The brilliant grey filly is the 40th filly to take the Plate and her 7 1/4 length win was a walk in the park for the Josie Carroll trainee.
167th King's Plate
Ross and Brenda McKague have foaled all their own mares on their Brandon, Manitoba farm; one of them has made it to the King's Plate.
Notes on some of the King's Plate starters on the day before the August 15 Canadian classic, the 167th edition.
Michael Cooke's "happy" horse Don Ique is a longshot in Canada's big race, but he has a special angel looking over him.
The King's Plate entrants were yearling purchases or homebreds, from Canadian breeding or deep European lines, and they came from everywhere.
Not many are afraid of Woodbine Oaks winner Luster, as 11 may be entered against her for the 167th King's Plate, to be drawn on Tuesday.
The success record of fillies in the Plate is quite remarkable, considering the number of Canadian-bred three-year-olds in a crop each year.
With no standout for the 167th King's Plate, owners and trainers filled the entry box for the Plate Trial on Sunday.
The Woodbine Oaks is in less than two weeks and a small group of fillies are set to try for the $500,000 purse.
Almost half of the top 10 contenders for the Woodbine Oaks/King's Plate are homebreds for the Krembil family.
Just three months to the King's Plate and Coronation Futurity winner Fire and Wine kicks off his journey on Sunday.
Vinny Viola of St. Elias Stable celebrated the historic win by his colt Golden Tempo in the Derby and the next day had a Plate contender win.
