Frank Packer Plate prize money
The Frank Packer Plate is worth AU$250,000 for the 2026 running . That makes it the 499th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 161st richest in Australia.
Every figure here is the money the race announces, in the currency it announces it in. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
What the Frank Packer Plate is
Group 3 · 2,000 metres · Turf · Randwick Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Randwick Racecourse
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 3
- Distance
- 2,000 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred, Flat racing
- Open to
- Three year old
- Direction
- Right-handed
- First run
- 1980
We hold the total fund for the Frank Packer Plate and no separate winner's cheque. What the winner takes is a rule the racecourse sets rather than a national one, and it varies race by race.
Every Frank Packer Plate winner
47 runnings, 1980 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Matias | ||
| 2025 | Shangri La Spring | ||
| 2024 | Kintyre | ||
| 2023 | Osipenko | ||
| 2022 | Verona | ||
| 2021 | Senor Toba | ||
| 2020 | Kinane | ||
| 2019 | The Chosen One | ||
| 2018 | Higher Ground | ||
| 2017 | Mongolian Wolf | ||
| 2016 | He's Our Rokkii | ||
| 2015 | Hi World | ||
| 2014 | Arabian Gold | ||
| 2013 | Usainity | ||
| 2012 | Fat Al | ||
| 2011 | Shootoff | ||
| 2010 | Dariana | ||
| 2009 | Yallingup | ||
| 2008 | Rockwood | ||
| 2007 | Carnegie House | ||
| 2006 | Dream Machine | ||
| 2005 | Afraah | ||
| 2004 | Red Terror | ||
| 2003 | Clangalang | ||
| 2002 | Arlington Road | ||
| 2001 | Spurred On | ||
| 2000 | Freemason | ||
| 1999 | Franklin River | ||
| 1998 | Dodge | ||
| 1997 | Might and Power | ||
| 1996 | Mr Piper | ||
| 1995 | Juggler | ||
| 1994 | Espinosa | ||
| 1993 | Play Or Pay | ||
| 1992 | In The Event | ||
| 1991 | Bold Rancher | ||
| 1990 | Stargazer | ||
| 1989 | Royal Pardon | ||
| 1988 | Serestrina | ||
| 1987 | Never Quit | ||
| 1986 | Swift Cheval | ||
| 1985 | Spritely Native | ||
| 1984 | Pleasant Star | ||
| 1983 | Chiamara | ||
| 1982 | Dalmacia | ||
| 1981 | Shaybisc | ||
| 1980 | Lauriat |
0 of the 47 runnings name the rider, 0 name the trainer and 0 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Frank Packer Plate in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 489 | Cameron HandicapBroadmeadow Racecourse, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 490 | Canonbury StakesRosehill Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 491 | Carbine Club StakesRandwick Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 492 | Colin Stephen Quality HandicapRosehill Racecourse, | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 493 | Dark Jewel ClassicScone Racecourse, Scone, New South Wales, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 494 | Doncaster PreludeRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 495 | Epona StakesRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 496 | Eskimo Prince StakesRandwick, Rosehill, Warwick Farm Racecourse, Canterbury Park Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 497 | Euclase StakesMorphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 498 | Festival StakesRosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 500 | Gimcrack StakesRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 501 | Hall Mark StakesRandwick Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 502 | Hawkesbury Gold CupHawkesbury Racecourse, Clarendon, New South Wales, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 503 | Hawkesbury GuineasHawkesbury Racecourse, Clarendon, New South Wales, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 504 | Hobart CupElwick Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 505 | James H B Carr StakesRandwick Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 506 | Japan Racing Association PlateRandwick Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 507 | Kembla Grange ClassicKembla Grange Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 508 | Kindergarten StakesRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 509 | Launceston CupLaunceston Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Frank Packer Plate in what they pay, above and below it. Follow the ranking all the way up on the richest races in the world.
The rest of the money in Australia
291 races, 161st of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epona Stakes | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Eskimo Prince Stakes | Randwick, Rosehill, Warwick Farm Racecourse, Canterbury Park Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Euclase Stakes | Morphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Group 2 | AU$250,000 |
| Festival Stakes | Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Gimcrack Stakes | Randwick Racecourse, | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Hall Mark Stakes | Randwick Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Hawkesbury Gold Cup | Hawkesbury Racecourse, Clarendon, New South Wales, Australia | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Hawkesbury Guineas | Hawkesbury Racecourse, Clarendon, New South Wales, Australia | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
Every race in Australia we hold a purse for is on the Australia prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Frank Packer Plate prize money?
AU$250,000, for the 2026 running.
Where does the Frank Packer Plate rank among the richest races in the world?
499th of 997. 498 races pay more, the nearest of them Cameron Handicap. In Australia it is 161st of 291.
When was the Frank Packer Plate first run?
1980. This page holds 47 runnings, from 1980 to 2026.
How far is the Frank Packer Plate?
2,000 metres, on turf, at Randwick Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money