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Mighty Heart with jockey Daisuke Fukumoto rides to victory during the running of the 161st Queen s Plate at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto on Saturday, September 12, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette January 11, 2021 - 2:15 PM
TORONTO - The COVID-19 pandemic will result in the Queen s Plate being pushed back for a second straight year.
A source said Monday this year s race will be run Sunday Aug. 22 instead of its traditional date of late June due to the novel coronavirus.
Last year s race was originally scheduled for June 27 but Woodbine Entertainment later rescheduled its marquee race and opening event of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown to Sept. 12 before no spectators at Woodbine Racetrack.
TORONTO — The COVID-19 pandemic will result in the Queen s Plate being pushed back for a second straight year.A source said Monday this year s race will be run Sunday Aug. 22 instead of its . . .
Last year s race was originally scheduled for June 27 but the first event of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown was rescheduled to Sept. 12 because of the novel coronavirus with no spectators at Woodbine Racetrack.
The global pandemic resulted in no fans being allowed to all three legs of the Triple Crown, including the $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes at Fort Erie Racetrack and the $400,000 Breeders Stakes at Woodbine.
Jim Lawson, the CEO of Woodbine Entertainment, is hopeful that with the availability of COVID vaccinations, the August date could result in some spectators attending the 21 Queen s Plate. The best advice we have today is there will be a critical mass of the population done by mid-August, Lawson said. Hopefully, that would allow us have some group of fans there that have been vaccinated.
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