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King’s Plate

Aug 16, 2025
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Saturday, August 16, 2025 @ 1:05 P.M. ET

Woodbine Racetrack – 555 Rexdale Boulevard, Toronto ON

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Once Again, The King’s Plate

Canada’s oldest and most prestigious Thoroughbred race.

The 2025 edition will mark the 166th running of the prestigious $1 million-stakes race, historically named in honour of the reigning monarch. One of the highest-profile events in Canadian sports, The Plate is the first leg of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown and is followed by the Prince of Wales Stakes run at Fort Erie Race Track, and the Breeders’ Stakes run at Woodbine Racetrack.

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Event Information

Key Race Information

  • 166th Running of the King’s Plate
  • Three-Year-Olds
  • 1:05 p.m. ET
  • TBC
  • One Mile & One Quarter
  • All-Weather Surface
  • Moira (2:01.48)
  • $1,000,000
  • TBC

Past Five Years’ Winners of the Plate

  • 2024
  • Caitlinhergrtness​
  • Rafael Hernandez
  • Kevin Attard
  • Siena Farm LLC and WinStar Farm LLC
  • 02:03.45
  • 2023
  • Paramount Prince​
  • Patrick Husbands
  • Mark Casse
  • Michael Langlois and Gary Barber
  • 2:01.93
  • 2022
  • Moira​
  • Rafael Hernandez
  • Kevin Attard
  • X-Men Racing LLC, Madaket Stables LLC and SF Racing LLC
  • 2:01.48
  • 2021
  • Safe Conduct​
  • Irad Ortiz Jr.
  • Phillip Serpe
  • WellSpring Stables
  • 2:02.85
  • 2020
  • Mighty Heart​
  • Daisuke Fukumoto
  • Josie Carroll
  • Lawrence Cordes
  • 2:01.98
  • 2019
  • One Bad Boy​
  • Flavien Prat
  • Richard Baltas
  • Sayjay Racing
  • 2:02.98
  • 2018
  • Wonder Gadot​
  • John Velazquez
  • Mark Casse
  • Gary Barber
  • 2:02.26
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Saturday, August 16, 2025 @ 1:05 P.M. ET

Woodbine Racetrack – 555 Rexdale Boulevard, Toronto ON

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