Horse racing was popular in Toronto from the earliest days of settlement, despite some occasional difficulties. For example, in 1837, "the day's competition was unfortunately interrupted due to a decision by the commissioners that displeased certain interested individuals who, in revenge, incited the crowd to prevent further races from being held. The absence of police forces was a regrettable oversight." In 1859, Queen Victoria offered the Queen's Plate, a fifty-guinea prize, to Ontario-born thoroughbreds who had never won a race. The Queen's Plate (or King's Plate) race has been held annually since 1860, first in Toronto, then elsewhere in Ontario. It returned permanently to Toronto in 1883, at the Woodbine Racecourse (now Greenwood), until 1955, then at the new Woodbine Racecourse in Etobicoke. Joseph E. Seagram, a distiller from Waterloo, and the Seagram stables he founded, won the race a record twenty times. This print, depicting his eleven victories at the Woodbine Racecourse between 1891 and 1905, was likely distributed to customers of Seagram whisky. It hung behind the bar in many Toronto taverns until their closure in 1916, due to prohibition.
circa 1900
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