The first jewel of the Canadian Triple Crown, the $1 million King’s Plate, will be raced at Woodbine Racetrack on Sunday, August 20th. It is the oldest running North American Thoroughbred stakes race.

Formerly known as The Queen’s Plate in honor of her majesty Queen Elizabeth II, it hosts a field of 17 three-year-olds to be raced at 1 1/4 miles. In its 164-year history, 38 fillies have won the title, including last year’s winner Moira who holds the race record finish time of 2:01.48.

The race will be 10th on the card, with an official post time of 5:39 pm, a feature on the Tapeta Main Track.

Learn more at the links provided below:

WOODBINE RACECOURSE: woodbine.com/kings-plate

AMERICA’S BEST RACING: americasbestracing.net/get-know-the-horses