By: Colin Nolte and Tommy Cosgrove for Woodbine.com The Queen’s Plate, the most important race for Canadian three-year-old Thoroughbreds, is the oldest continuously run stakes race on the North American continent. The event is steeped in tradition and folklore. From the awarding of 50 Royal Sovereigns, which dates back to the original purse awarded at […]
AN EARLY LOOK AT THE PROBABLE FIELD FOR THE 160TH RUNNING OF THE QUEEN’S PLATE (14) Horse / Trainer / Owner / Jockey Avie’s Flatter / Josie Carroll / Ivan Dalos / Javier Castellano Desert Ride (filly) / Neil Howard / Sam-Son Farm / Steven Bahen Federal Law / Mark Casse / Qatar Racing Limited […]
TORONTO, June 8, 2019 – Last of 10 through the first quarter, Desert Ride circled the field to win the 64th running of the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks Presented by Budweiser, the first leg of the Triple Tiara for Canada’s finest three-year-old fillies, on Saturday at Woodbine. Steve Bahen worked out the winning trip in the […]