Wagering reached $4,202,181, a 4.5 per cent increase over 2025, and the $1,242,081 win pool was the largest in the race's history.
King's Plate
The tough Woodbine Mile will be next for plucky Gas Me Up, and a wrap of the King's Plate horses and the day.
Kentucky sire The Factor is the sire and grandsire of King's Plate contenders Magical Factor and the filly Luster.
Brachetto upset top King's Plate contender Magical Factor in a close Marine Stakes, while Luster looked good in the Selene.
Here are Canadian Thoroughbred's Top 10 fillies for the Woodbine Oaks and Top 18 for the King's Plate coming up July 19 and Aug. 15.
Opening Day is set for Sat. April 18 and the season features two $1 million classics – the 167th King’s Plate and the Grade 1 Woodbine Mile.
The Krembil family has a host of Canadian-bred three-year-olds pointing to the Canadian classics and Blind River got the ball rolling.
Canada’s most prestigious horse race launches the 2026 Canadian Triple Crown and offers a purse of $1 million.
Mansetti will set foot on the grass for the first time when he competes in the Grade 3 Commonwealth Turf on Nov. 22.
Mansetti, the newest King's Plate winner, heads to Fort Erie for the Prince of Wales next, bettors are tripping out.
The race itself brought in over $4 million in wagering, while the on-track handle was the highest since prior to the pandemic.
In a historic first, father and son jockeys David and Pietro Moran will compete against each other in the King’s Plate on Saturday.
$1 million in guaranteed Pick 5 pools are featured on Canada's biggest day of racing, Saturday, August 16 at Woodbine.
On Friday night, strong Woodbine Oaks contender Love and Poetry runs in the Penn Oaks; Saturday, two Plate hopefuls race at Monmouth.
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation reaffirms its long-standing commitment to horse racing for the 2025 season.
