Eight longtime Ontario trainers, and owners, seek their first Queen's Plate win on August 22, the 162nd edition of the famous race.
Kevin Attard
More Sunday racing from Woodbine featured two other stakes races that were each drama-filled for both winners, losers.
Raroma Stable's filly wins first leg of Triple Tiara in workmanlike fashion and could go to Queen's Plate next.
Eight million dollars was bet on 11 races July 31 including three stakes as Woodbine heads into the championship season.
Canada's Horse of the Year of 2020 meets six rivals in Blame Stakes at Churchill Downs while Kevin Attard starts two Plate prospects May 29.
Ivan Dalos' undefeated filly competes in Grade 3 Sugar Swirl Stakes Saturday at Gulfstream and other locals get in some racing action.
Rafael Hernandez edged Justin Stein in a heated and very close jockey race, while Mark Casse earned his 12th Woodbine training title.
Canada's reigning Horse of the Year is listed at 10-to-1; Gretkzy The Great post 11 for Juvenile Turf at Breeders' Cup.
Kevin Attard sent out Al and Bill Ulwelling's maiden 2-year-old to win the rich Coronation Futurity on Nov. 1.
Bill and Al Ulwelling and their top filly have had a hard luck year but celebrated a big win Oct. 25 in the Wonder Where Stakes.
Prior to the post position draw for the Woodbine Mile (G1), trainers Mark Casse and Kevin Attard discusssed several topics facing racing with Jim Lawson.
Tino's son notches 500th training win with CTHS sales graduate Martini Sue on a Friday afternoon at Woodbine as August winds down.
The traditional prep for the first leg of the Canadian Triple Crown sees a dramatic stretch duel as Dotted Line and Halo Again fight the colt to the finish.
Canada's Queen of the Turf, Starship Jubilee, went to Saratoga and defeated another US star when winning the Grade 2 Ballston Spa.
Bonnie Baskin's bay continues her remarkable career at the age of seven with a Grade 2 win at Tampa Bay Downs March 7th - her 17th win.
