Fancy hats and fast horses: The King's Plate is back for its 164th race

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North America’s longest continually run horse stakes race is in Toronto on Sunday, with a name it hasn’t used in more than 70 years.

After spending the last seven decades as the Queen’s Plate, the King’s Plate is being held at Woodbine Racetrack in Etobicoke — named in honour of Britain’s ruling monarch, who is now King Charles. Despite the name change, attendees can still expect a day filled with high fashion, pageantry and, of course, racing. 

For Morgan Cameron Ross, the sheer age of the event, which began in 1860, makes it a special occasion. Cameron Ross runs the website and

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