2009 Queen's Plate (C1)

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Date/Track:
6/21/2009, Woodbine
Distance:
1 1/4 m (Synthetic)
Age/Sex:
3 M
Time:
2:03.84

What the Nation is saying about the 2009 Queen's Plate (C1)...

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I knew things were going to be a bit different on Sunday at Woodbine when I hit traffic while exiting the 427 North. The track was filled to capacity, not only in the grandstand but also on the paddock side of the track.Read More
It is fitting that the historic 150th running of the Queen's Plate would be won by a stable steeped in Woodbine tradition. In front of a capacity crowd, Eurico Rosa Da Silva guided Sam-Son Farms' Eye of the Leopard to a thrilling Queen's Plate victory over Mr. Foricos Two U and Milwaukee Appeal. Thi...Read More
Living up to his royal pedigree, Sam-Son Farms' homebred EYE OF THE LEOPARD (A.P. Indy) stayed on strongly in deep stretch to capture Sunday's 150th Queen's Plate S. in a three-way finish at Woodbine. The son of Canadian champion Eye of the Sphynx (Smart Strike) did not make his debut until April, a...Read More
It has never missed a beat. First run in 1860 at Carleton Race Course in what is today downtown Toronto, the $1 million Queen’s Plate cele¬brates its 150th anniversary today.Read More
Sunday will mark the 150th running of the Queen's Plate which will see thirteen horses, featuring a wide variety of credentials, load into the gate to contest the first leg of the Canadian Triple Crown.Read More
Big weekend in these parts and we'll even get to watch the big race come Sunday on TVG based on a new deal inked this week with Woodbine Entertainment Group.Read More
QUEEN'S PLATE PREDICTIONTough race, especially since the two fillies have much the best speed figures going into the race. Milwaukee Appeal, is the probable favourite. I successfully picked her in the Oaks, but I'm anticipating a bounce tomorrow...Read More
Heros Reward and Mission Approved, winners of last year’s Highlander (Can-IIIT) and Singspiel (Can-IIIT) stakes, respectively, are back to defend their titles in each event June 21 at Woodbine. The turf races are part of the $1 million Queen’s Plate undercard.Read More
Keino West is a horse bred for long-distance races. Trainer Steve Attard recently offered the following on the three year-old son of Kissin Kris, "He'll go a mile and a quarter for sure. No doubt. Read More
The Queen’s Plate, to be run for the 150th straight year Sunday at Woodbine, is known as Canada’s Kentucky Derby. But the presence of super filly Milwaukee Appeal — a five-race winner who probably will be the betting favorite—gives the $1 million first jewel of Canada’s Triple Crown something in com...Read More
Inferno, Awesome Again and Dance Smartly beat odds to become the best. When Awesome Again made his unheralded arrival for the 1997 Queen's Plate, he had a bankroll of $25,000 from two career starts, both in California and both in the five weeks before the Plate. A year later he would retire as the r...Read More
I was watching TVG this afternoon to see if anyone would hit the Pick 6 carryover at Hollypark (one ticket alive for $522K - lost...so another carryover tomorrow!)Read More
Milwaukee Appeal, impressive winner of the Woodbine Oaks earlier this month, is the 3-1 morning line favorite for the $1 million Queen's Plate June 21 at Woodbine.Read More
Hockey legend Gordie Howe drew the post-positions for Sunday's Queen's Plate earlier this morning at Woodbine racetrack. In an illustrious professional hockey career that spanned five decades, Howe coined his very own triple known as the "Gordie Howe Hat Trick"Read More
Mark Frostad has been training long enough to know you don't pick a horse to run in the Queen's Plate, the horse picks itself. So when Frostad takes the famous walk over from the barns on June 21 at Woodbine Racecourse in Toronto with Eye of the Leopard, there'll be some sense of relief that they go...Read More
Fifty-year-old Russell Baze, the world's winningest jockey, has been recruited by trainer Lorne Richards to ride K.K. Sangara's Shut It Down in the Queen's Plate at Woodbine June 21.Read More
An unraced maiden just seven weeks ago, Eye of the Leopard is now a legitimate contender for the historic Queen’s Plate, the first leg of the Canadian Triple Crown. In just his third lifetime start, the son of veteran Lane’s End stallion A.P. Indy   scored a game victory May 31 in the Plat...Read More
I am sad to report that Southdale, the focus of my Path To The Queen's Plate Diary, has suffered a suspected shoulder injury and will be out for the remainder of the summer. I spoke to trainer Ian Black this afternoon who reported he arrived at six a.m Monday morning to gallop Southdale following hi...Read More
What follows is the fourth installment of my ongoing diary detailing the preparation and hard work that goes into training a contender for the Queen's Plate. While many racing fans only see the two minutes of action that occurs on the track, trainer Ian Black has graciously provided Triple Dead Heat...Read More

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