Plate Trial Stakes
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The Plate Trial Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred flat horserace for three-Year-Olds, foaled in Canada. Held annually since 1945 at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, the 1 1/8-mile race on dirt is considered one the most important prep races for Canada's premier horse race, the Queen's Plate. In the first forty-eight years a total of twenty-two winners of the Plate Trial Stakes went on to win the Queen's Plate. However, in the last fifteen years no horse has accomplished the feat.
Hall of Fame jockey Avelino Gomez won this race a record nine times including four in a row from 1964 through 1967.
In 1955, Ace Marine won two versions of the race, one at at six furlongs and another ar a mile and 70 yards. Other winners of note include:
- Alydeed (1992)
- Izvestia (1990)
- With Approval (1989)
- Regal Classic (1988)
- Overskate (1978)
- Norcliffe (1976)
- Kennedy Road (1971)
- Canebora (1963)
- Ace Marine (1955)