Son of American Triple Crown winner Justify was bred in Ontario by Sean and Dorothy Fitzhenry; his half-sister Dixie Moon won the Oaks.
165th King's Plate
Al and Bill Ulwelling's Mansetti won the two-turn Marine Stakes (G3) over returning Scorched and both colts will head to the King's Plate.
One of 2024's top two-year-old colts in Canada had a delayed start to his 2025 campaign and he returns in Saturday's Marine.
A look at some of the eligibles, their recent works and race results, and where they will be appearing next.
American-based Mythical Man and Tom's Magic will be racing soon and could be headed north; Saffie Joseph trainee arrives.
Dewolf is rarin' to go and will meet Notorious Gangster and stablemate Mansetti in Sunday's Queenston on the way to the Plate.
For the second time in three years, a filly trained by Kevin Attard and ridden by Rafael Hernandez has won the 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.
