TORONTO – CBC Sports has signed a four-year broadcast agreement with Woodbine Entertainment Group for the rights to the legendary Queen’s Plate, the oldest continuously run horse race in North America.
Beginning next June and continuing through to 2011, CBC will provide live coverage of the first jewel in Canada’s Triple Crown series, and it will be broadcast in HD for the first time.
“We’re thrilled to announce the Queen’s Plate is returning to CBC,” said Scott Moore, executive director, CBC Sports. “The Queen’s Plate is a Canadian institution that has both a great history and an exciting future, and the opportunity to welcome this prestigious race back to our network, showcasing the excitement of thoroughbred racing, is wonderful news.”
The Queen’s Plate, considered by many to be Canada’s most famous horse race, takes place at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto. The 1¼ mile race features three-year-old thoroughbred horses foaled in Canada. In 2007, at the 148th running of the race, jockey Emma-Jayne Wilson became the first female rider to win the Queen’s Plate, guiding Mike Fox to victory.
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