JRA Plate
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 2025 RESULTS
The official 2025 JRA Plate results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday April 19, 2025.
- #2 Bois D’Argent
- #7 Hezashocka
- #6 New Endeavour
The Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald trained Group 1 winning eight-year-old Bois D’Argent ($9) returned to his former glory second-up when rated perfectly by jockey Ethan Brown to enjoy a dominant two-length win in the 2025 JRA Plate results ahead of a trip to Brisbane for the Doomben Cup on May 24 – a race he won last year.
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.
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 2025 – quick information
- Race Day: Saturday, April 19th, 2025
- 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
- 2025 JRA Plate Winner: Bois D’Argent
JRA Plate Betting 2025
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 2025
- Login at neds.com.au
- Make a deposit, using your credit card, PayPal or other safe electronic method
- Make sure to check out form guide, once it’s released
- 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).
- Select the horse(s) for the race.
Which Horse Will Win The JRA Plate in 2025
The best way to pick which horse will win the JRA Plate in 2025 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 2025
Favourites in 2025 JRA Plate betting include recent Group 1 Ranvet Stakes third placed Fawkner Park on the quick back-up off an eighth in the Queen Elizabeth, Gary Portelli’s Group 1 Doncaster Mile third placegetter Encap, and the imported Klondike making his Australian race debut for John O’Shea & Tom Charlton.
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 2025 Field
The official 2025 JRA Plate field of final acceptances is announced on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below once announced.
The 2025 JRA Plate final field features a quality line-up of potential Brisbane Winter Carnival bound gallopers led in betting by recent Group 1 Ranvet Stakes third placegetter Fawkner Park.
JRA Plate 2025 Tips
Favourite: #1 Fawkner Park ($3.80 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Best Bet: #1 Fawkner Park to salute for the punters (see above) – BET NOW
Best Roughie: #14 Flying Bandit ($13 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Our exclusive 2025 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 2025 ALL AGED STAKES DAY PREVIEW & TIPS
JRA Plate Race Day 2025
The 2025 JRA Plate takes place as part of 2025 All Aged Stakes Day at Royal Randwick running on Saturday April 19th, 2025. The meeting features six Group races in total with the JRA Plate held on the same day as the:
- Group 1 $1,500,000 All Aged Stakes (1400m),
- Group 1 $600,000 Champagne Stakes (1600m),
- Group 3 $250,000 Hall Mark Stakes (1200m),
- Group 3 $250,000 Frank Packer Plate (2000m), and the
- Group 3 $250,000 James HB Carr Stakes (1400m).
JRA Plate Barrier Draw 2025
The 2025 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 2025
The 2025 JRA Plate nominations close at 11 AM on the Monday of race week.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30x7x85377 | ALMANIA (IRE) | G | 9 | Kris Lees | 93 |
| 2 | 343x080x04 | BEHTAR (FR) | G | 6 | Peter Snowden | 80 |
| 3 | 4313x00x36 | BOIS D’ARGENT (GB) | G | 8 | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | 108 |
| 4 | 960046×869 | BOLD MAC (NZ) | G | 7 | Richard Collett | 94 |
| 5 | 714053×743 | ENCAP | G | 4 | Gary Portelli | 104 |
| 6 | 31x051x438 | FAWKNER PARK (IRE) | G | 6 | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | |
| 7 | 1x25211x31 | FLYING BANDIT | G | 4 | Kerry Parker | 79 |
| 8 | 519×000442 | FOUJITA SAN | G | 5 | Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | |
| 9 | 7105x06x77 | HEZASHOCKA (NZ) | G | 7 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 100 |
| 10 | 2008x600x8 | JIMI HENDRIX (IRE) | G | 6 | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | 93 |
| 11 | 247x41615x | KLONDIKE (GB) | G | 5 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | 104 |
| 12 | 3568x9909x | MILITARY MISSION (IRE) | G | 7 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 101 |
| 13 | 8x0047x270 | MOLLY BLOOM (NZ) | M | 4 | Chris Waller | 99 |
| 14 | 950x63646x | NAVAL COLLEGE (GB) | G | 6 | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | 100 |
| 15 | 2x03790x62 | NEW ENDEAVOUR (IRE) | G | 5 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 102 |
| 16 | 463×963215 | PALMETTO (NZ) | G | 6 | John Sargent | 104 |
| 17 | 313491×845 | PERICLES | G | 5 | James Cummings | 110 |
| 18 | 2x36610x89 | PORT LOCKROY | H | 4 | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | 107 |
| 19 | 031716×530 | REDSTONE WELL (IRE) | G | 6 | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | 97 |
| 20 | 2110x0x300 | SCARLET OAK | M | 4 | Chris Waller | 92 |
| 21 | 0x601x6020 | SOUNDS OF HEAVEN (GB) | M | 5 | Joseph Pride | 95 |
| 22 | 2267×08774 | TOURISTIC (GB) | G | 6 | Peter Snowden | |
| 23 | 9080x761x9 | VIRTUOUS CIRCLE (NZ) | G | 5 | Liam Howley | 100 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
JRA Plate Weights 2025
Quality handicap conditions apply to this race. Final weights are announced at 4 PM on the Tuesday of race week with the official 2025 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 topweight to win.
2025 JRA Plate Topweight:
- #1 Fakwner Park (60kg)
JRA Plate Acceptances 2025
2025 JRA Plate final acceptances must be declared before 9 AM on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in our above JRA Plate Field section.
JRA Plate Jockeys 2025
The final riders’ announcement is at 12 PM on the Wednesday of race week with the official 2025 JRA Plate jockeys to be published in our above JRA Plate Field section.
JRA Plate Scratchings 2025
2025 JRA Plate scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Saturday the 19th of April 2025.
JRA Plate Prize Money 2025
The 2025 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 2025
The 2025 JRA Plate race number is scheduled as Randwick Race 6 at 2:25pm (AEDT) on Saturday the 19th of April 2025. There are ten races in total that day at Randwick Racecourse.
JRA Plate Form Guide 2025
The final form guide will be available the week of the race. You can check below for a link to our full 2025 JRA Plate Form Guide following final acceptances.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2025 JRA PLATE FORM GUIDE
JRA Plate Stakes Live 2025
You can watch or listen to the 2025 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 |
| 2025 | Bois D’Argent | Hezashocka | New Endeavour | 2:02.85 |
| 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.