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2025 Kings Plate, Queens Plate, Queen Elizabeth II, Woodbine

Five Questions About the King’s Plate, Canada’s Kentucky Derby

The 2025 $1 million King’s Plate will be held Saturday, Aug. 16, at Woodbine in Ontario, Canada. This marquee race on the Canadian racing calendar drew a talented 13-horse field of 3-year-olds. Learn more about the field for this year’s King’s Plate with our handy King’s Plate Cheat Sheet and learn more about the race itself below:

1. What is the King’s Plate?

Tyler Gaffalione, Ellis Park, Equibase Leaderboard, America's Best Racing, horse racing, ABR

Gaffalione Steadily Climbing Leaderboard, Fort Washington Moves into Top 20

Sunday turned into Tyler Gaffalione day at Ellis Park in Henderson, Ky. The 30-year-old jockey has been in peak form since returning to the saddle in July following a broken ankle caused by a spill at Gulfstream Park in March.

Sovereignty, 2025 Breeders' Cup Classic poll

Sovereignty Tops Power Rankings of 2025 Breeders’ Cup Classic Contenders

Each week a panel of media members, horseplayers, and Breeders’ Cup World Championships officials release a poll tabulating their votes on the nation's top contenders for the 2025 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic. The rankings are a weekly rating of the top 10 horses in contention and are determined by each voter ranking their top 10 horses with points assigned on a descending 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis.

El Cordobes, Sword Dancer Stakes, Flavien Prat, Charlie Appleby, Saratoga Race Course, America's Best Racing, horse racing, ABR

Buy or Sell on Road to Breeders’ Cup: Sword Dancer Stakes Winner El Cordobes

Recent history dictates that when trainer Charlie Appleby ships a racehorse to North America, the runner must be respected. According to Equineline stats, Appleby has won 40 races from 125 starters since the start of 2021 (32%) with 23 Grade 1 wins.

Good Cheer, La Cara, Alabama Stakes, Saratoga Race Course, America's Best Racing, horse racing, ABR

2025 Alabama Stakes Cheat Sheet

The Alabama Stakes was first held in 1872 and has remained a fixture on the Saratoga Race Course calendar to become one of the most important races in the 3-year-old filly division.

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