| Restricted race | |
|---|---|
| Plate Trial Stakes | |
| Location | Woodbine Racetrack Toronto, Ontario Canada |
| Inaugurated | 1944 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.woodbineentertainment.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1⅛ miles (9 furlongs) |
| Track | Polytrack, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds foaled in Canada |
| Weight | Scale Weight |
| Purse | $150,000 |
The Plate Trial Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred flat horserace for three-Year-Olds, foaled in Canada run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Raced in early June, the 1⅛-mile race on dirt is considered one of the most important prep races for Canada's premier horse race, the Queen's Plate.
Inaugurated in 1944 at the Old Woodbine Race Course as a six furlong sprint race, it was moved to the new Woodbine Racetrack in 1957 following that track's closure. 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 sixteen 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 six furlongs and another at a mile and 70 yards.
Since inception, the Plate Trial has been contested at various distances. In 1955, it was run as two races at the Old Woodbine Race Course. The first race consisted of four divisions and contested at 6 furlongs and the second race was made up of three divisions at 1 mile and 70 yards. In other years the distance was:
Time record: (a current distance of 1⅛ miles)
Most wins by an owner:
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2010 | Big Red Mike | Eurico Rosa da Silva | Nicholas Gonzalez | Terra Racing Stable | 1:50.41 |
| 2009 | Eye of the Leopard | Eurico Rosa Da Silva | Mark Frostad | Sam-Son Farm | 1:51.80 |
| 2008 | Not Bourbon | Jono Jones | Roger Attfield | Charles E. Fipke | 1:49.73 |
| 2007 | Jiggs Coz | David Clark | Sid C. Attard | Mel P. Lawson | 1:50.77 |
| 2006 | Pipers Thunder | Ray Sabourin | Eric Coatrieux | Chiefswood Stable | 1:51.65 |
| 2005 | Three In The Bag * | Robert Landry | Stanley M. Hough | Castletop Stable | 1:52.52 |
| 2004 | A Bit O'Gold | Jono Jones | Catherine Day Phillips | The Two Bit Racing Stable | 1:51.74 |
| 2003 | Mobil | Todd Kabel | Mike Keogh | Gus Schickedanz | 1:51.84 |
| 2002 | Shaws Creek | Jake Barton | John A. Ross | Bud Reynolds | 1:52.38 |
| 2001 | Win City | Constant Montpellier | Robert P. Tiller | Frank DiGiulio, Jr. | 1:52.08 |
| 2000 | Pete's Sake | Patrick Husbands | Todd A. Pletcher | Gerald Frankel | 1:53.05 |
| 1999 | Catahoula Parish | Robert Landry | John A. Ross | Jam Jar Racing | 1:51.18 |
| 1998 | Brite Adam | James McKnight | Rita Schnitzler | R.M.C. Stable | 1:50.60 |
| 1997 | Cryptocloser | Willie Martinez | Mark Frostad | Mack/Sorokolit | 1:51.00 |
| 1996 | Northface | Todd Kabel | Daniel J. Vella | Frank Stronach | 1:50.00 |
| 1995 | All Firmed Up | Todd Kabel | Daniel J. Vella | Frank Stronach | 1:50.60 |
| 1994 | Bruce's Mill | Dave Penna | Mark Frostad | Earle I. Mack et al. | 1:50.60 |
| 1993 | Circulating | Richard Dos Ramos | R. Wright | Sherwood/Sheehan Farms | 1:52.40 |
| 1992 | Alydeed | Craig Perret | Roger Attfield | Kinghaven Farms | 1:50.00 |
| 1991 | Megas Vukefalos * | Mickey Walls | Jerry C. Meyer | Knob Hill Stable | 1:51.00 |
| 1991 | Bolulight * | Don Seymour | Roger Attfield | Kinghaven Farms | 1:51.00 |
| 1990 | Izvestia | Don Seymour | Roger Attfield | Kinghaven Farms | 1:50.40 |
| 1989 | With Approval | Don Seymour | Roger Attfield | Kinghaven Farms | 1:50.80 |
| 1988 | Regal Classic | Sandy Hawley | James E. Day | Sam-Son / Windfields | 1:51.60 |
| 1987 | Afleet | Gary Stahlbaum | Phil England | Richard R. Kennedy | 1:50.20 |
Other winners of note include: