Breeders’ Plate

The Breeders’ Plate is a Group 3 race for two-year-old colts and geldings run at Randwick over 1000 metres.

Established in 1906, the Breeders Plate has always been contested over this distance. Initially a Principal Race, the Breeders Plate was promoted to Group 3, demoted to Listed in 1992, and then reinstated as a Group 3 event in 2018.

In 2007, Breeders Plate was postponed due to equine influenza, but resumed in early 2008 as a key Golden Slipper lead-up.

The Breeders’ Plate has produced many future stars, including Golden Slipper winners Eskimo Prince, Baguette, Luskin Star, Pierro, and Capitalist.

Gai Waterhouse has an exceptional record in the Breeders Plate, including filling the trifecta in 2023 with just three entries.

Victorian runners have been less common, though Dubious won for Ciaron Maher & David Eustace in 2018.

In 2024, the race’s prize money is $250,000.

2024 Breeders’ Plate betting odds

2024 Breeders’ Plate odds are currently unavailable. HorseBetting will update this page when the 2024 Breeders’ Plate odds are released.

How to bet on the Breeders’ Plate

All of our top horse racing betting sites have markets for the Breeders’ Plate.

Most of the Sydney Everest Carnival races have markets opened well in advance and the Group 3 Breeders’ Plate is no exception.

Australians can bet on the The Everest and the great supporting races at various online bookmakers, with the industry regulated and among the best in the world.

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Breeders’ Plate News

2024 Breeders’ Plate Final Field

HorseBetting will update this page when the 2024 Breeders’ Plate final field is released.

Previous Breeders’ Plate Fields

• 2023 Breeders’ Plate field

  No.	Silks	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
  1		Bodyguard	Peter & Paul Snowden	Tommy Berry	13	56kg
  2		Capitol Hill	John Thompson	Rachel King	2	56kg
  3		Counteroffensive	Peter & Paul Snowden	Joao Moreira	12	56kg
  4		Counterpart	Gerlad Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	Kerrin McEvoy	14	56kg
  5		Espionage	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Blake Shinn	10	56kg
  6		Fearless	Peter & Paul Snowden	Chad Schofield	8	56kg
  7		Force Red	Peter & Paul Snowden	Andrew Adkins	5	56kg
  8		Highness	Michael Freedman	Zac Lloyd	9	56kg
  9		Marais	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	Tim Clark	1	56kg
  10		Prost	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Adam Hyeronimus	4	56kg
  11		Scampi	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Jason Collett	7	56kg
  12		Straight Charge	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Regan Bayliss	11	56kg
  13		Too Soon	Matthew Smith	Dylan Gibbons	6	56kg
  14		Volatile	Peter & Paul Snowden	James McDonald	3	56kg

2023 Breeders’ Plate result

Recent runnings of the Breeders’ Plate:

• 2023: Espionage leads home stable trifecta
  After going down by the barest of margins in the Gimcrack Stakes, Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott went one better in the Breeders’ Plate, with Espionage ($8.00) getting the better of the stablemate Straight Charge ($4.80) in a close photo at Randwick. The race favourite with online bookmakers, Scampi ($2.90), led the field up to the home turn, but as soon as the whips began to crack, the Waterhouse & Bott runners claimed the leaders within a few strides. With 200m to go, Blake Shinn and Regan Bayliss settled down to fight out the finish, with Shinn getting the upper hand in the final strides to claim the Group 3 contest in a tight photo. Rounding out the Waterhouse & Bott trifecta was the fast-finishing Prost ($19.00), who burst through a gap late to charge at his stablemates in the final 50m.
• 2022: Empire Of Japan reigns supreme
  Peter and Paul Snowden, renowned for their knack with two-year-olds, clinched their third Group 3 Breeders’ Plate (1000m) victory with Empire Of Japan. Starting as the $5.50 third favorite in a competitive field, the colt showcased a remarkable burst of speed to dominate the race. Under jockey James McDonald, he trailed the eight-runner field early from barrier eight. Accelerating past rivals at the 400m mark, Empire Of Japan surged past the $4.60 favorite, Physical Graffiti, and then overhauled Mach Ten to secure victory.
• 2021: Sejardan storms to juvenile feature success
  Trainer Gary Portelli’s strategy to prepare Sejardan for race day rather than the trials paid off handsomely. After finishing a close second in the official trials prior to his debut, Sejardan showed significant improvement. Despite a brief scare at the gates when he caught a hind leg on the side rail, Sejardan remained composed and professional under Jason Collett. Caught behind runners with 400m to go, Sejardan took time to find clear ground but unleashed a dazzling turn of foot to storm past his rivals, securing a 1.25-length victory over the well-regarded I Am Invincible colts, Zambezi River and Emperor.
• 2020: Shaquero hits the spot on debut
  Shaquero, who prepared for his debut with a trial win at Waller’s Gold Coast base on September 21, made a strong impression when claiming the Group 3 Breeders’ Plate (1000m). Ridden by the in-form James McDonald, Shaquero was driven to the front early and had plenty left in the tank in the straight. He held off the challenge of I Am Invincible colt Construct by 1.25 lengths, with Star Turn colt Astrologer finishing third, the same distance behind.

Previous winners of the Breeders’ Plate

Breeders’ Plate winners pre-2000