TORONTO, September 8, 2020 \u2013 The post position draw for the 161st running of the $1 million Queen\u2019s Plate, first jewel of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown, will be held tomorrow morning (Wednesday, Sept. 9).<\/p>\n
Racing analyst Jason Portuondo will host the post draw show, which will be streamed live online from Woodbine Racetrack\u2019s broadcast studio and paddock.<\/p>\n
The traditional Queen\u2019s Plate post position draw format will be used to determine how the field will line up in the starting gate, beginning with a draw to decide the order in which connections will select their posts.<\/p>\n
The live stream will begin at 10:15 a.m., with Jim Lawson, President and CEO of Woodbine Entertainment, joining the show to discuss the exciting weekend ahead at Woodbine. Representatives for each horse will be present to select their post positions in order of the draw and take part in an interview with Portuondo.<\/p>\n
Live streaming will be available on Woodbine\u2019s website at Woodbine.com and Facebook page.<\/p>\n
The Queen\u2019s Plate, the oldest continuously run stakes race\u00a0in North America featuring Canada\u2019s finest three-year-old Thoroughbreds, will be contested on Saturday, Sept. 12.<\/p>\n
PROBABLE FIELD FOR THE 161ST\u00a0RUNNING OF THE $1 MILLION QUEEN\u2019S PLATE*<\/strong><\/p>\n Horse \u2013 Trainer \u2013 Owner(s)<\/em><\/p>\n Belichick \u2013 Josie Carroll \u2013 NK Racing & LNJ Foxwoods<\/p>\n Clayton \u2013 Kevin Attard \u2013 Donato Lanni & Daniel Plouffe<\/p>\n Curlin\u2019s Voyage (filly) \u2013 Josie Carroll \u2013 Hill \u2018n\u2019 Dale Equine Holdings & Windsor Boys Racing<\/p>\n Dotted Line \u2013 Sid Attard \u2013 Norseman Racing Stable<\/p>\n F F Rocket \u2013 Al Stall Jr. \u2013 Frank Fletcher Racing Operations<\/p>\n Glorious Tribute \u2013 Barbara Minshall \u2013 Bruce Lunsford<\/p>\n Halo Again \u2013 Steven Asmussen \u2013 Winchell Thoroughbreds & Willis Horton Racing<\/p>\n Holyfield \u2013 Catherine Day Phillips \u2013 Kingfield Racing Stable, Roderick Ferguson & Anderson Farms Ontario<\/p>\n Merveilleux (filly) \u2013 Kevin Attard \u2013 Al and Bill Ulwelling<\/p>\n Mighty Heart \u2013 Josie Carroll \u2013 Lawrence Cordes<\/p>\n Olliemyboy \u2013 Sid Attard \u2013 JMJ Racing Stables<\/p>\n Sweepin Hard (supplement) \u2013 Daniel Vella \u2013 Borders Racing Stable<\/p>\n Tecumseh\u2019s War \u2013 Catherine Day Phillips \u2013 Ilium Stables<\/p>\n Truebelieve \u2013 Cole Bennett \u2013 Centennial Farms (Niagara)<\/p>\n *Final entries are due through the entry box by 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" TORONTO, September 8, 2020 \u2013 The post position draw for the 161st running of the $1 million Queen\u2019s Plate, first jewel of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown, will be held tomorrow morning (Wednesday, Sept. 9). Racing analyst Jason Portuondo will host the post draw show, which will be streamed live online from Woodbine Racetrack\u2019s broadcast […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3515,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[17,83,162,204,228],"class_list":["post-3570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-woodbine-news","tag-2020-queens-plate","tag-horse-racing","tag-post-position-draw","tag-the-queens-plate","tag-woodbine"],"yoast_head":"\n