Oakleigh Plate
Oakleigh Plate Group 1 race Location Caulfield Racecourse Inaugurated 1884 Race type Thoroughbred Sponsor Ladbrokes (2018) Race information Distance 1,100 metres Surface Turf Qualification Maidens ineligible Weight Handicap Purse $500,000 (2018) The Oakleigh Plate is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred open handicap horse race, run over a distance of 1100 metres at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in late February. [1] Total prize money is A$500,000. Contents 1 History 1.1 Distance 1.2 Venue 2 Winners 3 See also 4 References History The Oakleigh Plate forms the middle leg of the autumn sprinting series over the Melbourne Autumn Carnival, preceded by the G1 Lightning Stakes run over 1000m, WFA, Flemington, on the last Saturday in January, and followed by the Newmarket Handicap, run over 1200m at Flemington in the first week of March. [1] Distance 1884–1972 – 5 1 ⁄ 2 furlo...