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Posted 2024-08-14 08:28:02  
Munger to Ride in a Canada's top race, the King's Plate

 

South African Ryan Munger is set to ride in the prestigious King's Plate at Woodbine on Saturday.

The first leg of the Canadian Triple Crown he ride Rafaroo in the race drawn 2, an 8/1 chance in the race 

The 165th edition of The King’s Plate, North America’s oldest continually run race, contested at 1 ¼ miles on the Woodbine all-weather course, is the first event in the tri-surface series for Canadian-bred 3-year-olds.

Wando, bred and owned by the late Gustav Schickedanz, was the last horse to accomplish the feat, in 2003, while becoming the seventh to record the unique triple. The $400,000 Prince of Wales, run at 1 3/16 miles on the dirt at Fort Erie on September 10, is the second leg. The $400,000 Breeders’ Stakes, at 1 ½ miles over the world-renowned E.P. Taylor turf at Woodbine on September 29, concludes the series.

King’s Plate breakfast festivities, including the post-position draw, were co-hosted by Woodbine TV personality/commentator/handicapper Jeff Bratt and Woodbine track announcer Robert Geller and held at Woodbine’s Trackside Clubhouse. The event was attended by many of the race’s connections, and included remarks from Michael Copeland, CEO of Woodbine Entertainment.

$1 million King’s Plate (Race 11)

Post – Horse – Trainer – Jockey – Owner – Groom – Breeder – Morning Line Odds

1 – Jokestar – Kevin Attard – Emma-Jayne Wilson – Al and Bill Ulwelling – Peter Singh – Al and Bill Ulwelling – 20-1

2 – Rafaroo – Harold Ladouceur – Ryan Munger –Stronach Stables – Jesse Ladouceur – Adena Springs – 8-1

3 – Essex Serpent – Mark Casse – Patrick Husbands – Manfred and Penny Conrad – Wayne Grant – Conrad Farms – 2-1

4 – Caitlinhergrtness – Kevin Attard – Rafael Hernandez – Sienna Farm LLC and WinStar Farm LLC – Troy Garnett – Jesse Korona – 12-1

5 – Midnight Mascot – Mark Casse – Kazushi Kimura – Manfred and Penny Conrad – Gareth Daniels – Yvonne Schwabe Thoroughbreds – 10-1

6 – Friendly Ghost – Evette Chartrand-Hoek – Justin Stein – Sue Leslie – Evette Chartrand-Hoek – Phoenix Rising Farms – 30-1

7 – My Boy Prince – Mark Casse – Sahin Civaci – Gary Barber – Ivan Forde – Murray Graham Smith – 7-5

8 – Pierre – Kevin Attard – David Cohen – Al and Bill Ulwelling – Lawrence Williams – Tall Oaks Farm – 20-1

9 – Thor’s Cause – Krista Cole – Jeffrey Alderson – Joe Pignatelli, Spirit’s Path Management, Inc., Alan McMullen – Ershell Lewin – James Everatt, Janeane Everatt, and Arika Everatt-Meeuse – 50-1

10 – Bedard – Kevin Attard – Pietro Moran – X-Men Racing LLC III, Madaket Stables LLC, and SF Racing LLC – Peter Lopez – Anderson Farms Ont. Inc. – 30-1

11 – Roar of the Crowd – Dominic Polsinelli – Fraser Aebly – Dominic Polsinelli – Keethon Roy Howard – Paradox Farm, Inc. – 50-1

12 – No More Options – Zeljko Krcmar – Daisuke Fukumoto – Mary Self – Henry Miller – Laurel Byrne – 30-1

13 – Vitality – Harold Ladouceur – Jose Campos – Stronach Stables – Teon Walker – Adena Springs – 20-1

Image Michael Burns/Woodbine

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