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The royals chat before the race with Robin Platts, who placed 6th aboard Steady Zephyr
The royals chat before the race with Robin Platts, who placed 6th aboard Steady Zephyr

The royals chat before the race with Robin Platts, who placed 6th aboard Steady Zephyr

Date7/19/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: The royals chat before the race with Robin Platts; who placed 6th aboard Steady Zephyr
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0095913F
      They're off. Robin Platts, one of the leading jockeys on the Ontario thoroughbred racing circuit, urges his mount, Contata (right) to front a few yard(...)
      They're off. Robin Platts, one of the leading jockeys on the Ontario thoroughbred racing circuit, urges his mount, Contata (right) to front a few yard(...)
      Goode, Jeff
      5/6/1976
      Robin Platts, jockey
      Robin Platts, jockey
      Cooper, David
      12/21/1983
      Weight problem, Like most jockeys Robin Platts fights a constant battle with the scales
      Weight problem, Like most jockeys Robin Platts fights a constant battle with the scales
      Goode, Jeff
      5/6/1976
      Jockey Robin Platts rode Overskate to yesterday's win
      Jockey Robin Platts rode Overskate to yesterday's win
      Goode, Jeff
      4/19/1980
      Robin Platts. Money secondary
      Robin Platts. Money secondary
      Griffin, Doug
      6/29/1974
      All in the family. Robbie Platts, 4, and younger brother, Jeffrey, 15 months, get a great kick out of imitating their dad, Robin, whose job is to ride(...)
      All in the family. Robbie Platts, 4, and younger brother, Jeffrey, 15 months, get a great kick out of imitating their dad, Robin, whose job is to ride(...)
      Goode, Jeff
      5/11/1976
      Exercise rider Fenton Platts gives one of Bill Marko's horses a workout in preparation for the spring race meeting at Greenwood. The $22,000 Dufferin Handicap is the track's opening-day feature
      Exercise rider Fenton Platts gives one of Bill Marko's horses a workout in preparation for the spring race meeting at Greenwood. The $22,000 Dufferin Handicap is the track's opening-day feature
      Goode, Jeff
      3/16/1984
      'What a horse! I love that horse so much!' says groom Sharon Kelly, whose best beau, Steady Zephyr, is a longshot in the Queen's Plate today
      'What a horse! I love that horse so much!' says groom Sharon Kelly, whose best beau, Steady Zephyr, is a longshot in the Queen's Plate today
      Griffin, Doug
      7/15/1989
      The Royals' Dane Iorg, left, and his Blue Jay brother Garth chat before Game 3
      The Royals' Dane Iorg, left, and his Blue Jay brother Garth chat before Game 3
      Goode, Jeff
      10/11/1985
      Really, George? Royals' George Brett borrowed a fan's sign to clown around before last night's game against Blue
      Really, George? Royals' George Brett borrowed a fan's sign to clown around before last night's game against Blue
      Brett, George
      7/18/1983
      Let's get busy: The crew for driver Bobby Rahal, who placed third in yesterday's Indy-car race, swarms purposefully around his vehicle during a pit stop
      Let's get busy: The crew for driver Bobby Rahal, who placed third in yesterday's Indy-car race, swarms purposefully around his vehicle during a pit stop
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      7/21/1991
      Travelling man Lucien Cornez of Westburne International Industries mixes the excitement of the oil-gas race with more pedestrian business of plumbing, where central buying power has helped spell growth and steady revenues.
      Travelling man Lucien Cornez of Westburne International Industries mixes the excitement of the oil-gas race with more pedestrian business of plumbing, where central buying power has helped spell growth and steady revenues.
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      3/17/1972