Horse racing has a rich history and remains a popular sport in Canada; here are some of its top-earning equine athletes.

With thousands of fans in the stands at various parties, heavy rain and storms came and put an end to the King's Plate.

From the fields of Saskatchewan to the throngs of people at Saturday's King's Plate at Woodbine, Chartrand-Hoek is living a dream.

Take the short price, play the trifecta on King's Plate day in one of the oldest stakes on the Woodbine calendar.

Saturday's King’s Plate Day card at Woodbine provides plenty of opportunities for smart bets and healthy payouts. Good luck!

They came to Canada in the 1960s and builders/philanthropists Manfred and Penny Conrad have had a great time in horse racing.

Gary Barber's champion My Boy Prince won the Plate Trial and is heavily favoured to win the King's Plate over 12 rivals.

My Boy Prince and a few others are the most likely Plate winners according to the successful Thoro-Graph sheets.

Carroll's extraordinary career record includes 176 stakes wins (59 graded) and nearly $59 million in purse earnings.

The trainer from PEI wondered what it would feel like to have a horse walk into the Plate starting gate; she will soon have her answer.