beauford
• 1920 - Greenstead
• 1919 - Gloaming
  Gloaming (horse)
  Gloaming was an outstanding Thoroughbred racehorse, owned, trained, and based in New Zealand. He set many records which includes the Australasian record of 19 successive wins, many in Principal Races. Gloaming was unusual that he was a champion who won many major races in both Australia and New...
  
  
• 1918 - Cetigne
• 1917 - Biplane
• 1916 - Carlita
• 1915 - St. Carwyne
• 1914 - Woorak
• 1913 - Duke Foote
• 1912 - Duke Foote

• 1911 - Lady Medallist
• 1910 - Parsee
• 1909 - Maltine
• 1908 - Mooltan
• 1907 - Mountain King
• 1906 - Solution
• 1905 - Gladsome
• 1904 - Emir
• 1903 - Ibex
• 1902 - Wakeful
• 1901 - Hautvilliers
• 1900 - Paul Pry
• 1899 - Le Var
• 1898 - The Grafter
• 1897 - Delaware
• 1896 - Newhaven
• 1895 - Delaware
• 1894 - Patron
• 1893 - Loyalty
• 1892 - Bungebah
• 1891 - Marvel
• 1890 - Carbine
  Carbine (horse)
  Carbine , was an outstanding New Zealand bred Thoroughbred racehorse, who competed in New Zealand and later Australia. During his racing career he won 30 stakes or principal races...
  
  
• 1889 - Abercorn
• 1888 - Abercorn
• 1887 - Trident
• 1886 - Trident
• 1885 - Nordenfeldt
• 1884 - Sir Modred
• 1883 - Legrand
• 1882 - Sting
• 1881 - Wellington
• 1880 - Sweetmeat
• 1879 - Baronet
• 1878 - Chester
  Chester (horse)
  Chester was a good Australian Thoroughbred racehorse and a leading sire. He defeated some of the best horses in training over distances ranging from five furlongs to three miles. He was the Leading sire in Australia on four occasions.-Breeding:...
  
  
• 1877 - Robinson Crusoe
• 1876 - Malta
• 1876 - Valentia
• 1875 - Kingsborough
• 1874 - Maid Of Avenel
• 1873 - Hamlet
• 1872 - Dagworth
• 1871 - Tim Whiffler
• 1870 - Tim Whiffler
• 1869 - Glencoe
  Glencoe II
  Glencoe was a notable Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1868 Melbourne Cup and eight other principal races.-Pedigree:...
  
  
• 1868 - The Barb
  The Barb
  The Barb was an Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse, famed for winning the 1866 Melbourne Cup, the Sydney Cup twice, and other quality races. He was bred by George Lee and foaled in 1863 at Leeholme, near Bathurst, New South Wales.-Pedigree:...
  
  
• 1867 - Yattendon