June 22, 2007
Wager on the Plate at Fort Erie

Fort Erie, June 22... A field of nine Canadian-foaled three-year-olds are set to compete in Sunday’s $1 million Queen’s Plate at Woodbine and you catch all the action at the Fort.

The Plate, race eight on the Woodbine card, is scheduled to go at 4:37pm. Wagering on the Plate at Fort Erie opens at 12:30pm Sunday.

Jigg’s Cozz, winner of the Plate Trial Stakes June 3, has been established as the 9-5 morning line favourite and will break from post position 6.

The Queen’s Plate is the first leg of the Canadian Triple Crown. The second leg is the $500,000 Prince of Wales Stakes on July 15 here at Fort Erie, while the Breeders’ Stakes, August 5 at Woodbine, is the third and final leg. There have been seven Triple Crown winners since the concept was inaugurated in 1959, the last winner being Wando in 2003.

The first of ten live races at Sunday at Fort Erie goes to the post at 1:05pm.

Post time each day is 1:05pm.

Daryl Wells
Media and Communications 1-800-295-3770 ext. 3204
e-mail: dwells@forterieracetrack.ca