The 2019 wagering record of $18 million was smashed; the Plate alone generated nearly 4.5 million in wagers on the largest field since 2011.
Horse Racing News
The second jewel of the Canadian Triple Crown is on the dirt at Fort Erie Race Track on Tuesday, September 12.
Betting was brisk, to the tune of a new record for a King's Plate day, and stars emerged on a great day of racing.
Bought for $21,000 by Mike Langlois, Paramount Prince, now co-owned by Gary Barber and trained by Mark Casse, wins Plate.
Lupul will take up her role as Manager of Racing and Communications for the two BC racetracks effective Monday, August 28.
Writers have written, handicappers have made picks and racing fans have their hats; it is time for the 164th King's Plate.
Also on Saturday, War Bomber won the Grade 2 King Edward Stakes for Bruno Schickedanz and trainer Norm McKnight.
Santino DiPaola produced an exciting and charming film on the pursuit of the King's Plate victory by Mike DePaulo, his trainees and family.
A miscalculation in earnings for King's Plate entrants El Cohete and Enjoythesilent has allowed the latter to draw in.
The four-episode video series documents the horse people, the unique stories and the highs and lows of Thoroughbred racing.
This year's Plate is big on quantity and one horse and their peeps will enter the history books late Sunday afternoon at Woodbine.
Woodbine Entertainment has reached an agreement with bet365 to make horse racing available to Ontario sports bettors.
The 2022 Queen's Plate winner Moira seeks a return to the winner's circle with the move to grass for the Grade 2 Dance Smartly.
Charles Fipke's world traveler comes off a vacation and will get ready for the Woodbine Mile next month in the King Edward.
Philip My Dear, Silent Miracle, Paramount Prince and El Cohete are among the field of 17 starters set to leave the gate in Sunday's Plate.
