Moira tops 11 in Queen’s Plate
A romping winner of the July 24 Woodbine Oaks, Moira will attempt to become the 38th filly winner in the 163-year history of Sunday’s $1 million Queen’s Plate. Eleven Canadian-bred sophomores are set for the […]
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Safe Conduct parlays perfect trip into narrow Queen’s Plate triumph
The riding skills of Irad Ortiz were pivotal in guiding Safe Conduct to a tenacious victory in Sunday’s 162nd Queen’s Plate S. at Woodbine. […]
Belichick denies stablemate Mighty Heart of Canadian Triple Crown in Breeders’
Trainer Josie Carroll made it a personal sweep of the Canadian Triple Crown on Saturday, as the maiden Belichick won the 1 1/2-mile third classic rather than Mighty Heart. […]
Familiar rivals pose biggest threat to Mighty Heart’s Canadian Triple Crown aspirations
Standing in the way of Mighty Heart‘s quest for a Canadian Triple Crown sweep in Saturday’s C$400,000 Breeders’ Stakes at Woodbine is not only turf and the 1 1/2-mile distance, neither of which the son […]
Mighty Heart claims second Canadian classic in Prince of Wales
Mighty Heart is two-thirds of the way to a Canadian Triple Crown sweep after notching Tuesday’s $299,163 Prince of Wales Stakes at Fort Erie. […]
Queen’s Plate winner One Bad Boy gets rematch in Prince of Wales
The second jewel of the Canadian Triple Crown, Tuesday’s C$400,000 Prince of Wales at Fort Erie, serves as a redux of the Queen’s Plate. Front-running hero One Bad Boy aims to confirm the form with […]
The Haiku Handicapper handicaps the Queen’s Plate
by JOE NEVILLS Freelance journalist Joe Nevills analyzes the field for the 2018 Queen’s Plate on Saturday at Woodbine using Haiku, a form of Japanese the uses a 17-syllable structure with 3 lines of 5, […]