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No Change Atop Latest World’s Best Racehorse Rankings, Sovereignty Rises to Tie for Sixth

Ka Ying Rising, who has resumed training after a scheduled break, and Ombudsman, who is expected to run in the Juddmonte International Stakes, continue to lead the sixth edition of the 2026 Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings with a 131 rating, while reigning U.S. Horse of the Year Sovereignty improved his rating by three points.

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2026 Canadian Stakes at a Glance

A celebration of racing in Canada, King’s Plate day offers a card full of stakes races and draws viewers worldwide. While the historic Canadian classic will receive the bulk of the attention, it is the excellent turf racing on Saturday which is the heart and soul of the afternoon at Woodbine.

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A History-Making King’s Plate Bid for ‘Chill’ Manitoba-Bred Brachetto

No Manitoba-bred racehorse has ever won the King’s Plate. That could change Saturday at Woodbine in the 167th running of the first jewel of the Canadian Triple Crown.

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Sovereignty, Forever Young Top First Breeders' Cup Classic Power Rankings of 2026

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 2026 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.

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2026 King’s Plate Cheat Sheet

Canada takes center stage in North American Thoroughbred racing on Saturday, Aug, 15, for the $1 million King’s Plate, the first jewel of the Canadian Triple Crown as well as that country’s oldest Thoroughbred horse race.

Founded in 1860, the King’s Plate is the oldest continuously run race in North America. It was held as the Queen’s Plate from 1952 to 2022 in honor of then-reigning monarch Queen Elizabeth II, the race was renamed the King’s Plate for 2023 after the ascension of King Charles III following his mother’s passing.

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