C. B. Fisher Plate
Horse race
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The VRC C. B. Fisher Plate was a weight-for-age thoroughbred horse race over 2400 metres (a mile and a half). It was run at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne Australia on the Saturday after the Melbourne Cup in early November from 1870 till 1978. It is no longer held.
| Location | Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia |
|---|---|
| Distance | 2400 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
It was named after Charles Brown Fisher who was a noted horse breeder of the late 19th century.
Some notable winners were:
- 1908, 1909 & 1910 Alawa
- 1920 Eurythmic
- 1929 Amounis[1]
- 1930 Phar Lap
- 1938 Ajax
- 1939, 1940 & 1941 High Caste, with Beau Vite the runner up in both 1940 and 1941. Beau Vite won the Cox Plate in 1940 and 1941.
- 1954 Rising Fast
- 1955 Rising Fast beating Ray Ribbon with 1957 Cox Plate winner Redcraze 3rd.
- 1957 Tulloch
- 1960 Tulloch
- 1962 Even Stevens
- 1966 Galilee with Tobin Bronze 2nd.
- 1974 Leilani, beating Gala Red with Battle Heights 3rd.
- 1977 Tom's Mate, with 1976 Melbourne Cup winner Van der Hum 2nd.
- 1978 Salamander
