For the second time in three years, a filly trained by Kevin Attard and ridden by Rafael Hernandez has won the King's Plate.
165th King's Plate
It's a different world we live in, not an entirely great one, but our race will finally get to run after a frustrating postponement.
Just where do horse names come from? Pretty much anywhere, and here are a few of the stories behind the names of this year's Plate entrants.
The first three betting favourites on King's Plate Day prior to the race's postponement all had workouts Sunday morning.
The second jewel of the Triple Crown is, at the moment, still set for September 10 at Fort Erie, 18 days after the Plate will be run Friday.
With thousands of fans in the stands at various parties, heavy rain and storms came and put an end to the King's Plate.
From the fields of Saskatchewan to the throngs of people at Saturday's King's Plate at Woodbine, Chartrand-Hoek is living a dream.
They came to Canada in the 1960s and builders/philanthropists Manfred and Penny Conrad have had a great time in horse racing.
Gary Barber's champion My Boy Prince won the Plate Trial and is heavily favoured to win the King's Plate over 12 rivals.
My Boy Prince and a few others are the most likely Plate winners according to the successful Thoro-Graph sheets.
The post positions will be drawn on Tuesday for the 165th King's Plate to be run August 17, while Plate day itself looks rainy.
The field for the King's Plate, edition 165, will be drawn next Tuesday and so far it's a wall of Mark Casse fellows that must be toppled.
Casse trio, Stronach pair and two from Kevin Attard make up the majority of this year's prospective King's Plate field.
Woodbine's champion jockey will ride Midnight Mascot in the 165th King's Plate, one of about eight solid contenders for the race.
Plus news on the new claiming rule, weekend wagering and the current contenders for the August 17 King's Plate.
