T J's Lucky Moon and his connections celebrate his shocking upset win in the Queen's Plate

Dateline: 06/23/02

Canada's "Derby", the Queen's Plate, was run on Sunday afternoon at Woodbine under hot, hazy, humid, and windy conditions. Prince and Princess Michael of Kent were on hand as the Royal representatives, the first time since Queen Elizabeth II in 1997 royalty made the trip across the pond to deliver the 50 guinea prize originally awarded by Queen Victoria.

Fourteen three year olds were slated to make the "gallop for the guineas" but only thirteen faced the starter due to the late scratch of Bravely who came down with an illness the morning of the race. There was no clear favorite so Sam-Son Farm's Ford Every Stream was sent off as the 2-1 choice with Classic Mike going off as the 3.35-1 second choice. By comparison, Ford Every Stream's stablemate Mountain Beacon was dismissed as the 85-1 longest shot on the board.

Price and Princess Michael of Kent in the royal box at Woodbine.

Pgm  Horse              Jockey            Win   Place  Show
 9   T J's Lucky Moon   Bahen          166.00   54.50 19.10
13   Anglian Prince     McAleney                10.70  6.90
 4   Forever Grand      Husbands                       5.60


T J's Lucky Moon holds off Anglian Prince to take the Queen's Plate.
Winning Time:  2:06.88

$2 Exacta 9-13             2,267.50
$2 Trifecta 9-13-4        15,375.50
$1 Superfecta 9-13-4-10   29,678.35

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