TOM’S MAGIC, a two-time stakes winner and son of American Triple Crown winner Justify, had his final King’s Plate workout on Saturday morning, August 9, at Delaware Park. The copper-coated colt went five furlongs in 1:01.60 in his fourth workout since he won the Tale of the Cat Stakes at Monmouth on the turf. Owned by CJ Thoroughbreds of CJ Johnsen and MoSpeed Racing of Scott Mawaka, Tom’s Magic harkens memories of Plate winner Safe Conduct, who shipped in from the US off turf races.
Tom’s Magic is trained by Michael Stidham and the colt, a half-brother to Woodbine Oaks winner Dixie Moon, was bred by Sean and Dorothy Fitzhenry. Rafael Hernandez is slated to ride.
At Woodbine on Saturday morning, SCORCHING, who was third in the Plate Trial to Sedburys Ghost and Notorious Gangster, had his final workout before the Plate. With Michelle Rainford aboard, Scorching, trained by John Charalambous, went six furlongs in 1:14.60 breezing . The son of Mo Town graces the cover of this year’s CTHS Ontario Yearling Sale Catalogue.
DEWOLF, second in the Coronation Futurity last year, but sixth in the Plate Trial, sped four furlongs in 46.20. The Ontario-sired colt by Silent Name (Jpn) is one of three for trainer Kevin Attard, who has won two of the last three Plates.
There was a big workout from recent maiden winner WILLIAM T on Friday morning. The grey colt by Frosted sped five furlongs in 58.40, the same time as his older graded stakes-winning mate CRUDEN BAY. Trained by Don MacRae, William T is owned by Michael Lay, who is on the board of Woodbine Entertainment. Anderson Farms bred William T, who is by the same sire as Bison City Stakes winner Winterberry.
The 166th King’s Plate is on a Saturday this year, Aug. 16, the same day as the Grade 1 Alabama Stakes at Saratoga. Woodbine’s leading trainer, who has the hot filly NO TIME (she worked Friday, 4 furlongs in 49 breezing) and ASHLEY’S ARCHER in the Plate, will be at Saratoga to start La Cara in the Alabama.
“I have to be [at Saratoga]. This is a race I have dreamed about since I was a little boy,” Casse said to Thoroughbred Daily News.
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