Queen's Plate
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The Queen's Plate is North America's oldest thoroughbred horse race, run at a distance of 1¼ miles for 3-year-old thoroughbed horses, foaled in Canada. The race takes place each July at Woodbine Racetrack, Etobicoke (Toronto), Ontario. For safety reasons, since 1995 the race has been limited to a maximum of 17 starters.
The first race in the Canadian Triple Crown, it is followed by the Prince of Wales Stakes in July and the Breeders' Stakes in August.
Initiated in 1859 by the then president of the Toronto Turf Club, Sir Casimir Gzowski, a distinguished Polish engineer and ancestor of the popular Canadian broadcaster, Peter Gzowski, the Queen's Plate was inaugurated on June 27, 1860, at the Carleton racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. The prize of 50 guineas was originally awarded by Queen Victoria. Elizabeth II, as Queen of Canada, is patron of the event, and various other members of the Canadian Royal Family have been in attendance through the years.
Horses owned by Windfields Farm have won the Queen's Plate eleven times, but the most successful was the stable owned by Joseph E. Seagram, a prominent distiller from Waterloo, Ontario. Seagram's stable won it on twenty occasions between 1891 and 1935 including eight times in a row between 1891 and 1898, and ten times in eleven years from 1891 to 1901.
The record time for the race since 1957 when it was run at 1¼ miles is 2:01 4/5 set by Kinghaven Farms Izvestia in 1990.
In 2006, Josie Carroll became the first woman trainer to ever win the Queen's Plate.
Evolution of Queen's Plate Distances:
- 1860-1867 1 mile heats
- 1868-1870 2 miles
- 1871 1¾ miles
- 1872-1886 1½ miles
- 1887-1923 1¼ miles
- 1924-1956 1⅛ miles
- since 1957 1¼ miles
Winningest Jockeys:
- Avelino Gomez: 4 - 1957, 1960, 1966, 1969
- Sandy Hawley: 4 - 1970, 1971, 1975, 1978
- Robin Platts: 4 - 1972, 1974, 1977, 1984
Winningest Trainers:
- Harry Giddings, Jr.: 8 - 1911, 1913, 1914, 1920, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1942
- Roger Attfield: 7 - 1976, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995
- Gordon J. "Pete" McCann - 1940, 1951, 1953, 1957, 1959, 1963
[edit] Winners of the Queen's Plate
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| 2006 | Edenwold | Emile Ramsammy | Josie Carroll | Jim and Alice Sapara |
| 2005 | Wild Desert | Pat Valenzuela | Robert J. Frankel | Daniel Borislow & Partners |
| 2004 | Niigon | Robert Landry | Eric Coatrieux | Chiefswood Stable |
| 2003 | Wando | Patrick Husbands | Michael Keogh | Gustav Schickedanz |
| 2002 | T J's Lucky Moon | Steve Bahen | Vito Armata | Molinaro Stable |
| 2001 | Dancethruthedawn | Gary Boulanger | Mark Frostad | Sam-Son Farm |
| 2000 | Scatter The Gold | Todd Kabel | Mark Frostad | Sam-Son Farm |
| 1999 | Woodcarver | Mickey Walls | Michael Keogh | Gustav Schickedanz |
| 1998 | Archers Bay | Kent Desormeaux | Todd Pletcher | Eugene Melnyk & Bill Bristow |
| 1997 | Awesome Again | Mike E. Smith | David Hofmans | Frank Stronach |
| 1996 | Victor Cooley | Emile Ramsammy | Mark Frostad | Windways Farm |
| 1995 | Regal Discovery | Todd Kabel | Roger Attfield | No. 1 Stable |
| 1994 | Basqueian | Jack Lauzon | Dan Vella | Frank Stronach |
| 1993 | Peteski | Craig Perret | Roger Attfield | Earle I. Mack |
| 1992 | Alydeed | Craig Perret | Roger Attfield | Kinghaven Farms |
| 1991 | Dance Smartly | Pat Day | Jim Day | Sam-Son Farm |
| 1990 | Izvestia | Don Seymour | Roger Attfield | Kinghaven Farms |
| 1989 | With Approval | Don Seymour | Roger Attfield | Kinghaven Farms |
| 1988 | Regal Intention | Jack Lauzon | Jim Day | Sam-Son Farm |
| 1987 | Market Control | Ken Skinner | Roger Attfield | Kinghaven Farms |
| 1986 | Golden Choice | Vincent Bracciale, Jr. | Michael Tammaro | Dick Sanderson |
| 1985 | La Lorgnette | David Clark | Mac Benson | Windfields Farm |
| 1984 | Key To The Moon | Robin Platts | Gil Rowntree | B. K. Y. Stable |
| 1983 | Bompago | Larry Attard | John Cardella | Carl Cardella & Partners |
| 1982 | Son of Briartic | Paul Souter | Jerry Lavigne | Paddockhurst Stable |
| 1981 | Fiddle Dancer Boy | David Clark | James C. Bentley | J. B. W. Carmichael |
| 1980 | Driving Home | William Parsons | Glenn Mangusson | CFCW Racing Stable |
| 1979 | Steady Growth | Brian Swatuk | John J. Tammaro, Jr. | Kinghaven Farms |
| 1978 | Regal Embrace | Sandy Hawley | Mac Benson | Windfields Farm |
| 1977 | Sound Reason | Robin Platts | Gil Rowntree | Stafford Farm |
| 1976 | Norcliffe | Jeff Fell | Roger Attfield | Norcliffe Stable |
| 1975 | L'Enjoleur | Sandy Hawley | Yonnie Starr | J. Louis Lévesque |
| 1974 | Amber Herod | Robin Platts | Gil Rowntree | Stafford Farm |
| 1973 | Royal Chocolate | Ted Colangelo | Gil Rowntree | Stafford Farm |
| 1972 | Victoria Song | Robin Platts | Larry Grant | Green Hills Farm |
| 1971 | Kennedy Road | Sandy Hawley | James C. Bentley | Helen Stollery |
| 1970 | Almoner | Sandy Hawley | Jerry Lavigne | Parkview Stable |
| 1969 | Jumpin Joseph | Avelino Gomez | Robert Bateman | Warren Beasely |
| 1968 | Merger | Wayne Harris | Roy Johnson | Golden West Farms |
| 1967 | Jammed Lovely | Jim Fitzsimmons | Yonnie Starr | Conn Smythe |
| 1966 | Titled Hero | Avelino Gomez | Patrick MacMurchy | Peter K. Marshall |
| 1965 | Whistling Sea | Tak Inouye | Roy Johnson | Olivier Ranches |
| 1964 | Northern Dancer | Bill Hartack | Horatio Luro | Windfields Farm |
| 1963 | Canebora | Manuel Ycaza | Gordon J. McCann | Windfields Farm |
| 1962 | Flaming Page | Jim Fitzsimmons | Horatio Luro | Windfields Farm |
| 1961 | Blue Light | Hugo Dittfach | Patrick MacMurchy | K. R. Marshall |
| 1960 | Victoria Park | Avelino Gomez | Horatio Luro | Windfields Farm |
| 1959 | New Providence | Bobby Ussery | Gordon J. McCann | Windfields Farm |
| 1958 | Caledon Beau | Al Coy | Yonnie Starr | Conn Smythe |
| 1957 | Lyford Cay | Avelino Gomez | Gordon J. McCann | E. P. Taylor |
| 1956 | Canadian Champ | David Stevenson | John Passero | W. R. "Bill" Beasley |
| 1955 | Ace Marine | George Walker | Yonnie Starr | Larkin Maloney |
| 1954 | Collisteo | Chris Rogers | Richard Townrow | Bur-Fit Stable |
| 1953 | Canadiana | Eddie Arcaro | Gordon J. McCann | E. P. Taylor |
| 1952 | Epigram | Gil Robillard | Stanley V. Bowden | Three V's Stable |
| 1951 | Major Factor | Alf Bavington | Gordon J. McCann | E. P. Taylor |
| 1950 | McGill | Chris Rogers | Pete Keiser | Vincent J. Sheridan |
| 1949 | Epic | Chris Rogers | Bert Alexandra | E. P. Taylor |
| 1948 | Last Mark | Howard R. Bailey | Jim G. Fair | Jim G. Fair |
| 1947 | Moldy | Colin McDonald | Arthur Brent | Parkwood Stable |
| 1946 | Kingarvie | Johnny Dewhurst | Arthur Brent | Parkwood Stable |
| 1945 | Uttermost | Robert B. Watson | Cecil Howard | Harry C. Hatch |
| 1944 | Acara | Robert B. Watson | Cecil Howard | Harry C. Hatch |
| 1943 | Paolita | Pat Remillard | William Thurner | Charles H. Hemstead |
| 1942 | Ten To Ace | Charles W. Smith | Harry Giddings, Jr. | Harry Giddings, Jr. |
| 1941 | Budpath | Robert B. Watson | Llloyd Gentry | Harry C. Hatch |
| 1940 | Willie the Kid | Ronnie Nash | Gordon J. McCann | Mildred A. Kane |
| 1939 | Archworth | Sydney Denny Birley | Mark Cowell | C. George McCullagh |
| 1938 | Bunty Lawless | John W. Bailey | Jack Anderson | Willie F. Morrissey |
| 1937 | Goldlure | Sterling Young | William H. Bringloe | Harry C. Hatch |
| 1936 | Monsweep | Danny Brammer | William H. Bringloe | Harry C. Hatch |
| 1935 | Sally Fuller | Herb Lindberg | Johnny Thorpe | Seagram Stable |
| 1934 | Horometer | Frankie Mann | Harry Giddings, Jr. | Col. Samuel McLaughlin |
| 1933 | King O'Connor | Eddie Legere | William H. Bringloe | Seagram Stable |
| 1932 | Queensway | Frankie Mann | Harry Giddings, Jr. | Robert W. R. Cowie |
| 1931 | Froth Blower | Frankie Mann | Harry Giddings, Jr. | Froth Blower |
| 1930 | Aymond | Henry Little | Jack Hutton | Ryland H. New |
| 1929 | Shorelint | John D. Mooney | Fred H. Schelke | Thorncliffe Stable |
| 1928 | Young Kitty | Lester Pichon | William H. Bringloe | Seagram Stable |
| 1927 | Troutlet | Francis Horn | John Nixon | Ryland H. New |
| 1926 | Haplite | Henry Erickson | William H. Bringloe | Seagram Stable |
| 1925 | Fairbank | Chick Lang | Jack Givens | James C. Fletcher |
| 1924 | Maternal Pride | George Walls | William G. Wilson | Hugh S. Wilson |
| 1923 | Flowerful | Terry Wilson | William H. Bringloe | Seagram Stable |
| 1922 | South Shore | Kenny Parrington | Fred H. Schelke | Thorncliffe Stable |
| 1921 | Herendesy | James H. Butwell | George Walker | Brookdale Stable |
| 1920 | St. Paul | Roxy Romanelli | Harry Giddings, Jr. | Harry Giddings, Sr. |
| 1919 | Ladder of Light | Larry Lyke | Joseph H. Doane | George W. Beardmore |
| 1918 | Springside | Lee Mink | Ed Whyte | George M. Hendrie |
| 1917 | Belle Mahone | Frank Robinson | Barry Littlefield | Joseph E. Seagram |
| 1916 | Mandarin | Arthur Pickens | Barry Littlefield | Joseph E. Seagram |
| 1915 | Tartarean | Harry Watts | John Nixon | Charles Millar |
| 1914 | Beehive | Guy Burns | Harry Giddings, Jr. | Harry Giddings, Sr. |
| 1913 | Hearts of Oak | Johnny Wilson | Harry Giddings, Jr. | Harry Giddings, Sr. |
| 1912 | Heresy | Robert Small | John Nixon | Brookdale Stable |
| 1911 | St. Bass | Eddie Dugan | Harry Giddings, Jr. | Harry Giddings, Sr. |
| 1910 | Parmer | Johnny Wilson | John Nixon | Valley Farm Stable |
| 1909 | Shimonese | Clifford Gilbert | John Nixon | Valley Farm Stable |
| 1908 | Seismic | Charles Fairbrother | Barry Littlefield | Joseph E. Seagram |
| 1907 | Kelvin | James Foley | Charles Phair | T. Ambrose Woods |
| 1906 | Slaughter | J. K. Treubel | Barry Littlefield | Joseph E. Seagram |
| 1905 | Inferno | KellyPhillips | Barry Littlefield | Joseph E. Seagram |
| 1904 | Sapper | Jimmy Walsh | John Dyment, Jr. | Nathaniel Dyment |
| 1903 | Thessalon | Quintin Castro | John Dyment, Jr. | Nathaniel Dyment |
| 1902 | Lyddite | Sam Wainwright | Eddie Whyte | William Hendrie |
| 1901 | John Ruskin | Harry Vititoe | Harry Blair | Joseph E. Seagram |
| 1900 | Dalmoor | Harry Lewis | Harry Blair | Joseph E. Seagram |
| 1899 | Butter Scotch | R. J. Mason | Eddie Whyte | William Hendrie |
| 1898 | Bon Ino | Tiny Williams | Charles Boyle | Joseph E. Seagram |
| 1897 | Ferdinand | Harry Lewis | Charles Boyle | Joseph E. Seagram |
| 1896 | Millbrook | Harry Lewis | John R. Walker | Joseph E. Seagram |
| 1895 | Bonniefield | Alf Brooker | John R. Walker | Joseph E. Seagram |
| 1894 | Joe Miller | Frank Regan | John R. Walker | Joseph E. Seagram |
| 1893 | Martello | Harry Blaylock | John R. Walker | Joseph E. Seagram |
| 1892 | O'Donohue | F. Horton | John R. Walker | Joseph E. Seagram |
| 1891 | Victorious | Michael Gorman | John R. Walker | Joseph E. Seagram |
| 1890 | Kitestring | Fred Coleman | Daniel Curtin | Thomas D. Hodgens |
| 1889 | Colonist | Richard O'Leary | Richard O'Leary | J. D. Matheson |
| 1888 | Harry Cooper | Richard O'Leary | Richard O'Leary | J. D. Matheson |
| 1887 | Bonnie Duke | Charlie Wise | William E. Owen | Robert Bond |
| 1886 | Wild Rose | Charles Butler | Charles Butler | David Watson Campbell |
| 1885 | Willie W. | William Jamieson | Erastus Burgess | Erastus Burgess |
| 1884 | Williams | A. Martin | A. Martin | John Halligan |
| 1883 | Roddy Pringle | Jacob Smith | Charles Boyle | Charles Boyle |
| 1882 | Fanny Wiser | Allie Gates | W.E. Owen | Arthur Abingdon Stable |
| 1881 | Vice Chancellor | Mr. Brown | Erastus Burgess | John White |
| 1880 | Bonnie Bird | Richard O'Leary | Erastus Burgess | John Forbes |
| 1879 | Moss Rose | Allie Gates | Jonathan Scott | John White |
| 1878 | King George | Allie Gates | Richard O'Leary | Col. John Peters |
| 1877 | Amelia | Charles Phair | Jonathan Scott | John White |
| 1876 | Norah P. | Mr. Cook | Daniel Curtin | Col. John Peters |
| 1875 | Young Trumpeter | Unknown | Daniel Schoff | R. Ellison & C. Horton |
| 1874 | The Swallow | John Hazard | William H. Hannon | Dr. Robert Thompson |
| 1873 | Mignonette | Unknown | Jacob Smith | Roddy Pringle |
| 1872 | Fearnaught | Richard O'Leary | Richard O'Leary | Alex Simpson |
| 1871 | Floss | James Lee | Robert T. Davies | Robert T. Davies |
| 1870 | John Bell | John Bennett | Charlie N. Gates | Charlie N. Gates |
| 1869 | Bay Jack | Abe Robinson, Jr. | James Berry | Edward S. Bilton |
| 1868 | Nettie | Archie Fisher | Jonathan Scott | James & John White |
| 1867 | Wild Rose | Alex McLaughlin | Mr. Fagan | James & John White |
| 1866 | Beacon | Johnny Gagen | Johnny Gagen | Peter D. McKellar |
| 1865 | Lady Norfolk | Unknown | John Sheppard | John Sheppard |
| 1864 | Brunette | Unknown | Dr. George D. Morton | Dr. George D. Morton |
| 1863 | Touchstone | William Small | James White | James & John White |
| 1862 | Palermo | Charles S. Littlefield | Charles Boyle | George C. Chalmers |
| 1861 | Wild Irishman | Ben Alcott | George Henderson | George Henderson |
| 1860 | Don Juan | Charles S. Littlefield | James White | James White |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Official website
- Cauz, Louis E. The Plate. (1984) Deneau Publishers ISBN 0-88879-104-6
