Maribyrnong Plate 2024

Maribyrnong Plate is a key support act on Melbourne Cup Day on the first Tuesday of November!

The Group 3 Maribyrnong Plate is a 1000m sprint race held at Flemington Racecourse on the first Tuesday of November annually as part of the iconic Melbourne Cup Day card at headquarters.

The meeting is of course headlined by the world-famous Group 1 $8.56 million Melbourne Cup (3200m) and also features the Group 3 Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes (1400m).

A set weights race offering $200,000, the Maribyrnong Plate is open only to two-year-old horses and many make their racing debut in front of 100,000 plus spectators on Australia’s biggest day of racing.

The time-honoured Maribyrnong Plate has been run and won since 1871 and is currently sponsored by Darley.

The latest edition of the Maribyrnong Plate took place on Tuesday November 5, 2024 on Lexus Melbourne Cup Day 2024 with Michael Dee riding the Team Hayes-trained Tycoon Star ($18) for an impressive win late on debut.

2024 Maribyrnong Plate Results

• 1st: #9 Tycoon Star
• 2nd: #3 Bacash
• 3rd: #1 Shining Smile

The official Maribyrnong Plate 2024 Results & Finishing order including the Maribyrnong Plate winner will be available below once the race takes place on Melbourne Cup Day Tuesday November 5, 2024.

Jockey Michael Dee has kicked off his Melbourne Cup Day with a win in the first aboard the Team Hayes-trained Tycoon Star ($17), donning the colours of Cox Plate winner Via Sistina, in the 2024 Maribyrnong Plate results.

The Written Tycoon colt bust through the middle of the track inside the final furlong, drawing away for a length win on debut over stablemate Bascash.

Ben, Will & JD Hayes ran the trifecta also saddling-up the third placed Shining Smile.

Michael Dee will ride in his fourth Melbourne Cup this year partnering the Kiwi Sharp ‘N’ Smart who is around $41 in the markets.

2024 Maribyrnong Plate Odds

The season’s latest Maribyrnong Plate 2024 betting odds on the field juvenile runners will be available as soon as released so stay tuned for access to the best markets on the Melbourne Cup Day Group 3 this spring.

Maribyrnong Plate Info

• 2023 Race Name: Darley Maribyrnong Plate
• Date: Tuesday November 5, 2024
• Track: Flemington Racecourse
• Distance: 1000m
• Conditions: 2YOs – Set Weights
• Status: Group 3
• Prize Money: $200,000
• First Run: 1871

Maribyrnong Plate Betting

Odds for the Maribyrnong Plate are displayed shortly after the final field is released on the Wednesday prior to the race but most of the betting is done on the Saturday with the number of bets increasing as it gets closer to start time.

The Maribyrnong Plate odds displayed by bookies are determined by the lead up form over the Spring Carnival of all the runners and may include races in Melbourne as well as the Sydney Carnival. The prices on individual horses range from the favourite who would have been winning or running around the placings and could be as short as $3 and range up to $51 to $101 for those horses that have been running near to last than first.

Maribyrnong Plate betting is big business as the punters enjoy bets on Melbourne Cup Day.

Brereton ($6EF in 2021) was the last favourite or equal favourite in Maribyrnong Plate betting to win.

In 2022 there was a notable upset with Krakarib winning at 25/1, while in 2023 Dublin Down won at Maribyrnong Plate odds of $11.

Tycoon Star won in 2024 at a big price in Maribyrnong Plate betting ($18).

Maribyrnong Plate Tips

Tips for the Maribyrnong Plate are dominated by any two-year-olds with previous race experience and any non-maidens in the field.

Typically the colts and geldings make a better Maribyrnong Plate betting tip with Real Stolle (2011) and Vinicunca (2018) the last fillies to win.

2024 Maribyrnong Plate Tips

Our Ladbrokes’ exclusive Maribyrnong Plate 2024 tips and selections on what two-year-old will enjoy a Melbourne Cup Day victory will be detailed below the week of the race so stay tuned.

• To Win: #12 Lady Pankhurst ($14 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Tipping an upset from Lady Pankhurst on debut in the first on Melbourne Cup Day. She is drawn the rails and the ‘Magic Man’ Joao Moreira rides warming up to his Melbourne Cup shot on the favourite Buckaroo. This John Sargent-trained daughter of Capitalist is well bred and impressed in her recent trial win at Randwick. If she handles the straight, she’s a shot to kick off her career with a win.

Maribyrnong Plate Field

The final field for the Group 3 Maribyrnong Plate is made up of young two-year-old horses, many stepping out to the races for the first time.

Juveniles in the Maribyrnong Plate field may have had a previous start in a race like the Listed Debutant Stakes (1000m) at Caulfield in early October. Brereton (2nd in 2021) was the last Debutant Stakes graduate to continue on and win the Maribyrnong Plate.

The Listed Maribyrnong Trial Stakes taking place four weeks earlier is the other key lead-up into the Maribyrnong Plate final field. Krakarib (6th in 2022) and Dublin Down (4th in 2023) are the latest Trial graduates to back-up and win the Group 3 on Melbourne Cup Day.

Maribyrnong Plate nominations close the Wednesday before the race with final acceptances on the Friday before VRC Derby Day runs on the Saturday to kick off the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

2024 Maribyrnong Plate Field

The official 2024 Maribyrnong Plate Final Field & Barrier Draw will be published below once announced on the Friday before the race.

Melbourne Cup Day 2024 kicks off with the two-year-olds facing off in the Maribyrnong Plate 2024 final field where the Anthony & Sam Freedman-trained Zoustar filly, Price Tag, coming off a third in the trial is favourite to salute with Mark Zahra in the saddle.

2024 Maribyrnong Plate Nominations

The early Maribyrnong Plate 2024 Nominations close the Wednesday leading up to 2024 Melbourne Cup Day.

Maribyrnong Plate Form Guide

The Maribyrnong Plate form guide shows all the must know race facts and stats on the horses in the field including their lead-up runs, strike-rate at the track / distance and the Maribyrnong Plate barrier draw.

The Maribyrnong Plate form has often been worth following into the next year’s autumn carnival including when the 2019 third placed Tagaloa went on to win the 2020 Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes.

The 2022 Maribyrnong Plate runner-up Little Brose franked the form the following autumn with his Blue Diamond win in 2023.

2024 Maribyrnong Plate Form Guide

A link to the full 2024 Maribyrnong Plate Form Guide will be provided below once the field is out.

Maribyrnong Plate Results

The Maribyrnong Plate race results display the full finishing order of all the runners, their starting prices and weights along with the winning margins and times.

Notable Maribyrnong Plate winners in recent years include Bel Esprit (2001), Boomwaa (2013), and Finance Tycoon (2020).

Past Maribyrnong Plate Winners

Recent Maribyrnong Plate winners and placegetters dating back to the year 1998 are detailed in the below table.

FAQ

Who won the 2024 Maribyrnong Plate?

The 2024 Maribyrnong Plate was won by the Ben, Will & JD Hayes-trained Tyocoon Star at $18 on debut with Michael Dee in the saddle.

When is the Maribyrnong Plate 2024?

What is the prize money for the Maribyrnong Plate 2024?

$200,000

Where is the Maribyrnong Plate 2024?

Flemington Racecourse, 448 Epsom Rd, Flemington VIC 3031.