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Hal Yerxa has first Queen's Plate after 20 years in racing
Hal Yerxa has first Queen's Plate after 20 years in racing

Hal Yerxa has first Queen's Plate after 20 years in racing

Date6/28/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: Hal Yerxa has first Queen's Plate after 20 years in racing.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0095828F
Call to the post: Bugler Jim Ahrens calls the horses to the post for yesterday's 129th running of the crown jewel of Canadian thoroughbred racing - The Queen's Plate
Call to the post: Bugler Jim Ahrens calls the horses to the post for yesterday's 129th running of the crown jewel of Canadian thoroughbred racing - The Queen's Plate
7/10/1988
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
Her pop's secret Ariat. First Secretariat offspring to be eligible for the Queen's Plate was born last week at Grovetree Farm northwest of Metro. Fill(...)
Her pop's secret Ariat. First Secretariat offspring to be eligible for the Queen's Plate was born last week at Grovetree Farm northwest of Metro. Fill(...)
2/16/1974
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
Talking it over in winner's circle after conclusion of Queen's Plate are (l
Talking it over in winner's circle after conclusion of Queen's Plate are (l
6/22/1968
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
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
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
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
Bompago, Queen's Plate winner
Bompago, Queen's Plate winner
12/22/1983
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