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Belichick, under Slade Callaghan, rallied to grab second spot, while Clayton settled for third, a neck in front of Tecumseh\u2019s War. Curlin\u2019s Voyage, Canada\u2019s champion two-year-old filly, was a head back in fifth.<\/p>\n
It was a one-two Plate finish for Carroll, who celebrated her third \u201cGallop for the Guineas\u201d crown. The Canadian Hall of Fame inductee took the 2006 edition with Edenwold and the 2011 running with filly Inglorious.<\/p>\n
The final time was 2:01.98, the second fastest Plate run since 1957. Izvestia, who went on to win the 1990 Triple Crown, won in 2:01 4\/5ths.<\/p>\n
“I was concerned for a minute or two with the quick fractions but he looked like he was settling and doing it easily,\u201d said Carroll. \u201cWe knew he’d go all day and he sure did. You know what, he’s just a very exciting horse who’s come a long way for Mr. Cordes who’s had a lot of confidence in him from the start.”<\/p>\n
Fukumoto and Carroll are now a perfect three-for-three when teaming together.<\/p>\n
“Unbelievable,\u201d said Fukumoto, making his first Plate start. \u201cI can’t explain…he’s feeling good today, he bolt good. I saw that nobody [was leaving] so I just sent him and he just kept going. After the wire, he still kept going, he didn’t stop there.”<\/p>\n
Mighty Heart is now 2-0-1 from five starts. He broke his maiden in his third start, a 4 \u00bc-length score at 1 1\/16 miles on July 11 at Woodbine, and arrived at the Plate off a third-place performance at the same distance.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was sharp today,\u201d praised Fukumoto. \u201cI thought it was fast but I took the lead so I can’t do anything, you know…I let him go. He only has one eye, but he\u2019s got a big heart, a mighty heart.\u201d<\/p>\n
The $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes, a 1 3\/16-mile race over Fort Erie\u2019s dirt oval, is the next race in the tri-surface OLG Canadian Triple Crown series, which winds up with the $400,000 Breeders\u2019 Stakes at 1 \u00bd miles on the E.P. Taylor Turf Course.<\/p>\n
Wando, in 2003, was the last horse to sweep the series and the seventh since its exception in 1959.<\/p>\n
Mighty Heart returned $28.50, $13.80 and $8.20, combining with Belichick ($20.90, $12.10) for a $730.40 (13-3) exactor. A 13-3-12 (Clayton, $4.20 to show) triactor paid $1,878.70 for a $1 ticket, while a $1 Superfecta [13-3-12-14 (Tecumseh\u2019s War)] was worth $19,389.75.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
TORONTO, September 12, 2020 \u2013 Mighty Heart lived up to his name in a dominating score in the 161st running of the Queen\u2019s Plate, as the one-eyed colt trounced his 13 rivals on Saturday at Woodbine. Originally slated for June 27, North America\u2019s oldest continually run race was moved to September 12 due to the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3610,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[17,37,45,83,96,145,204],"class_list":["post-3607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-woodbine-news","tag-2020-queens-plate","tag-canadian-triple-crown","tag-daisuke-fukumoto","tag-horse-racing","tag-josie-carroll","tag-olg-canadian-triple-crown","tag-the-queens-plate"],"yoast_head":"\n