TORONTO - The Queen and Prince Philip are in Toronto today and will be at St. James church in the morning, then at Woodbine racetrack this afternoon.

The Queen, who owns race horses of her own, will watch the running of the eighth race, spend time in the walking ring, then watch the running of the Queen’s Plate.

The Queen has attended the Queen's Plate three times throughout the years -  in 1959, 1973 and 1997. This year, she will make the presentation to the winning owner and jockey.

The Queen's Plate is the oldest continuously run stakes in North America. It was first run on June 27, 1860 after Queen Victoria granted a plate valued at 50 guineas. Today’s race winners get a gold cup and 50 gold sovereigns, as well as 60 per cent of the total $1-million purse.

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WEG and LongRun Saddle Up for the Plate Fundraiser
Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG), in partnership with LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement Society, will once again give horse racing aficionados a chance to take home a piece of history, courtesy of a unique fundraiser in conjunction with this year's historic Queen's Plate, Canada's most famous horse race.Each of the starters in the Plate will wear customized saddlecloths that will be autographed by the riding jockey following the race and then auctioned exclusively on eBay during the week of July 5 - 11, with all the proceeds going to LongRun Retirement society.

Live coverage from Woodbine Racetrack begins at 4:30pm on Sunday, July 4th at 4:30pm ET.

Free live stream of the race:  woodbineentertainment.com/watchwoodbine