Woodbine Entertainment postpones $1-million Queen's Plate indefinitely

Last Updated Thursday, April 2, 2020 2:43AM EDTTORONTO -- The $1-million Queen's Plate is North America's oldest continuously run horse race and Jim Lawson is intent on keeping it that way.

The NBA, NHL, Major League Soccer and Major League Baseball are among the sports in North America to have either halted or postponed the their seasons due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. And last month, Woodbine Entertainment indefinitely postponed the scheduled April 18 start to the 2020 thoroughbred season.

"Many are more local horses who haven't necessarily been training in Florida or Louisiana and we have to give everyone ample opportunity to train and run the appropriate number of prep races for the Queen's Plate. I don't want to be presumptuous and try to peg a date.

Woodbine Entertainment said people who bought tickets to the Plate can keep them or receive a full refund -- including fees -- between now and the new date for the race via Ticketmaster.ca. The organization will also provide information and updates regarding the race online . The 80-year-old Attfield, seven times Canadian racing's top trainer, also holds the distinction of being a member of the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame.

Couldn’t get their imported slave workforce I suppose 🤔

Kind of tough to prepare 3 year old thoroughbreds for a 1 1/4 mile race when there's no racing.

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