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Queen's Plate

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The Queen's Plate is a thoroughbred horse race at a distance of 1 1/4 miles for 3-year-old thoroughbed horses, foaled in Canada, run annually in July at Woodbine Race Track, Etobicoke (Toronto), Ontario. It is the first race in the Canadian Triple Crown.

Held since 1860, it is North America's oldest thoroughbred race, the prize of 50 guineas was originally awarded by Queen Victoria.