Edenwold Wins 147th Queen’s Plate

In the first leg of Canada’s horse racing Triple Crown, Edenwold was simply spectacular.

The 16-1 long shot proved to be hardly that, as he passed Sterwins down the stretch to capture the $1 million Queen’s Plate and set up what would be an exciting, albeit improbable attempt at the highly sought after feat.

But even if the Triple Crown isn’t in Edenwold’s future, the win was still significant for a number of reasons. To begin with it was the first time in the 147-year history of the event that a female trainer has produced a winner, a certain thrill for caregiver Josie Carroll.

However, the 48-year-old Toronto native downplayed the historical significance of Sunday’s victory.

“My owners have always respected hard work and merit,” Carroll said. “To play the gender card, I think, is taking away from the other trainers in the race who work equally hard and are very talented.”

“But, it’s great and I’ll take it.”

Still, that wasn’t the only first of the day, as the win was also number one at the prestigious race for owners Jim and Alice Sapara.

Edenwold started in the first of 13 posts for the race, but the 12 competitors were mostly non-factors as the contenders bore down around the final turn.

Much credit is also due Edenwold jockey Emile Ramsammy, who pushed his horse beautifully when the pair made its move late. It was the second Plate victory for Ramsammy.

For their efforts, team Edenwold earned the $600,000 winner’s share by finishing the 1 and ¼ mile track in an unofficial time of 2:05:30 on what was widely considered a fast track. But fast track or not, Edenwold was still the fastest on it.

Here’s a complete list of previous winners at the Queen’s Plate:

2005 — Wild Desert

2004 — Niigon

2003 — Wando

2002 — TJ’s Lucky Moon

2001 — Dancethruthedawn

2000 — Scatter The Gold

1999 — Woodcarved

1998 — Archers Bay

1997 — Awesome Again

1996 — Victor Cooly

1995 — Regal Discovery

1994 — Basqueian

1993 — Peteski

1992 — Alydeed

1991 — Dance Smartly

1990 — Izvestia

1989 — With Approval

1988 — Regal Intention

1987 — Market Control

1986 — Golden Choice

1985 — La Lorgnette

1984 — Key To The Moon

1983 — Bompago

1982 — Son of Briartic

1981 — Fiddle Dancer Boy

1980 — Driving Home

1979 — Steady Growth

1978 — Regal Embrace

1977 — Sound Reason

1976 — Norcliffe

1975 — L’Enjoleur

1974 — Amber Herod

1973 — Royal Chocolate

1972 — Victoria Song

1971 — Kennedy Road

1970 — Almoner

1969 — Jumpin Joseph

1968 — Merger

1967 — Jammed Lovely

1966 — Titled Hero

1965 — Whistling Sea

1964 — Northern Dancer

1963 — Caneboro

1962 — Flaming Page

1961 — Blue Light

1960 — Victoria Park

1959 — New Providence

1958 — Caldedon Beau

1957 — Lyford Cay

1956 — Canadian Champ

1955 — Ace Marine

1954 — Collisteo

1953 — Canadiana

1952 — Epigram

1951 — Major Factor

1950 — McGill

1949 — Epic

1948 — Last Mark

1947 — Moldy

1946 — Kingarvie

1945 — Uttermost

1944 — Acara

1943 — Paolita

1942 — Ten To Ace

1941 — Budpath

1940 — Willie the Kid

1939 — Archworth

1938 — Bunty Lawless

1937 — Goldlure

1936 — Monsweep

1935 — Sally Fuller

1934 — Horometer

1933 — King O’Connor

1932 — Queensway

1931 — Froth Blower

1930 — Aymond

1929 — Shorelint

1928 — Young Kitty

1927 — Troutlet

1926 — Haplite

1925 — Fairbank

1924 — Maternal Pride

1923 — Flowerful

1922 — South Shore

1921 — Herendesy

1920 — St. Paul

1919 — Ladder of Light

1918 — Springside

1917 — Belle Mahone

1916 — Mandarin

1915 — Tartarean

1914 — Beehive

1913 — Hearts of Oak

1912 — Heresy

1911 — St. Bass

1910 — Parmer

1909 — Shimonese

1908 — Seismic

1907 — Kelvin

1906 — Slaughter

1905 — Inferno

1904 — Sapper

1903 — Thessalon

1902 — Lyddite

1901 — John Ruskin

1900 — Dalmoor

1899 — Butter Scotch

1898 — Bon Ino

1897 — Ferdinand

1896 — Millbrook

1895 — Bonniefield

1894 — Joe Miller

1893 — Martello

1892 — O’Donohue

1891 — Victorious

1890 — Kitestring

1889 — Colonist

1888 — Harry Cooper

1887 — Bonnie Duke

1886 — Wild Rose

1885 — Willie W.

1884 — Williams

1883 — Roddy Pringle

1882 — Fanny Wiser

1881 — Vice Chancellor

1880 — Bonnie Bird

1879 — Moss Ross

1878 — King George

1877 — Amelia

1876 — Norah P.

1875 — Young Trumpeter

1874 — The Swallow

1873 — Mignoette

1872 — Fearnaught

1871 — Floss

1870 — John Bell

1869 — Bay Jack

1868 — Nettie

1867 — Wild Rose

1866 — Beacon

1865 — Lady Norfolk

1864 — Brunette

1863 — Touchstone

1862 — Palmermo

1861 — Wild Irishman

1860 — Don Juan