The Vo Rogue Plate is a Group 3 race held towards the end of December or early January in Brisbane as a lead-up to the Gold Coast's $3 million Magic Millions 3YO Guineas.
2023 Vo Rogue Plate Results
- 1st: #1 Cifrado
- 2nd: #2 Chrysaor
- 3rd: #8 Ringer's Reward
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The Vo Rogue Plate is a Group 3 race that is now held at either Eagle Farm or Doomben Racecourse in late December or early January during the Queensland Summer Racing Carnival.
Raced over 1400m at Eagle Farm or 1350m at Doomben, the Vo Rogue Plate is restricted to three year olds and is held under set weight conditions. It pays a lucrative $300,000 total prize money and attracts a class line-up of young horses each Christmas racing season.
The Vo Rogue Plate formerly shared a race program with the Group 3 BJ McLachlan Plate (1200m), which is held under the same conditions but for two year olds before being moved to its own feature race meeting from 2021 onwards.
The other key races on Vo Rogue Plate Day, also known as Magic Millions Qualifier Day, include the $300,000 The Buffering for Magic Millions Cup hopefuls, the $125,000 Shoot Out (2000m) and the Listed Nudgee Stakes (1200m) for fillies and mares chasing the Magic Millions Fillies & Mares ballot exemption.
Following the Vo Rogue Plate, many horses head to the paddock to rest up during January, which is a quiet month for racing. Some will return to racing during the autumn, while yet others will hold off until the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival. Some also choose to race during the Magic Millions Carnival in January if they are Magic Millions graduates and run in the Restricted Listed $3 million Magic Millions 3YO Guineas (1400m).
Pierata (2017/18), Boomsara (2018/19), and Fashion Legend (2022/23) are the latest Vo Rogue Plate winners to back up and win the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas.
The 2019 Vo Rogue Plate winner Alligator Blood won the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas next start but was later disqualified due to a positive swab for a banned substance. Alligator Blood also franked the Vo Rogue Plate form going on to win the 2020 Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) in Melbourne the following autumn.
The 2021 Vo Rogue Plate winner Apache Chase scored an upset at 16/1 before running a next-up Magic Millions Guineas fourth. He further franked the form over the following year with a host of strong Black-Type runs and Group race victories and also finished fourth in Sydney’s $7.5 million The Golden Eagle.
There was no 2020 edition of the Vo Rogue Plate with the event moved from December 2020 to January 2021.
There was also be two editions of the Vo Rogue Plate in 2022 with the race held on New Year’s Day in January and the end of December on New Year’s Eve.
The 2023 Vo Rogue Plate runs on Saturday December 30, 2023 and was won in a flashing late burst by the Rex Lipp-trained Queenslander Cifrado ($11) in an upset.
| Vo Rogue Plate 2023 | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday December 30, 2023 |
| Track: | Doomben Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1350m |
| Race Type: | 3YOs – Set Weights |
| Status: | Group 3 |
| Prize Money: | $300,000 |
2023 Vo Rogue Plate Results
- 1st: #1 Cifrado ($11)
- 2nd: #2 Chrysaor
- 3rd: #8 Ringer’s Reward
Rex Lipp’s Encryption gelding, Cifrado ($11), was too strong late powering home right down the outside to finish over the top of his rivals in the 2023 Vo Rogue Plate results ahead of a $3 million Magic Millions Guineas bid at the Gold Coast on January 13.
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | CIFRADO | Rex Lipp | Damien Thornton | 9 | 57kg | $11 | |||
| 2 | 2 | CHRYSAOR | Chris Waller | James Orman | 0.56L | 1 | 57kg | $3.30 | ||
| 3 | 8 | RINGER’S REWARD | Kevin Kemp | Ben Thompson | 1.38L | 4 | 55kg | $21 | ||
| 4 | 4 | DEEP RESPECT | Kelly Schweida | Blake Shinn | 1.82L | 3 | 57kg | $5.50 | ||
| 5 | 7 | ZOUPHORIA | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Craig Williams | 1.82L | 10 | 55kg | $6 | ||
| 6 | 3 | SHOW ME MERCY | Stuart Kendrick | Michael Rodd | 3.67L | 2 | 57kg | $2.70F | ||
| 7 | 6 | CONEY ISLAND BABY | Harold Norman | Ms Samantha Collett | 6.14L | 5 | 57kg | $151 | ||
| 8 | 11 | BLACK MINTO | Jason Patton | Bailey Wheeler (a) | 6.82L | 8 | 55kg | $41 | ||
| 9 | 12 | NOBLE STYLE | Paula Barron | Elione Chaves | 7.76L | 7 | 55kg | $91 | ||
| 10 | 10 | YOU’LL NEVER GUESS | Phil Bobic | Ms Angela Jones | 17.62L | 6 | 55kg | $201 | ||
| 9 | GLASS OF ROSE | Jeff Dunn | Ms Rikki Jamieson | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | DAZZLE LEGEND | Chris Waller | Tyler Schiller | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2023 Vo Rogue Plate Betting Odds
The latest Vo Rogue Plate 2023 odds on the three-years-old Group 3 summer showdown will be listed below complete with links to the markets at Ladbrokes.com.au for you to back your best Vo Rogue Plate betting tips at the right price.
Alligator Blood ($1.35 in 2019) was the last favourite in Vo Rogue Plate betting to salute for the punters.
There was a notable upset in the December edition of the 2022 Vo Rogue Plate with subsequent Magic Millions Guineas winner Fashion Legend saluting at $18 odds.
The 2023 Vo Rogue Plate winner Cifrado also jumped at double-figures as an $11 shot.
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2023 Vo Rogue Plate Field
The Vo Rogue Plate field is usually announced on the Wednesday prior to the race. Most years, the Vo Rogue Plate field will contain some genuinely talented three year olds who have already amassed a fair bit of black-type racing experience.
The 2023 Vo Rogue Plate field will be provided below the week of the race once announced by Racing Queensland.
2023 Vo Rogue Plate Nominations
Nominations for the Vo Rogue Plate 2023 are announced just before Christmas about a week out from the key Magic Millions Guineas lead-up and will be listed below once announced.
Vo Rogue Plate History
The Vo Rogue Plate is a relatively new race. Inaugurated in 2006, it was quickly upgraded to Group 3 in 2009.
Due to scheduling changes, there were two editions of the race in 2008, and none in 2007.
The race is named after champion galloper Vo Rogue. Vo Rogue was an impressive thoroughbred, often charging to the front of the field to lead for the entire race before finishing impressively. He had an extensive career, with a total of 83 starts. Of those, he won 26, including an impressive six Group 1 victories.
There was officially no 2020 edition of the race with the event moved from that December to January of 2021.
The 2022 Vo Rogue Plate moved to Doomben Racecourse on New Year’s Day over 1350m. There was officially two editions of the Vo Rogue Plate in 2022 with the race also taking place in late December on New Year’s Eve.
Notable Vo Rogue Plate winners include Graceful Anna (2009), Lucky Hussler (2012), Winning Rupert (2016), Pierata (2017) whose impressive subsequent career would include wins in the 2019 Group 1 All Aged Stakes and $1 million Redzel Stakes and the following season’s Australian Guineas champion Alligator Blood (2019).
Vo Rogue Plate results, place-getters and winning times are provided below.
Vo Rogue Plate Winners
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Vo Rogue Plate |
1st | Cifrado | 1 minute 19.84 seconds |
| 2nd | Chrysaor | ||
| 3rd | Ringer’s Reward | ||
| 2022 (December) Vo Rogue Plate |
1st | Fashion Legend | 1 minute 19.03 seconds |
| 2nd | Count Da Beans | ||
| 3rd | Stroll | ||
| 2022 (January) Vo Rogue Plate |
1st | Tiger Heart | 1 minute 23.48 seconds |
| 2nd | Shihonka | ||
| 3rd | Miss Hipstar | ||
| 2021 Vo Rogue Plate(Moved from December 2020 to January 2021) |
1st | Apache Chase | 1 minute 22.92 seconds |
| 2nd | Gotta Kiss | ||
| 3rd | Oscar Zulu | ||
| 2019 Vo Rogue Plate |
1st | Alligator Blood | 1 minute 22.49 seconds |
| 2nd | Profit | ||
| 3rd | Eleven Eleven | ||
| 2018 Vo Rogue Plate |
1st | Boomsara | 1 minute 18.43 seconds |
| 2nd | Pennino | ||
| 3rd | Light Up The Room | ||
| 2017 Vo Rogue Plate |
1st | Pierata | 1 minute 18.76 seconds |
| 2nd | Dinnigan | ||
| 3rd | Goodfella | ||
| 2016 Vo RoguePlate |
1st | Winning Rupert | 1 minute 15.07 seconds |
| 2nd | River Racer | ||
| 3rd | Billy The Kid | ||
| 2015 Vo Rogue Plate |
1st | Madotti | 1 minute 15.38 seconds |
| 2nd | Most Important | ||
| 3rd | Egyptian Symbol | ||
| 2014 Vo Rogue Plate |
1st | Mywayorthehighway | 1 minute 18.98 seconds |
| 2nd | Hijack Hussy | ||
| 3rd | Worthy Cause | ||
| 2013 Vo Rogue Plate |
1st | Enquare | 1 minute 19.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Gundy Spirit | ||
| 3rd | Missy Longstocking | ||
| 2012 Vo Rogue Plate |
1st | Lucky Hussler | 1 minute 18.95 seconds |
| 2nd | Sizzling | ||
| 3rd | Heza Jetsetter | ||
| 2011 Vo Rogue Plate |
1st | Punch On | 1 minute 19.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Noisy Ocean | ||
| 3rd | Lucky Morna | ||
| 2010 Vo Rogue Plate |
1st | Benny’s Buttons | 1 minute 22.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Falino | ||
| 3rd | Mossriver | ||
| 2009 Vo Rogue Plate |
1st | Graceful Anna | 1 minute 19.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Shoot Out | ||
| 3rd | Choistar | ||
| 2008 Vo Rogue Plate (December) |
1st | Youthful Jack | 1 minute 09.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Express Air | ||
| 3rd | Yatala | ||
| 2008 Vo Rogue Plate (March) |
1st | Dirty | 1 minute 18.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Swiss Ace | ||
| 3rd | Pepperwood | ||
| 2006 Vo Rogue Plate |
1st | Sequential Charm | 1 minute 20.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Gold Edition | ||
| 3rd | Cocktail Supreme | ||
