The iconic race for Canadian-bred three-year-old horses at 1 1/4 miles is the first leg of the Canadian Triple Crown.
Queen's Plate
Avie’s Flatter, Canada’s champion two-year-old male, looms as the horse to beat when he faces 13 other hopefuls in the Queen’s Plate at Woodbine.
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. is the official partner and title sponsor of Canada’s Triple Crown of Thoroughbred racing for 2018.
Trainer Reade Baker will saddle a trio of top contenders in Sunday’s $1-million Canadian Classic led by Oaks-winning filly Academic and the maiden-winning colts Bear At Last and Breaking Lucky.
Bear Stables’ Academic, with Justin Stein up, romped to a …