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WE MISS ARTIE TOPS QUEENS PLATE FIELD Ken and Sarah Ramseys We Miss Artie, winner of the Plate Trial on June 15, has been installed as the 8-5 morning line choice in a field of 15 for the $1 million Queens Plate, Canadas most famous horse race, Sunday at Woodbine. The 155th edition of the Plate for Canadian-foaled three-year-olds, the oldest continuously run stakes race in North America, will be televised live on TSN in HD (High Definition) in a special presentation from 4:30 – 6:00 pm ET. Post time is 5:38 pm. The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, the Right Honourable David C. Onley, will be the Royal Guest of Honour. All starters carry 126 pounds, except the lone filly Lexie Lou, who will tote 121 pounds for the mile and one-quarter classic over Woodbines Polytrack. The winner will receive $600,000. At the Queens Plate breakfast on Thursday morning, the selection order for post positions was drawn first via the traditional pill-pull, followed by the choosing of post positions by the connections for each horse, a system which has been in place for the Plate since 1998. We Miss Artie (PP6, 8-5), trained by Todd Pletcher and ridden by Javier Castellano, proved a comfortable winner of the Trial by three-quarters of a length over Majestic Sunset, his first outing at Woodbine and his first start since a 10th place finish, just eight and one-quarter lengths behind California Chrome in the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 3. Hell try to become the 26th Plate Trial winner since 1944 to win the Plate, the last being Big Red Mike in 2010. "I think my horse ran really well (in the Trial)," said owner Ken Ramsey, after choosing post six with the second selection. "(Jockey Javier) Castellano said he was saving himself for the Queens Plate. Hes doing exceptionally well (at Saratoga)." For More on the Plate field, click here: http://weg.bz/1qTCwcJ EIGHTY NINE RED SURPRISES IN ACHIEVEMENT There were only five horses in the co-featured $150,000 Achievement Stakes, Saturday at Woodbine. And Eighty Nine Red was the longest price of the bunch, sent postward a 16-1 outsider. No problem. Ridden by Jesse Campbell for trainer Mike DePaulo, Eighty Nine Red, tucked along the rail, stalked the pace of favoured Flashy Margaritta, then came out turning for home and prevailed in a stretch drive, taking the six furlong event for Ontario-bred three-year-olds by one length in 1:10.28. Flashy Margaritta, who had cranked out reasonable fractions of :22.97 and :45.67, held on for place, while Spadina Road closed for third. Owned by John Russell and George Schramm, the son of Bold Executive-Timeless Silver had opened his 2014 campaign in style, easily winning a five furlong allowance contest. But after a third place finish to Speightsong in the seven furlong Queenston, then a seventh place finish to Flashy Margaritta in the turf, six furlong Bold Ruckus, Eighty Nine Red returned to the Polytrack and prevailed. "I was a little worried going into the (far) turn. It was pretty tight. (Jockey) Patrick (Husbands, aboard Flashy Margaritta) was doing his job, doing what I would have done," said Campbell. "I loved the way this horse responded today. I had high hopes for this horse all along. He put it all together today. He really ran a good race." Eighty Nine Red had been kept eligible for the Queens Plate but his connections decided to shorten him up. Added DePaulo, "Jesse did a great job. The horse ran on and we got it done. Being by Bold Executive, there havent been too many who have run that far (the Queens Plate distance of a mile and one-quarter). Hopefully hell make a real good sprinter for us." Eighty Nine Red paid $34.90, $9.90 and $3.30, combining with Flashy Margaritta ($3.50, $2.20) for a $119.80 (1-2) exactor. A 1-2-5 (Spadina Road, $2.70) triactor was worth $287.40. STACKED DECK ACES THE CHARLIE BARLEY Bruce Lunsfords homebred Stacked Deck, with Chantal Sutherland-Kruse, made his seasonal debut a winning one, hanging on to defeat Speightsland in the co-featured $100,000 Charlie Barley Stakes, Saturday at Woodbine. The one mile tilt on the lawn for three-year-olds drew an excellent field of nine, with Speightsong, the Queenston Stakes winner and multiple stakes winner Jose Sea View vying for favouritism. Dismissed at 14-1, Stacked Deck, trained by Barb Minshall, stalked the pacesetting Tuscan Getaway until the turn into the long E.P. Taylor Turf Course stretch. The now gelded son of First Samurai-Bel Air Beauty took over in mid-stretch, opened a length, then was all out to hold off another longshot, 16-1 Speightland, for the nose victory in 1:33.45. Florida Won was a close third, a length behind. Tuscan Getaway had set all the fractions over a lightning fast turf course, :22.99, :45.42, and 1:09.10, while being pursued by Stacked Deck, before giving way."Thankfully my horse had something left over," said Sutherland-Kruse. "The plan wasnt really to be that close. We were hoping for a stalking trip. We broke well. I didnt think he had much left turning for home, but he kind of foolS you." Added owner Bruce Lunsford, who also raced the sire and the dam, "Barbara did a tremendous job bringing this horse back. To win this race off the bench after we couldnt get an allowance race to go, we think weve got big things ahead of us with this horse." "Hes a great horse," said Minshall. "Hes a smart horse, so clever." Stacked Deck had three starts last year, two on the grass, but he broke his maiden in his final outing over Woodbines Polytrack. POST / HORSE / TRAINER / OWNER / JOCKEY 1 / Cap in Hand / Sid Attard / Tucci Stables / Steven Bahen2 / Coltimus Prime / Justin Nixon / Cabernet Racing Stables / Jesse Campbell3 / Athenian Guard / Mike DePaulo / A & L Racing Stables / Omar Moreno4 / Asserting Bear / Reade Baker / Bear Stables / Chantal Sutherland-Kruse5 / Man o Bear / Reade Baker / Bear Stables / Emma-Jayne Wilson6 / We Miss Artie / Todd Pletcher / Ken & Sarah Ramsey / Javier Castellano7 / Majestic Sunset / Mark Casse / John Oxley / Gary Boulanger8 / Lions Bay / Jamie Attard / M. N. V. & J. 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BRUINS STORM BACK TO TAKE GAME TWO The Boston Bruins rallied from a 3-1 deficit, scoring four unanswered goals, to win Game Two, 5-3 over the Montreal Canadiens.Who must Andy Murray defeat if he claims a maiden French Open title? Sky Sports have plotted his potential route and, of course, it includes Novak Djokovic... First Round - Radek StepanekWhen the draw handed Murray a qualifier he would have hoped for something better than the seasoned Czech veteran who ran him so close in Madrid just a few weeks ago....and did so again as Murray needed two days and five sets to see off the 37-year-old. Stepanek took the first two sets to leave Murray with an uphill battle but the Scot raced through the third 6-0 and broke early in the fourth before play on Monday was halted by the light.When the match resumed on Tuesday it wasnt all plain-sailing for Murray but he eventually prevailed 3-6 3-6 6-0 6-3 7-5 Murray battles past Stepanek Five set victory for British number one Second Round - Mathias BourgeThe 22-year-old from France is the world No 164 and, on paper, looked unlikely to provide Murray with anything other than practice time on the clay courts.Not so as Murray again laboured through a five-set epic that took almost four hours. This time Murray did manage to take the first set and led 2-0 to the second before what appeared to be a lack of concentration let Borge back in and spurred on by the home crowd the wild card from Avignon took sets two and three.A refocused Murray rallied to take the match comfortably in the end but are the five-setters going to take their toll? Murray battles on Report as Murray sees off Borgue in Paris Third Round - Ivo KarlovicAnother 37-year-old but a vastly different outcome for Murray.The British number one has a brilliant record against the big server from Croatia and as one of the best returners in the games relishes the challenge of the big guns.A blistering start ensured he came through in straight sets to set up a meeting with another huge hitter in the shape of American 15th seed John Isner. Murray finds form Andy Murray through to last 16 in straight sets in Paris Fourth Round - John IsnerAnother big serving opponent was seen off in straight sets. Murray improving to a 6-0 record against the 31-year-old American.Break points were few and far between and Murray seized the initiative in a first set tie-break before coming through in fairly routine fashion to make the quarter-finals in Paris. Murray beats big serving Isner Another straight sets win for British number one Quarter-Final - Richard GasquetThe last remaining Frenchman, on Philippe-Chatrier, an occasion to intimidate many but but not Murray who recovered from losing the first set and trailing 3-1 in the second set tie-break to silence the crowd and book his place in the last four. Murray into the last four Report from quarter-final victory over Gasquet Semi-Final - Stan Wawrinka Murray powers past Wawrinka Murray victorious over defending champion Murray produced a brilliant performance to see off the defending champion Wawrinka in four sets to set up yet another meeting with Novak Djokovic in another Grand Slam final.ddddddddddddThe Scot was dominant from the outset to take a comfortably two-set lead, before an inspired Wawrinka came back to take the third set.But Murray was not to be denied and powered through the fourth set with two breaks of serve for a hugely impressive victory.Final - Novak Djokovic Highlights of Murrays recent win over Djokovic Highlights of Murrays recent win over Djokovic And so to the finale, where Murrays greatest rival will await assuming he overcomes the French Opens most successful player Rafael Nadal.If its world No 1 Djokovic, Murray may just enter fancying his chances more so than usual. Djokovic has notoriously never won the French Open and it remains the only Grand Slam missing from his trophy cabinet, so the pressure is on.Added to that, Murray won their most recent meeting in the final of the Rome Masters, although Djokovic won seven days previously in the final of Madrid. Djokovic leads a 23-10 head-to-head record.Check our game-by-game updates of the French Open final on skysports.com/tennis, our app for mobile devices and iPad and our Twitter account @skysportstennis.By purchasing a Sky Sports Day Pass for £6.99 or Sky Sports Week Pass for £10.99, you can enjoy access to all seven Sky Sports channels and watch on a TV with a NOW TV Box or on a range of devices. Also See: Murray at Roland Garros French fancies Nadals La Decima Djokovics missing major ' ' '