Looking this year’s JRA Plate betting odds, field and tips? The experts at Neds have put together everything you need to know before this year’s race.

JRA Plate Winners - Paths Of Glory | Photo: Steve Hart | Neds
2021 JRA Plate winner Paths Of Glory (pictured at Wyong). Photo: Steve Hart.

The JRA Plate – officially registered as the Japan Racing Association Plate – is a Group 3 quality handicap race contested over 2000m in mid-April on All Aged Stakes Day.

One of the final Group races of the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival, the event is open to all horses aged three-years-old and above and offers $250,000 in prize money.

Inaugurated in 1997, the JRA Plate has held Group 3 status since 2017 and has been won by plenty of quality staying types including Tie The Knot (1999) who went on to win the Group 1 Sydney Cup over two miles just five days later.

Other standout JRA Plate winners include that year’s subsequent Melbourne Cup champion Viewed (2008), Herculian Prince (2010), Kelinni (2013), and Tally (2018).

The JRA Plate now serves as a potential lead-up to bigger and better races held during the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival including the Group 2 $1.2 million The Q22 (2200m).

The 2021 JRA Plate winner Paths Of Glory finished third to Zaaki in that year’s The Q22 results. Zaaki was originally second past the post in the JRA Plate results, but was subsequently disqualified.

In 2022 the JRA Plate runner-up Numerian won the Gosford Cup – The Q22 double at his next two starts, while the third-placed mare Icebath returned to win the Group 1 Empire Rose Stakes (1600m) at Flemington that spring.

The 2023 JRA Plate also produced that year’s Doomben Cup winner with Huetor improving on his lead-up third in the Sydney event to take out the Group 1 in Brisbane.

Dual Doomben Cup champ Huetor returned and won the 2024 JRA Plate in an upset at $15.

JRA Plate 2024 – quick information

  • Race Day: Saturday, April 20th, 2024
  • Track Location: Randwick Racecourse
  • Track Surface: Turf
  • Track Direction: Right-handed
  • Race Distance: 2,000 metres
  • Weight Conditions: Quality Handicap
  • Qualification: Three-year-olds & above
  • Type: Thoroughbred
  • Grade: Group 3
  • Operator: Australian Turf Club
  • Prize Purse: $250,000
  • Inaugural Race: 1997
  • 2024 JRA Plate Winner: Huetor

JRA Plate 2024 RESULTS

The official 2024 JRA Plate results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday April 20, 2024. 

  1. #1 Huetor
  2. #7 Goldman
  3. #13 Hezashocka

JRA Plate Betting 2024

New Ways to Bet at neds

There are many different ways to bet on the JRA Plate, and we have included some of the most popular options below:

Bet Type How To Place This Type Of Bet In This Year’s JRA Plate
Win Bet Place your bet on the horse you think will take first place in this year’s JRA Plate.
Place Bet Place your bet on the horse you think will place in the top three finishers at this year’s JRA Plate. Pays less than a win bet, but offers safer odds.
Each-Way Bet If your runner finishes 1st in the JRA Plate you will collect both the Win and the Place dividend. If your horse finishes 2nd or 3rd you will collect the Place dividend.
Quinella Bet You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in any order, within the JRA Plate, in order to win the Quinella.
Exacta Bet You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in the correct order, within the JRA Plate to win the Exacta.
Trifecta Bet You must select runners to finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the correct order, within the JRA Plate to win the Trifecta.
First Four You must select runners that finish 1st, 2nd ,3rd and 4th in the correct order, within the JRA Plate to win the First 4.
Quadrella Bet (Quaddie) You must select the winners of four nominated races to win the Quaddie. This means you would have to select three other races apart from the JRA Plate, in order to be eligible to place a Quaddie.

How To Bet On The JRA Plate in 2024

  1. Login at neds.com.au
  2. Make a deposit, using your credit card, PayPal or other safe electronic method
  3. Make sure to check out form guide, once it’s released
  4. Decide what kind of bet you’re going to place (Win, Place, Each-Way, Trifecta + more betting options, please read our section on JRA Plate Betting above).
  5. Select the horse(s) for the race.

JRA Plate 2025 Odds

Early market betting odds on the 2025 JRA Plate will be displayed below once available. Odds are subject to fluctuation. For current odds on all of our live markets, please visit neds.com.au.

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Which Horse Will Win The JRA Plate in 2024

The best way to pick which horse will win the JRA Plate in 2024 is to take into account their lead-up form from the autumn, assess the barriers and look for the proven Group performers in Sydney. 

Additional factors to consider when picking the JRA Plate winner include: 

  • Class Runners – Plenty of Group 1 or 2 winners have taken out the event down in grade so looking for the class horses in the mix is a top betting tip.
  • Lead-Up – The Group 2 Chairman’s Quality (2600m) serves as a strong lead-up into the JRA Plate. The last JRA Plate winner to come off that race was Paths Of Glory (3rd in 2021).
  • Favourite Factor – Favourites in JRA Plate betting have a strong strike-rate in the race.

JRA Plate Favourites 2024

Early favourites in 2024 JRA Plate betting include Annabel Neasham’s dominant Albury Cup winner last time out Fawkner Park, his class stablemate Bois D’argent looking to return to better form, and the well-backed New Energy for Ciaron Maher down in grade but up in distance. 

There have been a number of recent upsets in JRA Plate betting including Huetor ($15 in 2024), Grey Lion ($41 in 2019) and Tally ($26 in 2018).

JRA Plate 2024 Field

The official 2024 JRA Plate field of final acceptances is announced on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below once announced. 

JRA Plate 2024 Tips

Favourite: #6 New Energy ($4.20 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Best Bet: #12 Fawkner Park ($4.80 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Best Roughie: #11 Almania ($12 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Our exclusive 2024 JRA Plate tips will be detailed above the week of the race and a full betting preview published on the Neds Blog.

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2024 ALL AGED STAKES DAY PREVIEW & TIPS

JRA Plate Race Day 2024

The 2024 JRA Plate takes place as part of 2024 All Aged Stakes Day at Royal Randwick running on Saturday April 20th, 2024.  The meeting features six Group races in total with the JRA Plate  held on the same day as the:

JRA Plate Barrier Draw 2024

The 2024 JRA Plate barrier draw will be released to the public a few days before the race and will be published in our above JRA Plate Field section. 

JRA Plate Nominations 2024

The 2024 JRA Plate nominations close at 11 AM on Monday the 15th of April, 2024.

Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Ballot Weight True Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 216x0676x0 HUETOR (FR) G 7 Peter & Paul Snowden 1= 59kg 59kg 107
2 x24305x114 SERPENTINE (IRE) G 7 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 1= 59kg 59kg 107
3 8663x0007x KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE) G 9 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 3 58.5kg 58.5kg 106
4 24x1111x80 UNSPOKEN (IRE) G 5 Peter & Paul Snowden 4 58kg 58kg 105
5 1179×05349 BOLD MAC (NZ) G 6 Chris Waller 5= 57kg 57kg 103
6 x5120x8730 RENAISSANCE WOMAN (NZ) M 4 Bjorn Baker 5= 55kg 55kg 103
7 5232674×27 BOIS D’ARGENT (GB) G 7 Annabel Neasham 7= 56.5kg 56.5kg 102
8 x0180x4700 NAVAJO PEAK G 5 David Payne 7= 56.5kg 56.5kg 102
9 7x26x43x20 NEW ENERGY (IRE) G 5 Ciaron Maher 7= 56.5kg 56.5kg 102
10 11114×8510 YONCE (NZ) M 6 Ciaron Maher 7= 54.5kg 54.5kg 102
11 x111x9600x GOLDMAN (NZ) G 5 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 11 55.5kg 55.5kg 100
12 x5123209x7 NEW ENDEAVOUR (IRE) G 4 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 12 55kg 55kg 99
13 8021110×67 NORMANDY BRIDGE (FR) G 6 Ciaron Maher 13 54.5kg 54.5kg 98
14 854150×919 SUIZURO G 4 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young 14 54kg 54kg 97
15 34315×6213 ALMANIA (IRE) G 8 Kris Lees 15= 54kg 53.5kg 96
16 120x50x441 FAWKNER PARK (IRE) G 5 Annabel Neasham 15= 54kg 53.5kg 96
17 2131728×76 BRAYDEN STAR (GB) G 5 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young 17= 54kg 53kg 95
18 345937x0x2 GALERON (IRE) G 4 Annabel Neasham 17= 54kg 53kg 95
19 0x80700x95 HEZASHOCKA (NZ) G 6 Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) 17= 54kg 53kg 95
20 0990x5Fx76 CADRE DU NOIR (USA) G 8 Ciaron Maher 20 54kg 53kg 94
21 9631845×60 SUPERIUM G 7 Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes 21 54kg 53kg 92
22 169×099852 REGAL LION (NZ) G 5 Annabel Neasham 22 54kg 53kg 90
23 7161605×48 SHAIYHAR (IRE) G 5 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young 23 54kg 53kg 87
24 x753533x04 GAN TEORAINN (IRE) M 4 Chris Waller 24= 54kg 53kg 85
25 0x529029x0 POLITICAL DEBATE G 4 Chris Waller 24= 54kg 53kg 85
26 0x54219x70 PIEROSSA M 4 Peter & Paul Snowden 26 54kg 53kg 82
27 1x515x191 CITY OF LIGHTS M 4 Joseph Pride 27 54kg 53kg 79
28 1218×17861 OUR MARYANNE M 4 Clarry Conners 28 54kg 53kg 73
29 0698×99500 MARSABIT (IRE) G 6 Danny Williams 29 54kg 53kg 65

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

JRA Plate Weights 2024

Quality handicap conditions apply to this race. Final weights are announced at 4 PM on Tuesday the 16th of April, 2024 with the official 2024 JRA Plate weights on the final acceptors to be published in our above JRA Plate Field section.

Huetor (59kg in 2024) was the last JRA Plate top-weight to win.

2024 JRA Plate Top-Weight:

  • #1 Huetor (59kg)

JRA Plate Acceptances 2024

2024 JRA Plate final acceptances must be declared before 9 AM on Wednesday the 17th of April, 2024 and will be published in our above JRA Plate Field section. 

JRA Plate Jockeys 2024

The final riders announcement is at 12 PM on Wednesday, 17th of April, 2024 with the official 2024 JRA Plate jockeys to be published in our above JRA Plate Field section. 

JRA Plate Scratchings 2024

2024 JRA Plate scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Saturday, the 20th of April, 2024. 

JRA Plate Prize Money 2024

The 2024 JRA Plate prize purse is worth $250,000 in total, distributed from places first through to tenth.

Place Prize Money
1st $140,000
2nd $46,250
3rd $22,400
4th $11,000
5th $6,100
6th $4,000
7th $3,500
8th $3,500
9th $3,500
10th $3,500

JRA Plate Race Number 2024

The 2024 JRA Plate race number is scheduled as Randwick Race 6 at 2:25pm (AEST) on Saturday the 20th of April, 2024. There are ten races in total that day at Randwick Racecourse. 

JRA Plate Form Guide 2024

The final form guide will be available the week of the race. You can check below for a link to our full 2024 JRA Plate Form Guide following final acceptances. 

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2024 JRA PLATE FORM GUIDE

JRA Plate Stakes Live 2024

You can watch or listen to the 2024 JRA Plate live, across the following mediums.

Pay television: Sky Racing 1 (channel 526 on Foxtel)

Radio: Radio Sport National

Free to air television: 7 Network

Streaming: Racing NSW

JRA Plate Winners

Winners of the JRA Plate going back to the year 2011 are displayed in the table below. 

Year Winner Second Third Time
2024 Huetor Goldman Hezashocka 2:07.36
2023 Diamil Bankers Choice Huetor 2:05.1
2022 Polly Grey Numerian Icebath 2:08.0
2021* Paths Of Glory Hang Man Polly Grey 2:01.4
2020 Life Less Ordinary Greysful Glamour Shared Ambition 2:04.2
2019 Grey Lion Emperor’s Way All Too Soon 2:01.6
2018 Tally Nettoyer Rising Red 2:01.1
2017 Top Of My List Sons Of John Rudy 2:09.9
2016 Guardini Index Linked Havana Cooler 2:03.9
2015 Gypsy Diamond Leebaz Singing Flame 2:05.6
2014 Spillway Danchai Slow Pace 2:05.5
2013 Kelinni Fibrillation Pirate Bay 2:08.6
2012 Western Symbol Herculian Prince Larry’s Never Late 2:03.7
2011 Hawk Island Galizani Vintedge 2:07.9

*Zaaki was officially second past the post in the 2021 JRA Plate but was subsequently disqualified.