Event Details

Event Details

2011 marks the 152nd Anniversary of The Queen's Plate - the first jewel in Canada’s Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing and the longest continuously run stakes race in North America. 

The other gems in the Triple Crown are the Prince of Wales Stakes (Sunday, July 17, 2011 at Fort Erie Racetrack) followed by the Breeders’ Stakes (Sunday, August 7, 2011, at Woodbine Racetrack).
Event: 153rd Running
When: Sunday, June 24, 2012
Horse Type: Three-Year-Olds foaled in Canada
Woodbine Post Time: 12:30pm ET
Queen's Plate Post Time: TBD
Distance: One mile and two furlongs (1 1/4 mile)
Track Type: Polytrack
Location: Woodbine Racetrack
Toronto, ON Canada
Click to visit the Woodbine Racetrack website
Race Record: Izvestia (1990), 2 min :01 4/5 sec
Purse: $1,000,000
Winner to receive: 1st - $600,000
2nd - $200,000
3rd - $110,000
4th - $60,000
5th - $30,000
Television: CBC Television (cbc.ca)
Live coverage TBD
Consult your local listings for details


Note that all post times are approximate and may vary.