Queen's Plate

Pizza Pizza Now A Race Sponsor

Woodbine Entertainment Group and Pizza Pizza, Canada's leading pizza chain with over 700 traditional and non-traditional restaurants from coast-to-coast, have announced the food company as a race spon...

Woodbine/Winery Deal Announced

The Woodbine Entertainment Group and award-winning Colio Estate Winery have announced a three-year partnership which includes the southern Ontario winemaker launching an Ontario-wide promotion through...

‘Plate’ Winner Has Big Tie To S-Breds

When Lexie Lou romped to victory in the 155th Queen’s Plate on Sunday, Dr. Moira Gunn couldn’t hold back the tears.

Filly Lexie Lou Wins Queen's Plate

Gary Barber’s Lexie Lou, confidently handled by jockey Patrick Husbands, took over in upper stretch from pacesetter Asserting Bear and went on to a comfortable one and one-half length victory over Ami...

TSN, WEG Ink Broadcast Deal

On Friday, June 6, TSN announced a new multi-year deal with the Woodbine Entertainment Group that will see Canada’s Sports Leader broadcast every race from the Canadian Triple Crown series as well as ...

Midnight Aria Wins 154th Queen’s Plate

Tucci Stables’ Midnight Aria, with Jesse Campbell, went right to the front in Canada’s most famous horse race, the Queen’s Plate, and proceeded to wire his rivals, desperately hanging on to defeat fav...

New Twist For CBC's 'Plate' Coverage

The CBC has announced that if you click onto its website this weekend to view the 154th running of the Queen's Plate, you may just see horse racing presented in a way you haven't seen before.

Expanded WEG Announcement Coverage

January 24, 2013

At a press conference on Jan. 24 at Woodbine Racetrack, more details were revealed surrounding the future of horse racing at Woodbine and Mohawk, and the greater future for the sport in Ontario, and T...

Details Of 2013 WEG Racing Season

January 24, 2013

Coinciding with the Woodbine Entertainment Group's Thursday, January 24 press conference regarding its agreement in principle with the Ontario Government's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affa...

Strait Of Dover Wins Queen's Plate

Canyon Farms’ homebred Strait Of Dover, ridden confidently by Justin Stein, made every pole a winning one while taking the $1 million Queen’s Plate, Canada’s most famous horse race, in record time Sun...

Province Reacts To Eaves' Comments

In a time when Ontario is facing a ballooning deficit and growing unemployment numbers, the Provincial Liberal Government is positioning itself to potentially line the pockets of U.S. casino operators...

WEG To Cease Live Racing In April 2013?

On Thursday, June 21 at Woodbine Racetrack, after the post-position draw for the 153rd running of the Queen's Plate, Woodbine Entertainment Group President and CEO Nick Eaves said that if an agreement...