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  The Queen's Plate    
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All about the oldest continuous run stakes race in North America.
Tough, 10 Qns, JFPiper, Jun 16 21
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Canadian Horse Racing Trivia Questions
1. The Queen's Plate is run each June at which location?

From Quiz The Queen's Plate

Answer: Woodbine

The Woodbine Racetrack, run by the Woodbine Entertainment Group (formerly the Ontario Jockey Club) is located in the city of Etobicoke (Toronto), Ontario.

2. Who won the inaugural running of the Queen's Plate?

From Quiz The Queen's Plate

Answer: Don Juan

The Queen's Plate was run for the first time in 1860.

3. Seagram Stables won the Queen's Plate 20 times between 1891 and 1935. What was the name of their first winner?

From Quiz The Queen's Plate

Answer: Victorious

The appropriately named Victorious was the first of a string of eight straight winners for Seagram Stables.

4. Who was Seagram Stables' first trainer?

From Quiz The Queen's Plate

Answer: John R. Walker

John R. Walker trained the first six Seagram runners, from 1891 to 1896.

5. The Queen's Plate is contested at a distance of 1 1/4 miles, but it has been run at other distances. What is the longest distance at which the Queen's Plate had been run?

From Quiz The Queen's Plate

Answer: 2 miles

IN 1868, 1869, and 1870 the Queen's Plate was run at a distance of 2 miles. The distance of 1 1/4 miles became permanently established in 1957.

6. Who was the first filly to win the Queen's Plate?

From Quiz The Queen's Plate

Answer: Brunette

Brunette accomplished this feat in 1864.

7. Who was the first woman trainer to saddle a Queen's Plate winner?

From Quiz The Queen's Plate

Answer: Josie Carroll

The 2006 Queen's Plate winner Edenwold was trained by Josie Carroll.

8. Who was the only horse to win both the Kentucky Derby and the Queen's Plate?

From Quiz The Queen's Plate

Answer: Northern Dancer

In 1964, Northern Dancer won both the Kentucky Derby and the Queen's Plate. He also won the Preakness Stakes, but lost out on the Belmont Stakes when he came in third to Quandrangle and Roman Brother.

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