Royal watchers have had lots of their minds for the reason that passing of Queen Elizabeth II on September eighth of final yr. Following her lavish funeral, there was the spectacle of the coronation of King Charles III, her son, the previous Prince of Wales. The occasion dripped with the form of pomp and circumstance that solely the British monarchy can ship. Horse lovers received to soak up the handfuls of well-groomed equines marching down the Mall, amongst them 4 members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police  and the well-known Windsor Greys who have been busy rehearsing proper up till the massive day.

Different adjustments have come through the Royal transition, such because the Royal Canadian Mint redesigning our cash to bear the portrait of Chuck, changing his mum’s likeness. However for horseracing followers, the most important change comes this summer season when our nation’s quickest Thoroughbreds face off in what was generally known as the Queen’s Plate for the final 70 years. On August twentieth the race will turn into the King’s Plate as soon as once more.

Woodbine Racetrack introduced the title change final December. This yr marks the 164th working of the $1 million Plate, which was gained final yr by a speedy mare named Moira. As reported in Canadian Thoroughbred, the race first ran in 1860 because the Queen’s Plate through the reign of Queen Victoria, altering to the King’s Plate from 1901 till 1951. The race is the primary leg of the Canadian Triple Crown, adopted by the Prince of Wales Stakes at Fort Erie Race Observe and the Breeders’ Stakes again at Woodbine.

There are at present no plans for King Charles and Queen Camilla to attend.

Extra from Trade: