Ontario-bred three-year-old gelding beat a solid field of maidens at Keeneland on April 11 and quickly tops King's Plate list.
166th King's Plate
Paul Ryder's Fire and Wine posted an upset in the Coronation Futurity and has landed at the top of the first King's Plate contenders list.
Ontario-bred Luv Your Neighbor tackles a graded stakes race for the first time when she starts in the Rachel Alexandra at Fair Grounds.
Allowed to set his own tempo out of the gate, Mansetti went slow on the lead and then darted away to win the 166th King's Plate.
Will there be Plate Magic Saturday from Tom? Will the filly No Time be on time? Or will the Gangster steal it?
For owner Michael Lay, having his colt William T in the King's Plate is the ultimate thrill; the colt's young namesake will be there, too.
"People have no idea what this horse has gone through" says trainer John Charalambous of his King's Plate hopeful.
Thirteen three-year-olds will square off on Saturday at Woodbine; No Time is the 7-to-2 morning line favourite.
It has been 50 years since Norcliffe, trained by Roger Attfield, won the Coronation Futurity and then the Plate the following year.
US-based Tom's Magic is looking good in workouts for the King's Plate; trainer Mark Casse will be at Saratoga next week.
August 16th is approaching quickly and the final workouts for the contenders are, well, in the works! Mansetti impresses.
Mark Dodson's homebred Notorious Gangster had a speedy breeze at Woodbine on July 31 as he continues on his way to the Plate.
At this point, it appears a field of 12 will break from the starting gates in the $1 million Canadian-bred classic on August 16th.
Monterey Bay is one of 12 horses on the Canadian Thoroughbred list of 166th King's Plate contenders and a filly has a big chance again.
Notorious Gangster remains the top King's Plate contender, but Yawen Wu's Sedburys Ghost pops up with Trial win.
