It wasn’t excellent however My Boy Prince nonetheless confirmed Saturday he deserves to be thought-about among the many favourites for subsequent month’s $1-million King’s Plate.
My Boy Prince, with Sahin Civaci aboard, reared at first however nonetheless recovered to win the $150,000 Plate Trial Stakes on Saturday at Woodbine Racetrack. The 1-5 favorite earned a 1 1/4-length victory within the 1 1/8-mile race in 1:51.12.
Additionally on the identical card, jockey Sofia Vives guided Kin’s Concerto to victory within the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks for three-year-old fillies. Her profitable time in that 1 1/8-mile race was 1:51.18.
My Boy Prince broke awkwardly earlier than settling into stride as Pleasant Ghost went to the entrance. Civaci had my Boy Prince, educated by Mark Casse, sitting fifth within the seven-horse subject within the opening quarter however rallied his horse into rivalry heading into the ultimate flip.
Finally, Civaci was in a position to hold Rafaroo, a 26-1 long-shot, at bay for the victory. Pleasant Ghost was third forward of Piper’s Issue.
“Right now, he broke (a) little badly, however he pulled by means of,” stated Civaci. “It’s a little worrisome in the event that they get away from you, however the tempo was going just a little straightforward and he has tactical pace.
“I didn’t thoughts him sitting off the tempo in the present day as a result of the King’s Plate (Aug. 17) goes to be plenty of horses, and something can occur. Typically, you’ll be able to’t be on the lead, so I wished to see him calm down a bit.”
My Boy Prince earned his sixth win from 10 profession begins (twice second, third).
Kin’s Concerto captured the Oaks with a spirited stretch run to complete a neck forward of 3-1 favorite Caitlinhergrtness. Kin’s Conerto was making her stakes debut within the 14-horse subject for Chiefswood Farms.
Hurricane Clair was third forward of A Little Frisky.
“We simply wished to interrupt in early place,” stated Vives. “We wound up proper on the rail.
“Excellent journey within the flip, I bought to get right into a two-path, adopted the horse that I believed was going to be a tricky one, it opened up all of the holes, and we shot proper by means of.”
Coach Josie Carroll earned her 999th profession victory and praised each Vives and Kin’s Concerto.
“This younger girl has improved leaps and bounds this 12 months,” Carroll stated. “She fits this filly very, very a lot, she listens to directions, which is what I actually like about her.
“She (Sin’s Concerto) has at all times proven some expertise, she’s simply had some unlucky luck. Various things which have gone fallacious and issues in races. A horse that closes and hooks large fields and has to get by means of — it’s at all times a problem.”
Rob Landry, Chiefswood’s GM, earned a fifth Oaks crown. The Canadian Horse Racing Corridor of Famer earned three victories as a jockey and now has two as Chiefswood’s common supervisor.
“(Kin’s Concerto) simply reveals you the indicators and Josie’s workforce has performed an amazing job together with her as nicely,” Landry stated. “Sofia rode her nice.
“It was nicely deserved. I’m completely satisfied for the house owners, they put loads into this sport and particularly once you’re within the breeding operation, a lot of these races are actually large.”
Kin’s Concerto has two wins, two second-place efforts and a third-place end from 5 begins.
