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All records are from 1956 to current day unless otherwise stated; 1956 was the year that the Queen’s Plate was first run at the new Woodbine, where it continues to be run today.
Record Purse for the race:
$1,000,000 (2000, 2001, 2002)
$500,000 (1998, 1999)
$436,100 (1995)
$429,434 (1989)
Record Time (run at 1 1/4 miles since 1957)
2:01 4/5 (IZVESTIA, 1990)
2:02-flat (REGAL EMBRACE, 1978; VICTORIA PARK, 1960)
2:02 1/5 (NORTHERN DANCER, 1964; ARCHERS BAY, 1998)
2:02 3/5 (L’ENJOLEUR, 1975; LYFORD CAY, 1957)
Longest Priced Winners:
ROYAL CHOCOLATE - $48.10 (1973)
DRIVING HOME - $43.90 (1980)
BLUE LIGHT - $39.50 (1961)
GOLDEN CHOICE - $25.20 (1986)
Shortest Priced Winners:
VICTORIA PARK - $2.10 (1960)
ALYDEED - $2.20 (1992)
NORTHERN DANCER - $2.30 (1964)
TITLED HERO - $2.50 (1966)
Largest Field (Plate restricted to 17 starters since 1995):
20 (1959)
19 (1963)
18 (1980, 1982)
17 (1973, 1999)
Smallest Field:
8 (1960, 1964, 1977)
9 (1971, 1979, 1991)
10 (2001)
11 (1966, 1976, 1988, 1993, 1994)
Largest Margin of Victory:
13 lengths (IZVESTIA, 1990)
11 ½ lengths (ALYDEED, 1992)
11 ½ lengths (LYFORD CAY, 1957)
9 ½ lengths (CALEDON BEAU, 1958)
Smallest Margin of Victory:
nose (BLUE LIGHT, 1961)
nose (FIDDLE DANCER BOY, 1981)
nose (WITH APPROVAL, 1989)
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)
Winningest Owners (since 1956):
WINDFIELDS FARM 7 (1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1978, 1985)
KINGHAVEN FARMS 5 (1979, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992)
OTHER FACTS
* Since 1956, Queen’s Plate mutuel favourites are winning at a 43.4% (20 for 46) clip, above the traditional 33% mutuel favourite rate. Favourites have failed in the last six Plates and the second choice has won all of them.
* Six three-year-olds have won the Plate, the first jewel in Canada’s Triple Crown of Racing, and gone on to collect the other two legs, the Prince Of Wales Stakes and the Breeders’ Stakes for the Triple Crown:
NEW PROVIDENCE (1959)
CANEBORA (1963)
WITH APPROVAL (1989)
IZVESTIA (1990)
DANCE SMARTLY (1991)
PETESKI (1993)
* Six winners of the Plate went wire to wire:
CANADIAN CHAMP (1956)
LYFORD CLAY (1957)
WHISTLING SEA (1965)
REGAL EMBRACE (1978)
SON OF BRIARTIC (1982)
PETESKI (1993)
* Two winners of the Plate came from last:
VICTORIA SONG (1972)
MARKET CONTROL (1987)
* Sixteen winners of the Plate have gone on to win Sovereign Awards that year:
L’ENJOLEUR 1975 (3-year-old colt of the year & Horse of the Year)
NORCLIFFE 1976 (3-year-old colt of the year & Horse of the Year)
STEADY GROWTH 1979 (3-year-old colt of the year)
BOMPAGO 1983 (3-year-old colt of the year)
KEY TO THE MOON 1984 (3-year-old colt of the year)
LA LORGNETTE 1985 (3-year-old filly of the year)
GOLDEN CHOICE 1986 (3 year-old colt of the year)
REGAL INTENTION 1988 (3-year-old colt of the year)
WITH APPROVAL 1989 (3-year-old colt of the Year & Horse of the Year)
IZVESTIA 1990 (3 year-old colt of the year & Horse of the Year)
DANCE SMARTLY 1991 (3-year-old filly and Horse of the Year)
PETESKI 1993 (3-year-old colt of the year & Horse of the Year)
VICTOR COOLEY 1996 (3-year-old colt/gelding of the year)
ARCHERS BAY 1998 (3-year-old colt of the year)
WOODCARVER 1999 (3-year-old colt of the year)
DANCETHRUTHEDAWN 2001 (3-year-old filly of the year)
* Since 1956, the track has been listed as fast for every Plate except:
SLOPPY 3 (1974, 1977, 1979)
MUDDY 3 (1968, 1980, 1999)
SLOW 3 (1956, 1973, 1986)
GOOD 1 (1985)
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