Early Look at the 151st Queen’s Plate Field (13)

Horse – Owner/Trainer/Jockey

Big Red Mike – Terra Racing Stable/Nicholas Gonzalez/Eurico Rosa da Silva

Dark Cloud Dancer – Sam-Son Farm/Mark Frostad/Javier Castellano

D’s Wando – D’s Stable, Riviera Racing Stable & Yorktech Racing Stable/Ian Black/Emma-Jayne Wilson

Ghost Fleet – Jim Dandy Stable/Sid Attard/Richard Dos Ramos

Giant’s Tomb – Sam-Son Farm/Mark Frostad/Mike Smith

Hotep – Sam-Son Farm/Mark Frostad/Patrick Husbands

Mobilizer – Stronach Stables/Roger Attfield/Jono Jones

Mobthewarrior – Andrew Fredericks/Greg De Gannes/Emile Ramsammy

Moment of Majesty (f) – Don Meehan, Curtis Joseph & Sue Leslie/Sue Leslie/Robert Landry

Roan Inish (f) – Robert Costigan/Carolyn Costigan/Davy Moran

Smart Sky – C. Scott Abbott Racing Stable/Mike Doyle/Chantal Sutherland

Vicar Street – Annecchini & D’Alimonte/Catherine Day Phillips/Tyler Pizarro

Who We Gunna Call – Castle Peak Farm & Construction/Tino Attard/Gerry Olguin

Moment Of Majesty to Run in Queen’s Plate

– Trainer Sue Leslie, who also owns a piece of the filly Moment of Majesty, today announced that she will start the Woodbine Oaks runner-up in Sunday’s 151st Queen’s Plate at Woodbine.

Moment of Majesty, a bay daughter of Saint Liam, came to prominence when she finished second, beaten a head by fellow Plate rival Roan Inish, in the Oaks earlier this month.

Leslie, along with partners Curtis Joseph and Don Meehan, ruminated about the decision to pay the $25,000 supplemental nomination fee to run in the $1 million classic over the last week.

“It probably would have been better to have given the filly another week, and the Bison City (July 11, middle jewel of the Triple Tiara) was very attractive,” said Leslie.  “But you don’t often get the chance to run in the Queen’s Plate.”

Rob Landry, who won the Plate in 2004 with Niigon, will get the call.

Bilodeau is the Honourary Drawmaster for Plate

– Alexandre Bilodeau, who collected Canada’s first ever Olympic gold medal on home soil with a win in the Moguls event at the recent 2010 Vancouver Winter Games, is the honourary drawmaster for this year’s Queen’s Plate Post Position breakfast draw, Thursday at Woodbine.

He will assist in determining the post position order and speak briefly of his participation in horse racing at the 9:30 a.m. media conference.

CBC to Show Queen’s Plate

– CBC will televise the Queen’s Plate in a special HD presentation from 4:30 pm ET – 6:00 pm ET.  Post time for the race is 5:38 pm ET (Race 10).

Ron MacLean will host the telecast with analyst Jim Bannon.  Reporting on the action are Elliotte Friedman, Alison Smith, Sandy Hawley, and Renee Kierans on horseback.  The producer is Jeff Pearlman. Dan Loiselle will call the race.

TVG, the renowned U.S. horse racing channel, will also be on hand at Woodbine to produce its own broadcast of the Queen’s Plate for air back home.  Hosts will be Todd Schrupp and Simon Bray.

Advance Wagering on Plate Card

– Full card advance wagering on Sunday’s Queen’s Plate will be offered beginning at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.  Advance pick pools will be available for wagering at the conclusion of the Saturday afternoon card.

Weather Forecast

– A sunny day with a high of 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) is forecast for Toronto on Queen’s Plate day.

 

 

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