Turf Talk Newsletter – 03 January, 2025

Snow Pilot, pictured winning last season’s Gr 1 Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas, could become the second successive Drakenstein Stud homebred to win the race Drakenstein’s Gaynor Rupert has made famous and he would in that case become the third Drakenstein Stud-bred to win the big race. (Picture: Wayne Marks)

All eyes will be on the Gr 1 weight for age L’Ormarins King’s Plate on Saturday at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth and Snow Pilot looks set to give Justin Snaith a fifth win in the country’s most prestigious weight for age mile.

The wide draw of 13 out of 13 might be seen as a detractor to some, but as he is a front-runner it might be too his advantage as he can take his time to get into his favourite role. He has blossomed this season into an impressive specimen and is able to kick on after setting a brisk pace. He will be hard to catch in the straight, although he might be vulnerable late as he did go fast over 1400m last time and despite having won the Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas last season his optimum might be 1400m.

See It Again was a disappointment to his connections in last year’s King’s Plate despite having finished second to the celebrated Charles Dickens. He has since been gelded and if performing to his best tomorrow he must be a big runner, although for a handy type who needs cover his draw of eight is tricky. Rachel Venniker knows him well as she does all the work on him and has won on him three times, so she will be an able replacement for the peerless Piere Strydom.

One Stripe is the best three-year-old around and his performances can’t be faulted. He is weighted to beat Snow Pilot on the form of their last meeting over 1400m, although Snow Pilot came on a lot from that run and was visually more impressive the next time out. One Stripe has inherited the resolve of his sire One World and also has a fine kick. He can make the step up and would not be a surprise winner of this open weight for age mile, despite it having been won only twice by a three-year-old since 1973. The latter was the year in which Yataghan joined Chichester and In Full Flight as the third three-year-old winner in the space of four renewals.

Oriental Charm is another one to have blossomed this season and he won the Gr 2 Green Point Stakes in fine style from the front. Perhaps, he could secure the rail from draw three and get a nice tow from Snow Pilot.

Gimme A Prince’s class is not in question, but he is unexposed at a mile as he has only run once over this trip and he ran on well on the Hollywoodbets Kenilworth old course. He will have more straight to work with here after likely being dropped out from draw ten, but will he stay the mile in this class?

Royal Aussie ran on strongly for third last season and can repeat the feat from draw six.

Great Plains was only beaten 2,75 lengths by One Stripe in the Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas and will enjoy the likely strong pace here, so could be a dark horse.

King Regent is another dark horse because if breaking on terms he has an exceptional turn of foot. he has some big scalps to his name, including Princess Calla at level weights over 1250m, and he stays a mile.

Atticus Finch is a relatively lightly race five-year-old and this Betway Summer Cup winner looks to have improved. He could be a surprise package too from a good draw as four of his six career wins have been over this trip.

At My Command is a perennial bridesmaid, who was beaten 4,35 lengths into third in the Cape Guineas won by Charles Dickens and that sort of performance here could see him in the frame.

Lucky Lad is a dual Gr 1 winner over 1200m and has failed at both attempts at a mile. However, he suffered bad interference the first time and the second time was in a Gr 1 weight for age mile just a week after winning a Gr 1 sprint. He has had a breathing operation before, but has a fine turn of foot and if able to be switched off he could surprise.

Montien was fifth last year and is in good form so could earn.

They are selected in the order mentioned.

One Stripe is pictured winning this season’s Gr 1 Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas. (Picture: Waynr Marks).

One Stripe To Be Crowned King Of Hollywoodbets Kenilworth

Graeme Hawkins (Gold Circle)

“One Stripe is super fit and very well within himself,” the words of Vaughan Marshall as the 3yo son of One World heads into the Grade 1 R3-million L’Ormarins King’s Plate (WFA) over 1600m at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday. Unbeaten over the course and distance, One Stripe has won five of his seven starts to date including the R500 000 Cape Punters Cup (Gr2) in November and the R2-million Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas (Gr1) three weeks ago, and in the process has banked nearly R2,4-million in prize money.

But arguably the biggest clue to his chances of beating the older brigade in the 2024 King’s Plate came when he ran second to Snow Pilot in a Progress Plate over 1400m at Hollywoodbets Durbanville back in October. On that occasion One Stripe met the former Guineas winner on 7,5kgs worse terms than weight-for-age and was only a length in arrears of Justin Snaith’s charge at the line. One Stripe is now 6kgs better off with Snow Pilot and there is every reason to believe that Marshall’s runner holds a clear advantage over Snow Pilot, particularly given that the latter is drawn widest of all.

The ante-post betting market suggests that Oriental Charm and See It Again, along with Snow Pilot, could pose the biggest threat to One Stripe. Neither Oriental Charm nor See It Again are necessarily at their very best over 1600m, but Oriental Charm began his 4yo career on the front foot when beating five rivals in the R600 000 World Sports Betting Green Point Stakes (Gr2) over a mile. Brett Crawford reports that Oriental Charm has progressed nicely from that auspicious seasonal debut and the son of Vercingetorix should have every chance from a handy draw. “The WSB Cape Town Met over 2000m on 25 January remains his principal target, but Oriental Charm is in a very good space and his chances in the King’s Plate cannot be underestimated,” added Crawford.

See It Again finished second to Charles Dickens in last year’s renewal of the King’s Plate and is also a former winner of the WSB Green Point Stakes. The 5yo son of Twice Over was gelded on 23 August after a slightly disappointing KZN Champions Season and he won his comeback run over 1600m on 3 November with consummate ease before finishing a highly creditable fifth under top weight in the R6-million Betway Summer Cup (Handicap) over 2000m at Turffontein. He was shipped to Cape Town directly from Johannesburg and Michael Roberts is more than happy with See It Again’s condition coming into the race. “See It Again is doing really well, and I expect him to make his presence felt in a big way,” commented Roberts. With Piere Strydom having been injured a few days ago, Rachel Venniker has been confirmed to partner See It Again and winning her first Grade 1 in one of the country’s “majors” will be a dream come true for the world-class rider.

Gimme A Prince has very strong claims and Dean Kannemeyer is cautiously optimistic that the 6yo son of Gimmethegreenlight will go very close to winning. “He is flying at home, and I have always been of the belief that he has the class and the versatility to win a King’s Plate. We were denied the opportunity last year when Gimme A Prince suffered a knee injury after finishing a close second to Charles Dickens in the 2023 Matchem Stakes, but he has come back strong from a year off the track and his prep has been flawless,” added Kannemeyer.

Visiting Champion jockey, Oisin Murphy, rides Royal Aussie for the Snaith team and the combination could take home share of the prize money while At My Command’s run in the Merchants, when he was drawn on the wrong side of the track, is best ignored. On best form he could get into the mix. Great Plains, the only other 3yo in the 13-strong line-up, is very smart and progressive but he should be safely held by One Stripe.

To summarise, I am in the camp of One Stripe to provide Vaughan Marshall with his first ever victory in the King’s Plate, but with plenty of respect for all the aforementioned, in particular Gimme A Prince, See It Again and Oriental Charm.

The R1-million Cartier Paddock Stakes (F&M) (WFA) (Gr1) over 1800m has attracted a field of 11 runners, including two three-year-olds – Little Suzie and World of Alice. On varying formlines, a strong case can be made for all of Double Grand Slam (Fourie), Red Palace (Zackey), Saartjie (Orffer), Rascova (Lerena) and Silver Sanctuary (Murphy) and I believe the race to be a little more competitive than the ante-post market would suggest.

Silver Sanctuary’s only previous visit to Hollywoodbets Kenilworth was when finishing a close second to Beach Bomb in last season’s WSB Cape Fillies Guineas. Her run in the Betway Summer Cup was too bad to be true but she re-appeared three weeks ago when a close second behind stable companion White Pearl over 1600m. This course and distance looks ideal for Silver Sanctuary and she looks fair each-way value at her current odds.
Red Palace makes her debut for the Kannemeyer stable and Dean reports that her work has been solid leading into the race. She is marginally better off with Saartjie than when narrowly beating Andre Nel’s runner in the Gold Bracelet (Gr2) over 2000m back in July. The market leader Double Grand Slam has been a model of consistency for the last 12 months and was a good winner of the Summer Bowl over 1600m in November. She steps up to 1800m for the first time in her career which is perhaps a slight question mark, depending on how the race is run. There has never been much to choose between Double Grand Slam and Rascova and they race off the identical mark of 119.

Little Suzie and World Of Alice are interesting as both are very progressive and likely to appreciate going 1800m for the first time in their fledgeling careers. While an intriguing contest, this is not the deepest renewal of the Cartier Paddock Stakes, and I would not be surprised to see either Little Suzie or World Of Alice step up to the plate and defy their long odds.

The first of an exceptional nine race programme is due off at 12:25, with the L’Ormarins King’s Plate slated to jump at 16:10. There is a Pick 6 carryover of R1-million and the opening leg, the Cartier Sceptre Stakes (Gr2) over 1200m, is scheduled to get under way at 14:15.

Gaynor Rupert was fittingly able to receive the L’Ormarins King’s Plate trophy last year after her homebred Charles Dickens won it. Gaynor and team have transformed the Queen’s Plate/King’s Plate from an ordinary Gr 1 meeting into “the Royal Ascot” of South African racing. (Picture: Wayne Marks).

Cape Racing

This year marks the 164th running of South Africa’s premier mile race, the Gr 1 L’Ormarins King’s Plate, when Hollywoodbets Kenilworth hosts what has become one of the Mother City’s social events not to be missed.

While some of the finest thoroughbreds take centre stage, the event is considered to be the most elegant on the racing calendar and invites guests to dress in the blue and white colours of wine estate L’Ormarins, who first sponsored the race all of 20 years ago.

Besides, it is one of a ‘win and you’re in’ races, where the winner is automatically guaranteed an entry into the Gr 1 Breeders’ Cup Mile contested in the States at the end of the same year.

As befits its name, the race has royal connotations for it dates back to the reign of Queen Victoria, and was first run in her honour in 1861. To many racegoers, the race has always been known as the Queen’s Plate, hence it was a bit of a culture shock when it became the King’s Plate in 2023, the year Prince Charles ascended the throne. After all, the majority of today’s racegoers have known no other British Monarch than the late Queen Elizabeth, albeit that during the reigns of Edward VII and George VI, the race was run as the King’s Plate and only reverted to its original name in 1953 after the accession of Queen Elizabeth II to the throne.

First run at a mile under the present weight-for-age conditions on 30 October 1948, the winner was three-year-old Convalesce, who subsequently landed the Cape Derby.

Remarkably, in all its gloried history, only ten sophomores have been able to hold their own against their elders, the most recent being Jet Dark, who duly completed the double as a four-year-old and in the process became the twelfth dual winner, joining an exalted list which included the mighty Sea Cottage (1966/67), Sledgehammer (1975/76), Politician (1978/79), Wolf Power (1983/84) and Jet Master (1999/2000).

Only one horse has won the race on three occasions, that being the outstanding miler Legal Eagle, who completed the treble in 2018.

However, the ultimate record belongs to another legend of the turf, the incomparable Pocket Power. A son of dual winner Jet Master, the Mike Bass-trained champion utterly dominated the race four years running. A hallmark of his wins was his unrelenting whirlwind finish, which would take him from virtually last at the top of the straight to first at the winning post.

A dual Horse of the Year by the time he lined up for the fourth time as a seven-year-old, we had run out of superlatives and he went on to prove himself a horse for the ages with a one-length victory, thereby setting an unprecedented record which is unlikely ever to be broken.

Only three members of the fairer sex have won the race since it was contested under weight-for-age conditions: Wainui (1989), Empress Club (1993) and most recently Mother Russia (2011).

Empress Club, the ‘galloping goldmine’, was trained by Tony Millard, who also saddled Jet Master in his first of two Queen’s Plate victories, with brother-in-law Geoff Woodruff doing the honours twelve months later. Tony emulated his own father Terrance, who saddled his first Queen’s Plate winner Laddie shortly after being granted his trainer’s licence in 1954. The last of his Queen’s Plate winners was Mark Anthony in 1987.

The Millards were not the only father and son team to taste Queen’s Plate success. Sea Cottage, Politician and Yataghan were all trained by Syd Laird, whose son Alec won the 1997 renewal with the mighty London News.

Peter Kannemeyer claimed the race with Free My Heart in 2000 and again in 2002, while son Dean followed in his father’s footsteps with Capetown Noir in 2014.

In the modern era, Justin Snaith has sent out four winners, three more than father Chris, who saddled the brilliant Irish-bred champion Flaming Rock to victory in 1990. Justin first tasted success in 2012, when future champion stallion Gimmethegreenlight broke a 38-year drought to become the first three-year-old winner since Yataghan back in 1973. He was followed in 2018 by Do It Again, while future champion Jet Dark claimed the 2021 and 2022 renewals.

Last year, Candice Bass Robinson stepped into the history books when she became the first lady trainer of a L’Ormarins King’s Plate winner with Drakenstein homebred Charles Dickens.

Horse Of The Year Olympic Duel gave trainer Terrance Millard two of his 16 Paddock Stakes victories.

Cape Racing

If there is one race every breeder strives to win, it is the Gr 1 Cape Paddock Stakes, after all, its honour roll is studded with the names of some pretty influential matrons who have had a profound impact on the Stud Book.

The inaugural running of this coveted 1800m race for fillies and mares took place in 1960 and was appropriately won by the grand racemare Sun Lass. She became a veritable goldmine at stud, whose accomplished stud record consists of no less than six stakes performers, amongst which Yataghan, whose six top level victories included the Durban July, Queen’s Plate and Met; the Merchants winner and Guineas runner-up Gallantry; and the stakes winning full sisters Tallulah and Violetta. In addition, she features as the ancestress of champions Consensual, Just Sensual and Destroyer, as well as the Gr1 winners In Camera, Give Me Five and Attenborough.

Three years later, Majorca strolled to a four-length victory and subsequently found only the mighty Colorado King too good in the Gr 1 Cape Derby. Retired to the Klawervlei paddocks, she went on to become a notable broodmare for the Kosters, producing the Gr1 performers Haiti and Aegean, while her descendants include Gr1 winners Rabada and Chimichurri Run. The prestigious Gr1 Majorca Stakes run on Met day, is named in her honour.

Then there is Party Time. A classic winner of the Gr 1 Cape Fillies Guineas, she ran third in the Paddock Stakes at three, before setting the record straight as a four-year-old. Notwithstanding her racetrack achievements, the impact she has made on the Stud Book is incalculable. From her descend champions Trademark, First Arrival, Lets Rock’N Roll and In The Fast Lane, the Gr 1 performers Morisco, Out Of Your League, Eligible and Time Of My Life, as well as classic winners Sally Bowles, Lambarina and Winter Weather.

Probably the most visually impressive Paddock Stakes winner was the phenomenal racemare Renounce. She romped to a dominant five length victory in the 1965 renewal and twelve months later, increased that to a stunning eight lengths, still the biggest winning margin in the history of the race.

The most successful trainer, and by a proverbial street, is the late maestro Terrance Millard, who practically owned the Paddock Stakes, winning the contest sixteen times. His list of winners reads as a veritable who’s who of top fillies and includes the Horse Of The Year recipients Olympic Duel and Tecla Bluff.

In recent years, the Justin Snaith-trained winners Dancer’s Daughter, Oh Susanna and Captain’s Ransom likewise garnered racing’s ultimate accolade.

Equally interesting is the fact that daughters of two Paddock winners have emulated their dams.

New Zealand-bred Hoeberg landed the Paddock Stakes eleven years after her dam Petrava won the 1985 renewal. Petrava of course, reserved her place in racing lore as the dam of champion sire Jallad.

Charles Dickens capped a memorable career by winning last season’s L’Ormarins King’s Plate (Picture: Wayne Marks).

The L’Ormarins King’s Plate – What A History!

Sarah Whitelaw

Saturday sees the running of the G1 L’Ormarins King’s Plate,arguably South Africa’s premier Weight For Age mile race. The race’s royal connotations date back to the reign of Queen Victoria, and, befitting its status, has been won by many of the greatest South African bred thoroughbreds in history.

First run on its current lines in 1948, the race was known as the Queen’s Plate prior to 2023 when King Charles ascended the throne. The first running of the L’Ormarins King’s Plate provided something of a shock when 80-1 shot Al Muthana, a runner again in this year’s King’s Plate, downed heavy favourite Charles Dickens.

The latter reversed the form, however, the following year when the handsome chestnut romped home to a two and a three quarter length win in the 2024 G1 L’Ormarins King’s Plate.

Since 1948, the Queen’s Plate has been won by some outstanding horses including Black Cap, Royal Affair, Sea Cottage (twice), In Full Flight, Sledgehammer (twice) Politician (twice), Wolf Power (twice), Flaming Rock, London News, Jet Master (twice), Free My Heart (twice), Pocket Power (four times), Variety Club, Legal Eagle (three times) Jet Dark (twice) and Charles Dickens.

Queen’s Plate winners to made their mark overseas include London News, Trademark and Variety Club, while dual winner Wolf Power did well overseas at stud.

Females have won the race on just three occasions, with Wainui, Empress Club and Mother Russia scoring in 1989, 1993 and 2011. The ill-fated Mother Russia left behind just a single foal, but that was champion Nother Russia, herself the dam of unbeaten champion Gimme A Nother. (Safe to say, the LKP is in Gimme A Nother’s genetics, not only did her sire Gimmethegreenlight win the G1 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate, so did her granddam Mother Russia!)

The race has also unveiled a number of important stallions. Royal Affair, sire of 131 winners from 180 foals (a staggering 72% of his foals won at least once), was a high-class sire whose broodmare daughters also fared well at stud.

Royal Affair’s stakes winners included the likes of King’s Rhapsody (Smirnoff Plate), Macheath (Somerset Plate), War Ribbon (Computaform Sprint), Captain Bell (Cape Flying Championship), Boland Boy (Somerset Plate) and Portsmouth (Gilbeys Stakes), while his successful sire sons included Flower Power and Lancaster. Royal Affair was also broodmare sire of such high-class gallopers as Velozia (Natal Oaks), Breyani (Cape Fillies Guineas), Paschal (Natal Fillies Sprint), and Corning Touch (Cape Derby).

Foveros, winner of the 1982 Queen’s Plate, was a champion racehorse who proved even more successful at stud. Horse Of The Year in 1981, Foveros was South Africa’s Champion Sire on eight occasions, Foveros was as versatile a sire as he was brilliant, with his offspring ranging from champion stayer Aquanaut to high-class sprinters Enforce and Simonside.

Dual Queen’s Plate winner Wolf Power spent his stud career in North America where he made his mark both as a sire and as a broodmare sire. His more than 30 stakes winners included G1 Santa Monica Handicap winner Freedom Cry, while his broodmare daughters produced the likes of dual US Horse Of The Year Wise Dan as well as dual G1 Santa Anita Handicap winner and successful sire Milwaukee Brew.

Jet Master, seven times champion sire in South Africa, won the race in both 1999 and 2000, with the strapping bay winning 17 of his 24 starts.

Jet Master certainly made his mark on the Queen’s Plate, with his son Pocket Power winning the L’Ormarins sponsored feature in 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010. Pocket Power’s record of winning four LQPs looks unlikely to be equalled or beaten anytime soon, although Legal Eagle did win the race on three occasions, scoring in 2016, 2017 and 2018 before finishing fourth in 2019.

The dominant Jet Master is also broodmare sire of dual LQP winner Jet Dark as well as fellow Equus Champion Vardy, winner of the 2020 G1 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate.

Gimmethegreenlight, winner of the race in 2012, was another top stallion to win the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate. The son of More Than Ready has headed the South African General Sires premiership three times (2020-2021, 2022-2023 and 2023-2024) thus far and will be represented in Saturday’s race by his G1 Golden Horse Sprint winning sons Gimme A Prince and Lucky Lad.

Current sire sensation One World finished second in the 2020 G1 LQP before going on to win the G1 Sun Met. One World is represented by his first ever L’Ormarins King’s Plate runner this year in the form of his G1 Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas winning son One Stripe.

A number of runners in the 2025 L’Ormarins King’s Plate have ties to past winners. King Regent shares his sire Dynasty with Queen’s Plate winner Futura as well as Demanding Lady, dam of 2024 LKP winner Charles Dickens.
Dynasty was yet another top-class sire to have contested the Queen’s Plate -he ran third, to Yard-Arm, in the 2004 feature before going on to enjoy a highly successful career at stud.

LKP starter Montien is a son of Louis The King, who ran second to Futura in the 2015 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate, while fellow entrant See It Again is a three-parts brother to Do It Again, winner of the 2019 Queen’s Plate.

Greaterix has been tipped to win the Gr 3 Got The Greenlight Stakes on Sunday at Turffontein Standside (JC Photos)

Two Gr 3s and a Listed race head the Highveld Sunday meeting at Turffontein Standside on what should be an intriguing day of racing.

In the Gr 3 Got The Greenlight Stakes over 1400m Greaterix is highly regarded and classy and can be excused for his Dingaans run when a disapponting five length third as he was caught in front and he also returned with abnormal blood readings. He has a fair draw of five and won’t mind the step down in trip. Cosmic Speed should go close despite carrying a 2kg penalty and having to jump from a wide draw. He was an easy winner of the Gr 2 Durban Golden Horseshoe over this trip as a two-year-old and should have come on from his reappearance, which he won over 1160m. He has a good turn of foot so can be dropped out by Craig Zackey. Choisaanada is higthly regarded and looked to be classy in his last win, so he should have more to come. Fire Attack has to carry a 2kg penalty and also has a wide draw. He showed his class when second in the Gr 2 Betway Dingaans last time, beaten only by the wonder filly Quid Pro Quo. He won the Gr 2 SA Nursery over 1160m, so the step down in trip will not bother him, although he was handy in the Dingaans so will need luck to get cover from the wide draw here. Musical Score impressed as a horse who is on the up when winning a fine race over 1400m last time out. He had both Fire Attack and Choisaanada well beaten in that race, although the latter pair did probably run below par. He can’t be left out of the Pick 6. The Specialist has been disappointing as a three-year-old, but had classy form as a two-year-old and can bounce back, although he does have a tough draw.

In the Gr 3 Betway Mother Russia Stakes over 1400m Vulcanite is weighted to win easily and will be hard to beat from draw two under Zackey. She won her maiden over 1600m by 8,25 lengths and despite being given a 96 merit rating she beat older horses next time out over 1600m by 3,75 lengths. On the downside the form of that last race has not worked out exceptionally well. Salenio Peninsula was not disgraced in the Gr 3 Fillies Mile when a 6,90 length fifth behind the exceptional Fatal Flaw, who went on to win the Gr 1 WSB Cape Fillies Guineas. This half-sister to Barbaresco is well drawn with Gavin Lerena up and should still improve. Miss Lia beat Salenio Peninsula by 0,70 lengths last time they met over 1450m, but is now 1kg worse off and has a tough draw. Bakwena looks talented and will relish the step up in trip on pedigree. Sonic Jet is on the up and could also be involved.

In the Listed Wolf Power 1600 Truth proved himself full of class early in his career and looks to be coming back to his best. He sneaks into the handicap here with the minimum weight of 53kg (the topweight using the benchmark was 59kg so all weights were dragged up 1kg meaning bottom weight here is 53kg) and has a fair draw of six under the returning Muzi Yeni. Truth might have gone for home too soon last time and was caught by Storm Brasco. He is now 3kg better off with Storm Brasco for a 0,25 length beating, although that is just 1,5kg better off if the 1,5kg claim of Rachel Venniker is considered. On pedigree the son of Heavenly Blue should enjoy the step up to 1600m. Pomodoro’s Jet had given the impression the best had not yet been seen of him until watzing away with the Grand Heritage over 1475m, winning it by 5,50 lengths. He was given a nine point raise to 105 meaning he has to carry 57,5kg in this handicap event and he also has to jump from a tough draw of eight, considering he is a handy type. He will need some luck to be covered up in the running. Command Pilot is only half-a-kilogram under sufferance and represents an in form yard from pole position. He relished this course and distance last time and won easily. He looks to be coming into his own and is a runner here. Storm Brasco was having his first run for nine months when storming past Truth last time and has always struck as a classy sort. He has a tough task confirming the form with Truth, but might have come on from the run. Savannah Storm is not reliable, but if things pan out well for him he can produce a devastating late kick, so he can be considered under Ryan Munger, who is on his winter break from racing in Canada, although a wide draw makes it tough.

All three of the features will provide pointers to the big Guineas meeting at Turffontein in early February.

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Which horse has won the most L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate/King’s Plates?

The Mike Bass-trained Pocket Power won four successive L’Ormarins Queen’s Plates from 2007 to 2010.

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