Maribyrnong Plate

The Group 3 Maribyrnong Plate is a 1000m sprint held at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day each year.

First run in 1871, the time-honoured event boasts a prizepool of $200,000 and is a race restricted to two-year-old horses.

The Maribyrnong Plate was a Principal Race until 1979, then Group 2, before becoming a Group 3 in 2005.

Lately, the victors have not received much attention, but there have been notable sprinters in the past who have triumphed in major races. Nadeem, Bel Esprit, Testa Rossa, Canny Lad, Baguette, and Vain are among the distinguished winners worth mentioning.

The Maribyrnong Plate has been dominated by colts and geldings in recent times, with just two fillies saluting since 2010, Vinicunca (2018) and Real Stolle (2011).

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2023 Maribyrnong Plate Final Field

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Previous Maribyrnong Plate Field

• 2022 Maribyrnong Plate field

  No.	Silks	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
  1		Zulfiqar	James Cummings	William Buick	3	58kg
  2		Krakarib	Simon Zahra	Damien Thornton	1	58kg
  3		Diabelli	James Cummings	Hugh Bowman	7	58kg
  4		Exposition	Chris Waller	James McDonald	9	58kg
  5		Hellish	Danny O’Brien	Damian Lane	6	58kg
  6		Little Brose	Ben & JD Hayes	Damien Oliver	5	58kg
  7		Parade Ground	James Cummings	Blake Shinn	8	58kg
  8		Amelie	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Kerrin McEvoy	2	56kg
  9		Awestruck	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Mark Zahra	4	56kg
  10		Bad Girl Bubbles	John McArdle	Jamie Mott	10	56kg

2022 Maribyrnong Plate result

Recent Maribyrnong Plate results

• 2022: Krakarib causes boilover
  Krakarib, a colt sired by Ribchester, showed remarkable improvement in the Group 3 Maribyrnong Plate after an unplaced performance in the Listed Maribyrnong Trial Stakes, where he finished behind Zulfiqar during his debut. Under the guidance of jockey Damien Thornton and trainer Simon Zahra, Krakarib took charge of the race from start to finish. Leading the field from the beginning, he secured a decisive victory, crossing the line three-quarters of a length ahead of Little Brose, a colt by Per Incanto.
• 2021: Brereton gets nose down in time
  As the saying goes, “you win some, you lose some,” and that proved true for Brereton in the Group 3 Maribyrnong Plate. Brereton narrowly missed out on victory during his debut in the Listed Debutant Stakes (1000m) at Caulfield on October 9. However, he redeemed himself by claiming the first race on Melbourne Cup Day. Starting as one of the $6 equal favourites, Brereton, ridden by Luke Nolen, emerged triumphant by a mere nose, edging out Renosu ($7.50) in a thrilling finish.
• 2020: Finance Tycoon grips on to defeat odds-on fave
  Melbourne Cup Day began in style for Lindsay Park as Finance Tycoon, ridden by Luke Nolen, triumphed in the $200,000 Group 3 Maribyrnong Plate. Drawing from Finance Tycoon’s previous race experience under the guidance of trainers Tom Dabernig and Ben Hayes, Nolen took control of the field right from the start. Breaking away towards the middle of the course, he skillfully maneuvered his colt towards the inside rail, leading the charge up the straight. Ingratiating, the favourite at $1.70, closely trailed Finance Tycoon, with jockey Damian Oliver ensuring his colt kept a watchful eye on the leader to the inside. Oliver urged Ingratiating to mount a challenge, but Finance Tycoon displayed great determination and successfully held his ground, crossing the finish line with a half-neck advantage.
• 2019: Hayes lands stable quinella in Group 3
  Lindsay Park co-trainer David Hayes tipped the Maribyrnong Plate result in the correct order but the race did not pan out the way he expected. Hard Landing held off stablemate, filly Baaqyah, to win the Group Three race for two-year-olds on the Flemington straight 1000m course on Thursday. Hayes thought his colt Hard Landing was slightly the better of the two youngsters ahead of their debuts but expected to see Hard Landing stalking the speed instead of leading. The pair staged a two-horse war in the final 100m with Hard Landing ($8.50) prevailing by a half-head from Baaqyah ($21) with Tagaloa ($6) two lengths away third.

Maribyrnong Plate winners

Maribyrnong Plate winners pre-2000