The first jewel in Canada’s Triple Crown returns to CBC for the first time since 1998.
CBC Sports today announced a four-year broadcast agreement with Woodbine Entertainment Group for the rights to the legendary Queen’s Plate – the oldest continuously run horse race in North America. Beginning in June 2008, and continuing through to 2011, CBC will provide live coverage of the first jewel in Canada’s Triple Crown series, which is returning to CBC for the first time since 1998. CBC will broadcast the Queen’s Plate in High-Definition for the first time in the history of the race.
“We’re thrilled to announce the Queen’s Plate is returning to CBC,” said Scott Moore, executive director, CBC Sports. “The Queen’s Plate is a Canadian institution that has both a great history and an exciting future, and the opportunity to welcome this prestigious race back to our network, showcasing the excitement of thoroughbred racing, is wonderful
news for viewers and for CBC.”
“We are delighted to see the Queen’s Plate, Canada’s most historic sporting event, return to Canada’s national public broadcaster,” said Nick Eaves, president and COO of Woodbine Entertainment Group. “The CBC will capture the excitement of this great race and bring it back into the living rooms of viewers across the country.”
Considered by many to be Canada’s most famous horse race, the Queen’s Plate takes place at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ont., and is run at a distance of 11/4 miles and features three-year-old thoroughbred horses foaled in Canada. In 2007, at the 148th running of the race, jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson became the first female rider to win the Queen’s
Plate, guiding Mike Fox to victory.
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