The 67th season of Thoroughbred racing at Woodbine begins with two cards of racing this weekend, with speed the focus.
King's Plate
The FELRC has filed a grievance with the Canadian Trade Commission over racing dates and restricted movement of horses.
The Todd Pletcher-trained Equivoque has strong career debut at Keeneland while filly Ancient Peace romps in allowance at Santa Anita.
Ontario-bred colt by Nyquist is trained by Kevin Attard and is in post 11 in a large field in the $150,000 race that offers KY Derby points.
As is its history, the Plate takes on the name of the ruling monarch of Canada. The 2023 King's Plate will be run at Woodbine on August 20.
The history of Canadian horse racing is filled with famous Canadian race horses. Canadian horse racing industry will be boasting the 250 year anniversary