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The Plate: 150 Years of Royal Tradition from Don Juan... |
Inaugurated with royal blessing in 1860, the Queen's Plate is the longest continuously run stakes race in North America and the first jewel in Canada's Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. This compilation is the first full history of how this prestigious annual event evolved from a petition granted by Queen Victoria to a little turf club in Toronto to the country's most famous, one-day social and sporting event. Featuring many never-before-seen archival photographs and profiles of every winner, each year of the event is presented and examined in detail. Though the original site is now a traffic-congested street corner and the first-place prize has changed from "a plate to the value of fifty Guineas" to a purse of one million dollars, the Queen's Plate remains the event that established Canadian horse racing as "the sport of royalty."
| Indice e argomenti trattati |
| Foreword | | 6 | | | | Introduction | | 7 | | | | Acknowledgements | | 8 | | | Origins: A Pair of Blacksmith's Bellows Against a Barrel of West Indian Molasses or $20 Cash |
| | 9 | | | The Pioneering Years: The Early Plates, Ruled by the Whites of Halton, Farmers and Rural Horsemen |
| | 12 | | | The Seagram Years: From Victorious to Sally Fuller---Iron Men Replace Pencillers, Continuity Threatened |
| | 78 | | | The Plate Grows Up: Race Opens for All Canadian Horsemen---Bunty, Horometer the Dominant Winners |
| | 172 | | | The Taylor Years: An Epic to the Dancer---Hello Woodbine, Farewell ``Leaky-Roof Circuit'' |
| | 202 | | | World-Wide Recognition: New Owners, Breeders and Jockeys Take Over from E.P. and Avelino |
| | 252 | | | End of an Era: A New Golden Age of Racing Launched |
| | 284 | | | | | | | Best and Worst of Times: Breeders' Cup Triumph---Greenwood Gone, Financial Woes, Slots a Saviour |
| | 310 | | | | | Plate Starters and Winners |
| | 344 | | | | 354 | | | | 359 | | | Leading Sires of Plate Winners Winners Who Sired or Foaled Plate Winners Evolution of Plate Record Times |
| | 364 | | | Plate Attendance and Wagering Handles |
| | 365 | | | | 366 | | | Jockey Club Executives, 1881-2001 Woodbine Entertainment Group Executives, 2001-09 |
| | 367 | | | Photo Credits | | 368 | |
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