The post positions will be drawn on Tuesday for the 165th King's Plate to be run August 17, while Plate day itself looks rainy.
Horse Racing News
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.
Dan Vella, Richard Grubb, Patrick Husbands and the late Glen Todd joined Channel Maker and Starship Jubilee as this year's inductees.
Diocles won the Sir Winston Churchill, Infinite Patience got back in the winner's circle and the sire Bakken had a big day.
The field for the King's Plate, edition 165, will be drawn next Tuesday and so far it's a wall of Mark Casse fellows that must be toppled.
The 76th running of the $125,000 highlight event at Assiniboia Downs saw the highest Derby night handle in the track’s history.
A look at last week at Woodbine and what is coming up as King's Plate day, August 17, is not far off for Canada's three-year-olds.
"He's an unbelievable horse" said jockey Rafael Hernandez about Live Lucky who remained unbeaten with his Lake Superior win.
Assiniboia Downs set for 76th Derby after a trying first half of 2024; invaders will be tough in the 1 1/8 mile race.
Invaders flock to Woodbine for turf stake and Ontario sired sophomores continue in the Heritage Series on Sunday.
The owner and breeder is also co-founder of Agri/Gate, a revolutionary app designed to simplify communication between stakeholders.
Most of the top horses in training in British Columbia will be in action on the popular BC Cup day, holiday Monday, August 5.
From Kelso to Onion, Awesome Again and Victory Gallop and Personal Ensign and Blame, the Whitney is a world-famous race.
Casse trio, Stronach pair and two from Kevin Attard make up the majority of this year's prospective King's Plate field.
