King's Plate horse race runs Friday after earlier rainout
CBC
North America's oldest continually run horse stakes race is back on Friday afternoon after rain washed out the 165th running of the King's Plate last weekend.
The annual race was postponed Saturday after a heavy rainstorm made conditions on the Woodbine Racetrack in Etobicoke unsafe for horses, organizers said.
The main event begins at 5:34 p.m., with 13 contestants competing for the $1 million King's Plate, the first leg of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown.
Four other races will run beforehand through the afternoon. The first race post time is 1:05 p.m.
Last week's cancelled event drew a crowd of about 17,000 people, Leanne Elnicki, communications manager for Woodbine Entertainment, told reporters Saturday. Guests included Olympic breaking gold medallist Phil Wizard.
On its website, Woodbine Entertainment said tickets from Saturday won't transfer to Friday, but entrance to the grandstand has been made free following the rainout. Entry to the grandstand is available Friday on a first-come-first-served basis.
The annual race began in 1860 after the Toronto Turf Club petitioned Queen Victoria to grant a plate for a race in Ontario. It was then known as the Queen's Plate. That was also the name of the race from 1952 to 2022, during Elizabeth II's reign.
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