Chiefswood Stables' colt wins his grass debut and first stakes race while defeating the much-hyped Travis Kelce gelding.
Woodbine 2024
With the CTHS Canadian Premier Yearling Sale coming up on August 28, Ontario-breds were doing big things on the track.
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.
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.
Gary Barber's champion My Boy Prince won the Plate Trial and is heavily favoured to win the King's Plate over 12 rivals.
Mother Nature played a role in who was winning races at Woodbine on August 10 as both stakes races were won by front-runners.
The Grade 2 Canadian Stakes, sans Moira, and the Bison City Stakes, with Oaks winner Kin's Concerto, headline Woodbine Saturday.
"He's an unbelievable horse" said jockey Rafael Hernandez about Live Lucky who remained unbeaten with his Lake Superior win.
Invaders flock to Woodbine for turf stake and Ontario sired sophomores continue in the Heritage Series on Sunday.
Casse trio, Stronach pair and two from Kevin Attard make up the majority of this year's prospective King's Plate field.
The chestnut gelding won his second graded stakes race of the season, the Seagram Cup (G2), posting a career-best 95 Beyer.
The 2023 Champion Sprinter romps and his sire Reload has an impressive juvenile winner in a race where his sons finished first through fourth.
