Filly Luster earns emphatic victory in $1-million King’s Plate thoroughbred race
Luster pulled away late to win in 2:02.01, giving trainer Josie Carrol her fourth King's Plate title.
- On Saturday, Jockey John Velazquez rode filly Luster to an emphatic win in the 167th King's Plate at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto.
- Luster, the Woodbine Oaks winner and 1-5 race favourite, stood fourth at the top of the final turn before making her decisive move down the stretch.
- The filly came on strong down the stretch to pull away from the field and easily won the race in two minutes 2.01 seconds.
- Trainer Josie Carrol earned her fourth Plate title with this victory, marking the 20th anniversary of her first win with Edenwold.
- Military Time finished second in the 12-horse field at the Toronto event, completing the competitive results of the 167th King's Plate.
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Filly Luster captures 167th running of the King's Plate
Another race, another emphatic win for Luster. The heralded filly stood fourth at the top of the final turn before cruising to an easy 7 1/4-length win in the $1-million King’s Plate on Saturday. Luster, the 1-5 favourite, was coming off a stellar 5 1/2-length win in the $750,000 Woodbine Oaks on July 19. John […]
Luster beats the boys in King's Plate 2026 at Woodbine
Toronto Trainer Josie Carroll and jockey John Velazquez knew Luster was special. They also knew she was not a dirt horse. That knowledge collided on Saturday at Woodbine, where Luster won the King's Plate by 7 1/4 lengths at odds of 1-5. It was the largest margin of victory since Wando in 2003 at the shortest price since Alydeed in 1992. Of the four Plate winners since 1991 who won by a larger margin than Luster, two went on to win the Canadian …
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