Frank Packer Plate

Ladbrokes Tip: The Frank Packer Plate serves as a nice lead-up into Brisbane’s Queensland Derby in the winter

The latest edition of the Frank Packer Plate ran on Saturday, April 18, 2026 as part of Sydney’s All Aged Stakes Day card and was won in a stylish late charge by the Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou-trained favourite Matias ($2.70F) 

2026 Frank Packer Plate Results

The 2026 Frank Packer Plate results and finishing order will be known on Saturday, April 18, 2026 and published below once the race is run and won.

The favourite Matias ($2.70F) stepped up to 2000m in style with the Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou-trained Snitzel gelding improving on a close third in the Group 3 ATC Carbine Club Stakes (1600m) to salute for the punters in the 2026 Frank Packer Plate results. Given a perfectly timed ride by Nash Rawiller, the gun three-year-old flew home over the final 100m making up late ground to run down the winners and score a decisive 0.89 length win. He has firmed in from $8 to $4 favouritism in futures Queensland Derby betting to make the trip north for the May 30 feature.

2026 Frank Packer Plate Odds

The Frank Packer Plate 2026 betting odds will be listed below as soon as markets on the end-of-April Group 3 event are released followed by the official Frank Packer Plate finishing order after the event.

Frank Packer Plate Tips

Frank Packer Plate tips including backing any proven Group 3 staying types from the local Sydney stables and those with a previous victory over the 2000m distance or further. 

From 2018 – 2026 trainer Chris Waller prepared four of the eight winners, most recently Osipenko (2023), so backing the Waller-trained three-year-olds in the event is another good Frank Packer Plate betting tip. 

Gai Waterhouse however holds the record having trained seven Frank Packer Plate winners, most recently Fat Al (2012) and Shangri La Spring (2025) who she trained in partnership with Adrian Bott. Her runner Gold Bullion was also first past the post in the 2024 edition but eventually lost on protest to Kintyre. 

Taking the colts and geldings is also key in Frank Packer Plate tipping as just seven fillies from 1980 have beaten home the boys with Arabian Gold (2014) followed by Verona (2022) the latest. 

Backing runners drawn in single-digit barriers is another top Frank Packer tip as just one winner since 2006 has jumped from a double-digit gate – The Chosen One (11 in 2019).  

2026 Frank Packer Plate Tips

Our Ladbrokes’ insider Frank Packer Plate 2026 betting tips and exotic selections on one of the All Aged Stakes Day event will be detailed below the week of the race so bookmark this page to see the horses to back and sack in your Sydney Saturday racing tips.

The Frank Packer Plate is a Group 3 race for three-year-olds run and won at Royal Randwick on All Aged Stakes Day in mid-April.

The final feature race meet of the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival, the day is headlined by the Group 1 $1,500,000 All Aged Stakes (1400m) and Group 1 $1,000,000 Champagne Stakes (1600m). Other key support races on the card include the: Group 3 Hall Mark Stakes (1200m), Group 3 JRA Plate (2000m), and the Frank Packer Plate.

Run over 2000m at set weights, the event offers $250,000 in prize money as of 2024, and the race often attracts graduates out of the Australian Derby and or the Australian Oaks.

The Frank Packer Plate was first held in 1980 and is named in honour of media mogul and former committeeman of the Australian Jockey Club, Sir Douglas Frank Hewson Packer.

The race gained Group 3 status in 1991 and has been won by many nice horses including most famously Might And Power (1997) who went on to complete that year’s Caulfield Cup – Melbourne Cup double and win a host of other elite level races including the 1998 Cox Plate.

It also serves as a nice lead-up into the Group 1 $1 million Queensland Derby (2400m) held the following month in Brisbane. Shootoff (2011) was the last galloper to complete the Frank Packer Plate – Queensland Derby race double.

In 2024 Kintyre won the Frank Packer Plate on protest before a next-up victory in the Group 2 Queensland Guineas (1600m) at Eagle Farm.

Frank Packer Plate Race Info

• Date: Saturday, April 18, 2026
• Track: Royal Randwick Racecourse
• Distance: 2000m
• Conditions: Set Weights – 3YOs
• Status: Group 3
• Prize Money: $250,000
• First Run: 1980

Frank Packer Plate Betting

Frank Packer Plate betting markets are led by in-form autumn three-year-olds looking to finish off their campaigns in Sydney with a Black-Type win before a possible trip to Brisbane over the winter.

Runners with previous experience in Group 3 or higher company that campaign, especially any graduates dropping in grade and distance from a run in the ATC Derby or ATC Oaks, often dominate Frank Packer Plate odds. 

There have been a number of upsets in recent years including in 2021 when Senor Toba won at Frank Packer Plate odds of $26 and the following year with the filly Verona causing a boil-over at $21. 

There was also an upset in 2025 with Shangri La Spring winning at Frank Packer odds of $16. 

Osipenko ($1.95 in 2023) and Matias ($2.70 in 2026) are the latest favourites in Frank Packer Plate betting to win. 

Frank Packer Plate Field

Horses in the Frank Packer Plate race field may come via a host of different lead-up races including even the Group 1 Australian Derby (2400m) run a fortnight before on Day 1 of The Championships. The Chosen One (4th in 2019) was the last Frank Packer Plate winner to come off a lead-up run in the Australian Derby. 

Another good lead-up held on the same day as the Derby is the Group 3 Carbine Club Stakes (1600m). In 2020 Entente won the Carbine Club Stakes before a Frank Packer third. That form was franked the following spring with Entente also running second to Montefilia in the Group 1 The Metropolitan (2400m). 

Six horses have completed Sydney’s Carbine Club Stakes – Frank Packer Plate double with He’s Our Rokkii (2016), Hi World (2015), Fat Al (2012), Mr Piper (1996), Juggler (1995), and Espinosa (1994).

In 2024 the Frank Packer Plate was won by Kintyre – 3rd the start prior in the Carbine Club Stakes – after a successful protest. 

Shangri La Spring (4th in 2025) and Matias (3rd in 2026) are the last Carbine Club Stakes graduates to continue on and win the Frank Packer Plate. 

The 2023 Frank Packer Plate winner Osipenko came off a lead-up sixth against the older horses in the Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m). 

The better graduates out of the Frank Packer Plate field are usually Brisbane-bound for the winter and next-up options include the Group 3 Rough Habit Plate (2000m) at Doomben in mid-May and the Group 1 Queensland Derby over the mile and a half at Eagle Farm. 

Frank Packer Plate nominations close on the Monday before the race with final acceptances taken on the Wednesday.

2026 Frank Packer Plate Field

The official Frank Packer Plate 2026 field is announced by Racing NSW the Wednesday leading up to the race and the full line-up will be announced below once released.

The 2026 Frank Packer Plate final field features a full line-up of three-year-olds including Barrengarry up in grade chasing a hat-trick and the Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou-trained Matias coming off a Group 3 Carbine Club Stakes third over the Randwick mile.

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Final Race time: 

	Entrant	Last 6	Sex	Barrier	Weight
	1. Matias J: Nash Rawiller T: Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	211x83	G	2	56.5kg
	2. Providence J: James McDonald T: Chris Waller	25x177	C	10	56.5kg
	3. Eureka Rebel J: Kerrin Mcevoy T: Matthew Smith	383212	G	9	56.5kg
	4. Olympian J: Craig Williams T: Paul Messara & Leah Gavranich	2114	G	8	56.5kg
	5. Decalogue (12)  Scratched:
	6. O'sheamus J: Zac Lloyd T: Tom Charlton	39x558	G	6	56.5kg
	7. Pictor J: Tim Clark T: Chris Waller	34x645	C	1	56.5kg
	8. Agent Zero J: Chad Schofield T: Ciaron Maher	124x20	G	3	56.5kg
	9. Monopolistic J: Adam Hyeronimus T: Chris Waller	121x56	G	7	56.5kg
	10. Barrengarry J: Jason Collett T: Joseph Ible	4x311	G	4	56.5kg
	11. Coulter J: Rachel King T: Bjorn Baker	6x211	C	13	56.5kg
	12. Your Chilli J: Sam Clipperton T: Chris Waller	411	G	12	56.5kg
	13. C'mon Flyer J: Regan Bayliss T: Ross Mcconville	3x571	G	14	56.5kg
	14. Listen Sweetheart J: Dylan Gibbons T: John Sargent	5x1100	F	11	54.5kg
	15. Mister Martini J: Ben Melham T: M, W & J Hawkes	0x315	G	5	56.5kg

View Results

2026 Frank Packer Plate Nominations

The early Frank Packer Plate 2026 nominations close the Monday ahead of the event and will be made available below once released. 

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Hcp Rating
1	4x62124x20	AGENT ZERO	G	3	Ciaron Maher	67
2	4×311	BARRENGARRY	G	3	Joseph Ible	66
3	3×571	C’MON FLYER	G	3	Ross McConville	58
4	6×211	COULTER	C	3	Bjorn Baker	64
5	422×524	DECALOGUE	G	3	Ciaron Maher
6	383212	EUREKA REBEL	G	3	Matthew Smith	72
7	9x685x1100	LISTEN SWEETHEART	F	3	John Sargent	61
8	55x2211x83	MATIAS	G	3	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	77
9	0x315	MISTER MARTINI	G	3	Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes	61
10	121×56	MONOPOLISTIC (NZ)	G	3	Chris Waller	67
11	2114	OLYMPIAN	G	3	Paul Messara & Leah Gavranich	69
12	x46139x558	O’SHEAMUS	G	3	Tom Charlton	68
13	2x7134x645	PICTOR	C	3	Chris Waller	68
14	603825×177	PROVIDENCE	C	3	Chris Waller	75
15	411	YOUR CHILLI	G	3	Chris Waller	63

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Frank Packer Plate Form Guide

The Frank Packer Plate form guide is a must to look over before betting as it gives punters all the essential information like the jockeys, trainers and barriers of the gallopers in the field.

The Frank Packer Plate form has gone on to hold up in tougher grader races many times over the years including in 2021 when the upset winner Senor Toba went on to finish second to his stablemate Kukeracha in that year’s Group 1 Queensland Derby results. 

The 2019 Frank Packer Plate winner The Chosen One would continue on to perform well in a host of the country’s best races including placings in the 2020 Sydney Cup (2nd), 2020 Caulfield Cup (3rd), 2020 Melbourne Cup (4th). He also finished fifth in the 2021 Melbourne Cup behind the brilliant mare Verry Elleegant before a Group 1 Thorndon Mile win the following January back in New Zealand. 

The 2024 Frank Packer form was franked with the protest winner Kintyre taking out the QLD Guineas next start while the third placed filly, Our Gold Hope, went on to finish runner-up in that winter’s QLD Oaks. 

2026 Frank Packer Plate Form Guide

A link to our comprehensive Frank Packer Plate 2026 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.

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Past Frank Packer Plate Results

Notable Frank Packer Plate winners include Stargazer (1990), Might And Power (1997), Freemason (2000), Shootoff (2011), Mongolian Wolf (2017), and The Chosen One (2019). 

Recent Frank Packer Plate Winners

A list of recent Frank Packer Plate winners and placegetters dating back to 1988 can be found below.

Year	Winner	Second	Third	Time
2026	Matias	Providence	Pictor	2:02.43
2025	Shangri La Spring	Firm Agreement	Plymouth	2:04.70
2024	Kintyre (on protest)	Gold Bullion	Our Gold Hope	2:09.81
2023	Osipenko	Pericles	Williamsburg	2:06.9
2022	Verona	Maurice’s Medad	Straight Arrow	2:09.5
2021	Senor Toba	High Supremacy	Achiever	2:01.4
2020	Kinane	Bottega	Entente	2:02.9
2019	The Chosen One	Dealmaker	Purple Sector	2:00.9
2018	Higher Ground	Tangled	Holy Snow	2:02.3
2017	Mongolian Wolf	Veladero	Screamarr	2:10.5
2016	He’s Our Rokkii	Old North	Torgersen	2:04.6
2015	Hi World	Wine Tales	Merion	2:05.9
2014	Arabian Gold	Pheidon	Malice	2:06.5
2013	Usainity	Honorius	Kingdoms	2:04.8
2012	Fat Al	Ambidexter	Rekindled Alliance	2:04.2
2011	Shootoff	Happy Trails	Muirfield	2:07.7
2010	Dariana	Euphemism	Viking Hero	2:04.7
2009	Yallingup	Orca	Merensky Reef	2:05.8
2008	Rockwood	Moatize	Imvula	2:05.2
2007	Carnegie House	Empire Choice	Deloraine	2:06.8
2006	Dream Machine	Born To Rule	Super Lacuma	2:04.3
2005	Afraah	Magnetism	Eremein	2:04.8
2004	Red Terror	Point Of Honour	Running Rich	2:02.3
2003	Clangalang	So Assertive	Al Megdam	2:03.8
2002	Arlington Road	On A High	Navy Blue	2:02.4
2001	Spurred On	Heeby Reiby	Life Is Beautiful	2:04.6
2000	Freemason	Perfect Paradise	Crawl	2:06.7
1999	Franklin River	Le Zagaletta	Able Master	2:05.6
1998	Dodge	Marsking	Adam	2:05.5
1997	Might And Power	Sakti	Seeing Stars	2:02.8
1996	Mr Piper	Pay Back Time	Delinquent	2:05.1
1995	Juggler	Glide Away	Law Of The Land	2:05.4
1994	Espinosa	Star Dancer	Darbaas	2:03.6
1993	Play Or Pay	Innocent King	Palace Symphony	2:05.4
1992	In The Event	Conshana	Silk Ali	2:03.6
1991	Bold Rancher	New Acquaintance	Derecho	2:01.7
1990	Stargazer	Snowplough	Fastarc	2:13.7
1989	Royal Pardon	Outgun	Gold Mace	2:13.1
1988	Serestrina	Harlan Star	Great Quest	2:11.9

FAQ

Who won the 2026 Frank Packer Plate?

The 2026 Frank Packer Plate was won by three-year-old Snitzel gelding Matias who saluted as the $2.70 favourite for trainers Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou with jockey Nash Rawiller aboard on 56.5kg from barrier 2 to win by 0.89 lengths on a Good (4) track in a time of 2:02.43.

Who won the 2025 Frank Packer Plate?

The 2025 Frank Packer Plate was won by three-year-old Castelvecchio colt Shangri La Spring at $16 for trainers Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott with jockey Tim Clark aboard on 56.5kg from barrier 6 to win by 0.68 lengths in a time of 2:04.70.

When is the Frank Packer Plate 2026?

Saturday, April 18, 2026

What is the prize money for the Frank Packer Plate 2026?

$250,000

Where is the Frank Packer Plate 2026?

Randwick Racecourse, Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031.

How do I bet on the 2026 Frank Packer Plate?

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Which horse will win the 2026 Frank Packer Plate?

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