Moira

Moira was made the 5-2 morning-line favorite in the 2022 Queen’s Plate off a dominant 10 ¾-length victory in the Woodbine Oaks Presented by Budweiser on July 24 at Woodbine.

The Ghostzapper filly won her debut in October 2021 when she romped in a stakes race at Woodbine by 4 1/4 lengths and then she concluded the year with a good runner-up finish in the Mazarine Stakes. She began her 3-year-old season with a head victory in the Stella Artois Fury Stakes, her first start in six months, prior to completely outclassing the opposition in the Woodbine Oaks.

In the Aug. 21 Queen’s Plate, Moira actually went off as the 9-5 second betting choice at post time behind Rondure. The filly sat patiently in mid-pack through the backstretch in the 1 ¼-mile classic and then unleashed a breathtaking move in the far turn to sweep past the field and win by seven lengths under Rafael Hernandez. She improved to four wins in five starts and became the 38^th filly to win the first jewel of the Canadian Triple Crown. Moira also set a new track record for 1 ¼ miles of 2:01.48 on the synthetic Tapeta surface.

Moira was named Canada's champion 3-year-old filly of 2022 and won the Sovereign Award as Canada's Horse of the Year in 2022.

Moira suffered a string of three runner-up finishes to begin her 4-year-old campaign in 2023, all at Woodbine, first in the Grade 3 Belle Mahone Stakes on June 3, then in the Grade 2 Nassau Stakes on July 1 and then in the Grade 2 Dance Smartly Stakes on Aug. 20. Moira finally got back into the winner's circle for the first time as a 4-year-old when victorious in the Grade 2 $200,000 Canadian Stakes on Sept. 9 at Woodbine. Sent off as the 2.95-1 second choice in a six-horse field in the Canadian, Moira rallied from near the back of the pack and rolled past the field for a big 6 1/4-length victory in 1:46.04 for the 1 1/8 miles on a turf course labeled good.  

Moira is owned by X-Men Racing, Madaket Stables and SF Racing and trained by Kevin Attard.