The $200,000 Saturday feature has a competitive 12-horse field, and there are three other big stakes on Derby Day.
Horse Racing News
Four years after MyRacehorse won the Prince of Wales Stakes with Duke of Love, the program, unavailable to Canadians since 2023, returns.
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.
The tough Woodbine Mile will be next for plucky Gas Me Up, and a wrap of the King's Plate horses and the day.
It was a huge day for X-Men Racing and Madaket Stable and trainer Kevin Attard, sweeping both juvenile stakes on Plate day.
The brilliant grey filly is the 40th filly to take the Plate and her 7 1/4 length win was a walk in the park for the Josie Carroll trainee.
Manitoba-breds such as Plate Trial Stakes winner Brachetto have been doing well and buyers have a chance to pick one up at this week's sale.
Proctor Street earns her first graded stakes victory, while Souped Up digs in to win on King's Plate day at Woodbine.
Ross and Brenda McKague have foaled all their own mares on their Brandon, Manitoba farm; one of them has made it to the King's Plate.
Notes on some of the King's Plate starters on the day before the August 15 Canadian classic, the 167th edition.
Michael Cooke's "happy" horse Don Ique is a longshot in Canada's big race, but he has a special angel looking over him.
The Bold Venture, King Edward, Soaring Free, Canadian and Catch a Glimpse stakes fill out an exciting race card on King's Plate Day.
Nominations for the 97th running of the $200,000 Derby, which takes place Saturday, August 22, include 16 colts and geldings and one filly.
The King's Plate entrants were yearling purchases or homebreds, from Canadian breeding or deep European lines, and they came from everywhere.
Half of the proceeds from ticket sales will be donated directly to LongRun, while the other half will go to one lucky draw winner.
