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TORONTO, August 20, 2020 \u2013 A victory in the Plate Trial on Saturday at Woodbine Racetrack propelled Clayton to the top spot in the second edition of the 161st Queen\u2019s Plate Power Rankings presented by the OLG Canadian Triple Crown.<\/p>\n

The Power Rankings highlight top OLG Canadian Triple Crown contenders as voted on by expert horseplayers and racing commentators from Woodbine Racetrack and Fort Erie Race Track, including Jeff Bratt<\/a>, Robert Geller<\/a>, Ashley Mailloux<\/a>, Doug McPherson<\/a>, Jason Portuondo<\/a> and Monique Vag<\/a>. The rankings are based on votes following a 5-4-3-2-1 points system for top five selections and honourable mentions.<\/p>\n

Many of the top contenders for the 2020 edition of the $1 million Queen\u2019s Plate, first jewel of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown set for September 12, were in the spotlight during this past weekend\u2019s $150,000 Plate Trial<\/a> and $500,000 Woodbine Oaks presented by Budweiser.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Plate Trial champion, Clayton, edged out the Woodbine Oaks-winning filly, Curlin\u2019s Voyage, for the top spot in the second edition of the Power Rankings by just one point. Those two Queen\u2019s Plate contenders each received three first-place votes.<\/p>\n

\u201cClayton is still light on seasoning compared to many others and continues to improve with each start,\u201d said Portuondo of the Bodemeister colt, who is trained by Kevin Attard for owners Donato Lanni and Daniel Plouffe. \u201cI think he\u2019ll take that next step in the Plate and he better because Curlin\u2019s Voyage is the real deal.\u201d<\/p>\n

“I gave Curlin’s Voyage the slight nod over Clayton because of the ease of which she won the Oaks and I believe she is more likely to get the Queen’s Plate distance of a mile and a quarter,\u201d said Bratt of the Josie Carroll trainee, a Curlin filly owned by Hill \u2018n\u2019 Dale Equine Holdings and Windsor Boys Racing.\u00a0\u201cCurlin’s Voyage got a faster pace to close into in the Oaks than Clayton did in the Plate Trial.\u00a0 At this point, I feel Curlin’s Voyage is the more seasoned of the two and Clayton is still learning.”<\/p>\n

Rounding out the top five is Plate Trial runner-up Halo Again, who topped the inaugural Power Rankings released last week, with the Trial and Oaks third-place finishers, Dotted Line and Merveilleux, tied in fourth.<\/p>\n

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Clayton and jockey Rafael Hernandez winning the $150,000 Plate Trial Stakes on Saturday, Aug. 15 at Woodbine Racetrack. (Michael Burns Photo)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The second jewel of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown is the 85th running of the $400,0000 Prince of Wales Stakes, set for September 29 at Fort Erie. The finest Canadian-bred three-year-old Thoroughbreds will face off in the final leg of the series in the 130th edition of the $400,000 Breeders\u2019 Stakes on October 24 at Woodbine.<\/p>\n

The 161st Queen\u2019s Plate Power Rankings presented by the OLG Canadian Triple Crown (August 20)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rank \u2013 Horse \u2013 Career Record \u2013 Earnings \u2013 Trainer \u2013 Points (First-Place Votes) \u2013 Previous Ranking<\/em><\/p>\n

1 \u2013 Clayton \u2013 4-3-1-0 \u2013 $205,920 \u2013 Kevin Attard \u2013 27 (3) \u2013 2nd<\/p>\n

2 \u2013 Curlin\u2019s Voyage \u2013 9-5-2-1 \u2013 $664,120 \u2013 Josie Carroll \u2013 26 (3) \u2013 3rd<\/p>\n

3 \u2013 Halo Again \u2013 6-3-1-0 \u2013 $287,732 \u2013 Steve Asmussen \u2013 14 \u2013 1st<\/p>\n

4 \u2013 Dotted Line (tie) \u2013 8-3-0-2 \u2013 $194,140 \u2013 Sid Attard \u2013 7 \u2013 Honourable Mention<\/p>\n

4 \u2013 Merveilleux (tie) \u2013 8-2-3-1 \u2013 $244,660 \u2013 Kevin Attard \u2013 7 \u2013 N\/A<\/p>\n

Honourable Mentions: Afleet Katherine, Olliemyboy, Edge of Fire, Elusive Knight, Famished<\/p>\n

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