The Karrakatta Plate is a Group 2 race worth $500,000 run at Ascot Racecourse in Perth each autumn on The Quokka Day.
2025 Karrakatta Plate Results
- 1st: #7 Talkanco
- 2nd: #4 Just Too Fly
- 3rd: #11 Snitzalatte
Karrakatta Plate News
The Karrakatta Plate is the premier two-year-old event in Western Australia and is a feature race of Perth Autumn Racing Carnival.
2025 Karrakatta Plate Results
- 1st: #7 Talkanco ($3.50)
- 2nd: #4 Just Too Fly
- 3rd: #11 Snitzalatte
Dan & Ben Pearce celebrated their second Karrakatta Plate win following their 2019 success with Dig Deep on Saturday when the duo’s progressive I’m All The Talk filly, Talkanco ($3.50), went back-to-back following her Group 3 Gimcrack Stakes win.
Jockey Brad Parnham tracked the well-backed favourite Yes Queen into the straight before steering the eventual winner into clear running and prevailing in an exciting 2025 Karrakatta Plate result after a late duel with Just Too Fly ridden by the in-form Zac Lloyd.
Karrakatta Plate 2025 Odds & Results
Lawn Pride Australia-Karrakatta Plate (G2)
| Runner Details | Win | Place |
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1st
7. Talkanco (4) J: Brad Parnham 55kg
T: Daniel & Ben Pearce |
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2nd
4. Just Too Fly (2) J: Zac Lloyd 57kg
T: Luke Fernie |
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3rd
11. Snitzalatte (11) J: Lucy Fiore 55kg
T: Adam Durrant |
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4th
8. Yes Queen (5) J: William Pike 55kg
T: Dion Luciani |
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5th
10. Perfectly Proper (12) J: Clint Johnston-Porter 55kg
T: Daniel & Ben Pearce |
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6th
14. God's Rapture (6) J: Craig Williams 55kg
T: Ted Martinovich |
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7th
9. Loves Talking (16) J: Jade McNaught 55kg
T: Luke Fernie |
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8th
15. Perfect Sister (1) J: Shaun McGruddy 55kg
T: Daniel Morton |
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9th
6. Statewide (14) J: Steven Parnham 57kg
T: Neville Parnham |
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10th
5. Exceed The Boom (15) J: Holly Watson 57kg
T: Mitchell Pateman |
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11th
13. Hard Solo (7) J: Natasha Faithfull 55kg
T: Ashley Maley |
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12th
3. Kings Court (9) J: Billy Egan 57kg
T: Luke Fernie |
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13th
12. Golden Opera (13) J: Luke Campbell 55kg
T: Daniel Morton |
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14th
1. Castle Road (3) J: Craig Staples 57kg
T: Paul Jordan |
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15th
2. Do I Feel Lucky (8) J: Tyler Schiller 57kg
T: Sean & Jake Casey |
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16th
17. Brazen Butcher (10) J: Jarrad Noske 57kg
T: Trevor Andrews |
Data retrieved: 16/05/2025 12:58:43 AM (Australia/Brisbane)
Held at Ascot Racecourse in late March or early April, the 1200m sprint is a Group 2 race which is worth half a million dollars in prize money. As a set weights race, colts and geldings must carry 56.0kg while fillies must carry 54.0kg. Many youngsters will use this race to prepare for the Group 3 Sires Produce Stakes over 1400m in a few weeks’ time.
The Karrakatta Plate – WA Sires’ Produce Stakes double was most recently completed by Whispering Brook (2016), Super Smink (2023), and Bustling (2024).
Recently the gun filly Watch Me Dance improved on here Karrakatta Plate second to win the Sires’ next start. She also went on to do the Group 3 WA Champion Fillies’ – Group 2 WATC Derby double that spring.
Two-year-olds in the Karrakatta Plate field may have had an earlier Group 1 run interstate over the autumn in a race like the Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) held in late February.
The 2021 Karrakatta Plate form was franked with the winner Ex Sport Man going on to run second in the WA Sires’ Produce Stakes next start, while Liwa ran second and third respectively in each event.
The 2022 Karrakatta Plate form also went on to be franked by the winning filly Amelia’s Jewel who returned in the spring to win the Group 2 WA Guineas (1600m) as well as beat home the older horses in the Group 1 Northerly Stakes (1800m).
The 2022 Karrakatta Plate winner Amelia’s Jewel was also the first horse to secure a slot in the inaugural running of the now $5 million slot-race The Quokka back in Perth the following April.
From 2023 the Karrakatta Plate runs in mid-April as a key act to The Quokka.
The 2023 Karrakatta Plate form was franked with Super Smink winning the WA Sires’ next start and later finishing top three in a host of subsequent stakes races including a third in the WA Guineas that November.
Karrakatta Plate third placegetter Ripcord further franked the form in 2023 when running third in that summer’s Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) and second in the Group 3 $1.5 million The Gold Rush.
The Karrakatta Plate 2025 ran on Saturday April 26, 2025 at Ascot Racecourse and was won in a narrow thriller by the DAniel & Ben Pearce trained Gimcrack Stakes winning filly Talkanco ($3.50).
| 2025 Karrakatta Plate | |
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| Date: | Saturday April 26, 2025 |
| Track: | Ascot Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1200m |
| Race Type: | 2YO Set Weights C&G 56.0kg F 54.0kg |
| Status: | Group Two |
| Prize money: | $500,000 |
2025 Karrakatta Plate Finishing Order
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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| 1 | 7 | TALKANCO | Daniel & Ben Pearce | Brad Parnham | 4 | 55kg | $3.50 | |||
| 2 | 4 | JUST TOO FLY | Luke Fernie | Zac Lloyd | 0.79L | 2 | 57kg | $18 | ||
| 3 | 11 | SNITZALATTE | Adam Durrant | Ms Lucy Fiore | 1.36L | 11 | 55kg | $9.50 | ||
| 4 | 8 | YES QUEEN | Dion Luciani | William Pike | 1.5L | 5 | 55kg | $2.30F | ||
| 5 | 10 | PERFECTLY PROPER | Daniel & Ben Pearce | Clint Johnston-Porter | 2.72L | 12 | 55kg | $31 | ||
| 6 | 14 | GOD’S RAPTURE | Ted Martinovich | Craig Williams | 2.78L | 6 | 55kg | $18 | ||
| 7 | 9 | LOVES TALKING | Luke Fernie | Ms Jade McNaught | 2.94L | 16 | 55kg | $91 | ||
| 8 | 15 | PERFECT SISTER | Daniel Morton | Shaun McGruddy | 3.49L | 1 | 55kg | $41 | ||
| 9 | 6 | STATEWIDE | Neville Parnham | Steven Parnham | 5.33L | 14 | 57kg | $51 | ||
| 10 | 5 | EXCEED THE BOOM | Mitchell Pateman | Ms Holly Watson | 6.92L | 15 | 57kg | $101 | ||
| 11 | 13 | HARD SOLO | Ashley Maley | Ms Tash Faithfull | 7.59L | 7 | 55kg | $151 | ||
| 12 | 3 | KINGS COURT | Luke Fernie | Billy Egan | 8.01L | 9 | 57kg | $101 | ||
| 13 | 12 | GOLDEN OPERA | Daniel Morton | Luke Campbell | 9.27L | 13 | 55kg | $201 | ||
| 14 | 1 | CASTLE ROAD | Paul Jordan | Craig Staples | 11.98L | 3 | 57kg | $10 | ||
| 15 | 2 | DO I FEEL LUCKY | Sean & Jake Casey | Tyler Schiller | 13.3L | 8 | 57kg | $26 | ||
| 16 | 17e | BRAZEN BUTCHER | Trevor Andrews | Jarrad Noske | 27.7L | 10 | 57kg | $101 | ||
| 19e | DON’T WINK | Karen Kersley | 0 | |||||||
| 20e | FILA MIA | Jayce Buckley | 0 | |||||||
| 16 | GOOD AS HELL | Luke Fernie | Tim Clark | 0 | ||||||
| 18e | DELTASON | Meryl Hayley | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Karrakatta Plate Betting
The Karrakatta Pate 2025 betting markets and links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be provided here at Races.com.au once released.
There was a notable upset in 2021 with the winner Ex Sport Man winning at Karrakatta Plate odds of $19.
Amelia’s Jewel ($1.80 in 2022) and Bustling ($1.75 in 2024) are the latest favourites in Karrakatta Plate betting to salute for the punters.
2025 Karrakatta Plate Form
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2025 Karrakatta Plate Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Karrakatta Plate 2025 Tips on the $500,000 event on The Quokka Day.
- To Win: #8 Yes Queen ($2.40 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Lots of promising 2YOs who could prove up to this but have landed on the well-bred favourite Yes Queen who is a daughter of former The Everest hero Yes Yes Yes. Dion Luciani’s filly gets her chance at a lucrative win after two close seconds this prep. After a winning debut here last November in the Crystal Slipper, she resumed when runner-up behind Luana Miss in the Supremacy Stakes going down as the odds-on elect. There was nothing to spare on the line at her latest when coming from last on the turn to nearly take out the Group 3 Gimcrack going down a nostril flare to Talkanco when carrying a kilo more than the winner. She gets the weight advantage now down from 56.5kg to 55kg, draws well with gate six and Willie Pike sticks with. Can win.
2025 Karrakatta Plate Field
The Karrakatta Plate field attracts a quality line-up of mainly Perth-trained two-year-old sprinters chasing a share in the half-a-million in prize money. Possible lead-up races into the Karrakatta Plate field each autumn including the Listed Perth Stakes (1100m) or the Group 3 Gimcrack Stakes (1100m) also held at Ascot.
In 2017 the Karrakatta Plate winner Lucy Mae ran second in the Gimcrack Stakes in the lead-up and second in the W.A. Sires’ Produce Stakes next start behind Debellatio who improved on a third in the Karrakatta Plate that year.
Amelia’s Jewel (2022) and Talkanco (2025) are the last two-year-olds to complete the Gimcrack Stakes – Karrakatta Plate double.
In 2023 the Gimcrack Stakes form also held in the Karrakatta Plate with the winner Live To Tell running second to the runner-up Super Smink who turned the tables on her last start conqueror.
Bustling (2024) was the last youngster to complete the Perth Stakes – Karrakatta Plate double.
The official Karrakatta Plate 2025 field and barriers will be provided below the week of the race once Perth Racing released the final acceptances.
The 2025 Karrakatta Plate final field features a capacity line-up of hopeful two-year-olds led in betting by well-bred Yes Yes Yes filly, Yes Queen, coming off a Group 3 Gimcrack Stakes second at the track on April 12 in a photo thriller.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Penalty | H Rating |
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| 1 | 118×51 | CASTLE ROAD | Paul Jordan | Craig Staples | 4 | 57kg | 76 | |
| 2 | 21210 | DO I FEEL LUCKY | Sean & Jake Casey | Tyler Schiller | 9 | 57kg | 74 | |
| 3 | 27×14 | KINGS COURT | Luke Fernie | Billy Egan | 11 | 57kg | 66 | |
| 4 | 3×2 | JUST TOO FLY | Luke Fernie | Zac Lloyd | 2 | 57kg | 66 | |
| 5 | 4×363 | EXCEED THE BOOM | Mitchell Pateman | Ms Holly Watson | 19 | 57kg | 64 | |
| 6 | 3×32 | STATEWIDE | Neville Parnham | Steven Parnham | 18 | 57kg | 62 | |
| 7 | 12×31 | TALKANCO | Daniel & Ben Pearce | Brad Parnham | 5 | 55kg | 72 | |
| 8 | 1×22 | YES QUEEN | Dion Luciani | William Pike | 6 | 55kg | 72 | |
| 9 | 133 | LOVES TALKING | Luke Fernie | Ms Jade McNaught | 20 | 55kg | 66 | |
| 10 | 422x | PERFECTLY PROPER | Daniel & Ben Pearce | Clint Johnston-Porter | 16 | 55kg | 67 | |
| 11 | 11 | SNITZALATTE | Adam Durrant | Ms Lucy Fiore | 15 | 55kg | 62 | |
| 12 | 2266936 | GOLDEN OPERA | Daniel Morton | Luke Campbell | 17 | 55kg | 58 | |
| 13 | 645×77232 | HARD SOLO | Ashley Maley | Ms Tash Faithfull | 8 | 55kg | 59 | |
| 14 | 619 | GOD’S RAPTURE | Ted Martinovich | Craig Williams | 7 | 55kg | 62 | |
| 15 | 1 | PERFECT SISTER | Daniel Morton | Shaun McGruddy | 1 | 55kg | 62 | |
| 16 | 41 | GOOD AS HELL | Luke Fernie | Tim Clark | 3 | 55kg | 60 | |
| 17e | 51 | BRAZEN BUTCHER | Trevor Andrews | Jarrad Noske | 12 | 57kg | 62 | |
| 18e | 453 | DELTASON | Meryl Hayley | 10 | 57kg | 60 | ||
| 19e | 4 | DON’T WINK | Karen Kersley | 14 | 55kg | |||
| 20e | 5 | FILA MIA | Jayce Buckley | 13 | 55kg |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Karrakatta Plate Nominations
Early nominations for the Karrakatta Plate in 2025 close on a Monday in early March.
The 2025 Karrakatta Plate nominations attracted 101 hopeful two-year-olds, up 20 from 2024, led in futures betting by Dion Luciani’s Crystal Slipper winning filly, Yes Queen, who is a daughter of 2019 The Everest winner Yes Yes Yes.
Recent Karrakatta Plate Winners
A number of notable Perth gallopers won the Karrakatta Plate as two-year-olds including Hobart Jones and the gun filly Whispering Brook who backed-up to win the WA Sires’ before heading to Victoria for a third I the 2016 Thousand Guineas.
Talkanco (2025) was the last Karrakatta Plate winning filly.
See below for a list of the Karrakatta Plate winners and placegetters going back to 2000.
| YEAR | WINNER | 2ND | 3RD | TIME |
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| 2025 | Talkanco | Just Too Fly | Snitzalatte | 1:09.87 |
| 2024 | Bustling | Earthstorm | Blue Rocket | 1:09.06 |
| 2023 | Super Smink | Live To Tell | Ripcord | 1:10.2 |
| 2022 | Amelia’s Jewel | Baby Paris | Penny On The Green | 1:09.5 |
| 2021 | Ex Sport Man | Liwa | Pat’s Got Sass | 1:10.3 |
| 2020 | Ima Single Man | Watch Me Dance | Dark Assault | 1:10.3 |
| 2019 | Dig Deep | Tinsnip | Miss West Coast | 1:11.5 |
| 2018 | Valour Road | Lady Cosmology | Lordhelpmerun | 1:10.4 |
| 2017 | Lucy Mae | Achernar Star | Debellatio | 1:10.3 |
| 2016 | Whispering Brook | Spangled Impact | Saul’s Special | 1:11.1 |
| 2015 | Lucky Street | Mystic Maid | Showy Chloe | 1:10.6 |
| 2014 | Hobart Jones | Vitalism | Jezpark | 1:11.4 |
| 2013 | Ms Funovits | Trichologist | Camporella | 1:10.7 |
| 2012 | Luke’s Luck | Keeper Quiet | Miss Solis | 1:11.2 |
| 2011 | Night War | Benny’s Halo | Rebel Call | 1:11.5 |
| 2010 | Motion Pictures | Miss Gai Flyer | Absolute Pleasure | 1:10.3 |
| 2009 | Gold Rocks | Wolfe Dream | Dontrocktheboat | 1:10.4 |
| 2008 | Brava Fortune | Grand Nirvana | Pegase | 1:10.7 |
| 2007 | Roman Time | Scenic Blast | Jestatune | 1:10.5 |
| 2006 | Canny Jack | Oroya Gold | Paris Petard | 1:10.3 |
| 2005 | No Questions | Hantu | Ripped | 1:11.9 |
| 2004 | Redwoldt | Metaldale | Refemme | 1:11.5 |
| 2003 | Diffraction | Shout From Maroof | Yarraman | 1:10.5 |
| 2002 | Confront | Zoometric | Femme | 1:11.0 |
| 2001 | Born Priceless | Brocky’s Dream | Classic Cut | 1:11.7 |
| 2000 | Metal Master | Simon Said | King Of The Kites | 1:10.8 |
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