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Taking aim at the plate. Blondeinamotel, a filly hoping to psych out the boys in Sunday's Queen's Plate, gets a workout from exercise rider Jackie Gra(...)
Taking aim at the plate. Blondeinamotel, a filly hoping to psych out the boys in Sunday's Queen's Plate, gets a workout from exercise rider Jackie Gra(...)

Taking aim at the plate. Blondeinamotel, a filly hoping to psych out the boys in Sunday's Queen's Plate, gets a workout from exercise rider Jackie Gra(...)

Date7/6/1989
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Original Toronto Star caption: Taking aim at the plate. Blondeinamotel; a filly hoping to psych out the boys in Sunday's Queen's Plate; gets a workout from exercise rider Jackie Graham; daughter of the owners. The horse's name comes from her coloring and from her mother; called Bates Motel.
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Taking aim at the plate. Blondeinamotel, a filly hoping to psych out the boys in Sunday's Queen's Plate, gets a workout from exercise rider Jackie Gra(...)
Taking aim at the plate. Blondeinamotel, a filly hoping to psych out the boys in Sunday's Queen's Plate, gets a workout from exercise rider Jackie Gra(...)
7/6/1989
Her pop's secretariat. First Secretariat offspring to be eligible for Queen's Plate was born last week at Grovetree Farm, onrthwest of Metro. Filly's (...)
Her pop's secretariat. First Secretariat offspring to be eligible for Queen's Plate was born last week at Grovetree Farm, onrthwest of Metro. Filly's (...)
2/16/1974
Secretariat continued his preparation for Sunday's Canadian International Championship race at Woodbine this morning under exercise boy George Davis. (...)
Secretariat continued his preparation for Sunday's Canadian International Championship race at Woodbine this morning under exercise boy George Davis. (...)
10/24/1973
Eight horses are eligible to run in the Queen's Plate Sunday but tomorrow the field will be pared to 21 contenders
Eight horses are eligible to run in the Queen's Plate Sunday but tomorrow the field will be pared to 21 contenders
6/23/1983
Exercise rider Fenton Platts gives one of Bill Marko's horses a workout in preparation for the spring race meeting at Greenwood. The $22,000 Dufferin Handicap is the track's opening-day feature
Exercise rider Fenton Platts gives one of Bill Marko's horses a workout in preparation for the spring race meeting at Greenwood. The $22,000 Dufferin Handicap is the track's opening-day feature
3/16/1984
Shattered dream: As Darlene DiPaola gets Proximus ready for new season, she can't forget the heartbreak of seeing filly she groomed destroyed in race
Shattered dream: As Darlene DiPaola gets Proximus ready for new season, she can't forget the heartbreak of seeing filly she groomed destroyed in race
3/14/1991
Queen's Plate trophy is presented by Queen Mother in 1981
Queen's Plate trophy is presented by Queen Mother in 1981
7/8/1989
Bompago, Queen's Plate winner
Bompago, Queen's Plate winner
12/22/1983
Soaring to new heights: Bompago, the 1983 Queen's Plate winner now training to be a competitive show jumper, is shown working with conditioner Jim Elder
Soaring to new heights: Bompago, the 1983 Queen's Plate winner now training to be a competitive show jumper, is shown working with conditioner Jim Elder
7/7/1989
Queen's plate winner Bompago with John Carrella
Queen's plate winner Bompago with John Carrella
5/2/1984
'What a horse! I love that horse so much!' says groom Sharon Kelly, whose best beau, Steady Zephyr, is a longshot in the Queen's Plate today
'What a horse! I love that horse so much!' says groom Sharon Kelly, whose best beau, Steady Zephyr, is a longshot in the Queen's Plate today
7/15/1989
Steady customers: That's jockey Don Seymour and this year's Kinghaven Farm 3-year-old star Ever Steady, perhaps dreaming of a Queen's Plate win this summer
Steady customers: That's jockey Don Seymour and this year's Kinghaven Farm 3-year-old star Ever Steady, perhaps dreaming of a Queen's Plate win this summer
3/14/1990