Jockey Rafael Hernandez celebrates as he rides Moira over the finish line to win the 163rd running of the $1-million Queen's Plate in Toronto on Sunday, August 21, 2022. Queen’s Plate champion Moira will run in the $750,000 E.P. Taylor Stakes on Saturday at Woodbine Racetrack. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
October 04, 2022 - 8:30 AM
TORONTO - Queen's Plate champion Moira will run in the $750,000 E.P. Taylor Stakes on Saturday at Woodbine Racetrack.
Woodbine Entertainment made the announcement Tuesday.
The remainder of the field is expected to be revealed Wednesday.
The 1 1/4-mile turf race will be Moira's first since her emphatic, record-setting Plate win Aug. 21.
Moira captured the opening jewel of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown by seven lengths in a synthetic track and Plate record time of 2:01.48.
She also earned trainer Kevin Attard his first Plate title.
The E. P. Taylor Stakes is a race for fillies and mares.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 4. 2022.
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