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Updated: 06/20/2003
Entries were drawn and post positions selected this morning for the 144th running of the Queen's Plate, the oldest continuously run stakes race in North America. A field of 13 horses was entered with Plate Trial winner Mobil made the morning line favorite at 2-1 with stable mate Wando the second choice at 7-2. Again this year the new rule was used to allows horses with the same ownership to run uncoupled in races of $1 million or more, so the two horses favorites, both owned by Gus Schickedanz, will run uncoupled.
Post time for the Queen's Plate is Sunday at 5:07pm EDT as the ninth race on the card at Woodbine. It will be shown live on Rogers Sportsnet in Canada from 4:00 - 5:30pm EDT and online from Woodbine's website. Free past performances are available from Daily Racing Form and Glenners has free selections available now.
Below are the entries for the Queen's Plate. The race is open to Canadian-bred 3-year-olds, distance is 1 1/4 miles, purse is $1,000,000, and all horses carry 126 pounds. Click the horse's name to see full info on him including a photo where available.
| Post | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | M/L Odds |
| 1 | El Gran Maestro | Jake Nemett | Jono Jones | 50-1 |
| 2 | Peef | Rita Schnitzler | Steven Bahen | 15-1 |
| 3 | Sircharlesschnabel | Phil Serpe | Richard Dos Ramos | 20-1 |
| 4 | Wando | Mike Keogh | Patrick Husbands | 7-2 |
| 5 | Solihull | David Bell | Dino Luciani | 30-1 |
| 6 | Mobil | Mike Keogh | Todd Kabel | 2-1 |
| 7 | Button Wood | Mike Doyle | Chantel Sutherland | 15-1 |
| 8 | Arco's Gold | John Ross | Constant Montpellier | 8-1 |
| 9 | Rock Again | Malcolm Pierce | Eibar Coa | 4-1 |
| 10 | Shoal Water | Mark Frostad | Robert Landry | 15-1 |
| 12 | Illusive Force | Rob Van Overschot | Dave Wilson | 20-1 |
| 13 | Dance Engagement | John Ross | Jim McAleney | 30-1 |
 Honorary drawmaster, hockey player Anson Carter, poses with the Queen's Plate trophy. |
As in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, the selection order is drawn at random and then the connections of each horse have ninety seconds to announce their post position when called upon after a five minute break for consultation. Favorite Mobil and his stable mate and second choice Wando were drawn to select 4th and 5th, with trainer Mike Keogh selecting post 4 for Wando and jockey Todd Kabel selecting post 6 for Mobil.
 Jockey Todd Kabel hangs the silks for favorite Mobil in post 6. |
Queen's Plate info online:
- Free Past Performances from Daily Racing Form NEW!
- Queen's Plate Barbecue Photos - Monday the horses are paraded for the crowd at a barbecue in the walking ring. Check out photos of 8 contenders and their connections with comments. NEW!
- Woodbine main page
- Woodbine's special Queen's Plate page
- Woodbine profiles for Arco's Gold, Button Wood, Dance Engagement, El Gran Maestro, and Illusive Force
- Woodbine profiles for Mobil, Peef, Rock Again, and Rockfield
- Woodbine profiles for Shoal Water, Sircharlesschnabel, Solihull, and Wando
- Queen's Plate jockey bios
- Woodbine Stable Notes - mostly Queen's Plate info now and updated frequently
- Queen's Plate Stats and Trivia
- Queen's Plate Trivia Quiz
- Queen's Plate Winners 1860-2002
- 2002 Results - the winner was T J's Lucky Moon
- 2001 Results - the winner was Dancethruthedawn
- 2000 Results - the winner was Scatter the Gold
- 1999 Results - the winner was Woodcarver
- Live Audio/Video from Woodbine
- SLAM! Horse Racing - Canadian horse racing news
- WayMoreSports.com Horse Racing - more Canadian racing news
- TSN Horse Racing - more Canadian racing news
- News Index Search - articles from the various online news sources
All photos ©2003 Cindy Pierson Dulay, licensed to About.
