TORONTO, September 12, 2020 \u2013 Mighty Heart and jockey Daisuke Fukumoto won the 161st running of the $1 million Queen\u2019s Plate, first jewel of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown, on Saturday at Woodbine Racetrack.<\/p>\n
The one-eyed Dramedy-Emma’s Bullseye colt is trained by Josie Carroll for owner\/breeder Lawrence Cordes.<\/p>\n
Top three finishers: Mighty Heart-Belichick-Clayton<\/p>\n
Final time: 2:01.98<\/p>\n
Josie Carroll, trainer of Mighty Heart<\/strong><\/p>\n Mighty Heart, what a performance. Led the whole way. What did you think?<\/em><\/p>\n Josie Carroll (JC): “I was concerned for a minute or two with the quick fractions but he looked like he was settling and doing it easily. We knew he’d go all day and he sure did.”<\/p>\n This horse has captured the imagination of racing fans because of his handicap with the one eye. Tell us what that means.<\/em><\/p>\n JC: “You know what, he’s just a very exciting horse who’s come a long way for Mr. Cordes, who’s had a lot of confidence in him from the start.”<\/p>\n What does this mean for the connections of this horse?<\/em><\/p>\n JC: “This is a big, big day for them. I’m very happy for them.”<\/p>\n Daisuke Fukumoto, jockey aboard Mighty Heart Daisuke Fukumoto (DF): “Unbelievable! I can’t explain…he’s feeling good today, he bolt good. I saw that nobody [was leaving] so I just sent him and he just kept going. After the wire, he still kept going, he didn’t stop there.”<\/p>\n The fractions were fast, did you realize how quick you were going?<\/em><\/p>\n DF: “Yeah, he was sharp today. I thought it was fast, but I took the lead so I can’t do anything, you know…I let him go. He only has one eye, but he’s got a big heart, a mighty heart.”<\/p>\n *Additional quotes will be added here when available.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" TORONTO, September 12, 2020 \u2013 Mighty Heart and jockey Daisuke Fukumoto won the 161st running of the $1 million Queen\u2019s Plate, first jewel of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown, on Saturday at Woodbine Racetrack. The one-eyed Dramedy-Emma’s Bullseye colt is trained by Josie Carroll for owner\/breeder Lawrence Cordes. Top three finishers: Mighty Heart-Belichick-Clayton Final time: […]<\/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":[17,45,83,96,127,204,228],"class_list":["post-3612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-woodbine-news","tag-2020-queens-plate","tag-daisuke-fukumoto","tag-horse-racing","tag-josie-carroll","tag-mighty-heart","tag-the-queens-plate","tag-woodbine"],"yoast_head":"\n
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\nYour first ride in a Queen’s Plate and you win it. How does that feel?<\/em><\/p>\n