| Class | Group 3 |
|---|---|
| Location | Randwick Racecourse Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Inaugurated | 1980 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Sponsor | Toyota (2023) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2,000 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Three year old |
| Weight | Set weights colts and geldings –56+1⁄2 kg fillies –54+1⁄2 kg |
| Purse | $200,000 (2023) |
The Frank Packer Plate is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds at set weights run over a distance of 2000 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia during the Autumn Carnival. [1] Total prizemoney is A$200,000
Those three year old gallopers who were not able to participate in the Australian Derby or in the Australian Oaks held over a distance of 2400 metres often take part in this middle distance event. [1]
During recent times the race has been held on the last day of the ATC Autumn Carnival. [1]
The race is named in honour of Sir Douglas Frank Hewson Packer, who was a media proprietor and former committeeman of the Australian Jockey Club for 12 years. [2]