7/4 (WO): Queen's Plate, Highlander (G2), Singspiel (G3)

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CBC will televise the Queen's Plate in a special HD presentation from 4:30 pm ET - 6:00 pm ET. Post time for the race is 5:38 pm ET.

Ron MacLean will host the telecast with analyst Jim Bannon. Reporting on the action are Elliotte Friedman, Alison Smith, Sandy Hawley, and Renee Kierans on horseback. The producer is Jeff Pearlman. Dan Loiselle will call the race.

Woodbine Entertainment will once again use the popular "draft" style post-position selection process for the 151st running of the Queen's Plate, North America's oldest continuously run stakes race.

The draft draw, first utilized for the 1998 edition of the Plate, allows the owners and trainers of each runner in the race to choose their horse's post-position.

The draw is at 9:30 am Thursday.