The three-year-old trained by Lorne Richards acted up in the paddock but was all business in a surprise win in the Grade 3 event.
Durham Cup Stakes
Ontario-sired and -bred gelding seeks his third straight graded win, while trainer Mark Casse has set a stakes record at Woodbine.
Algiers, 2nd in the Dubai World Cup in March, is at Woodbine on Saturday to start a big weekend of racing in Toronto.
The 2-year-old God of Love slogged his way to victory on soft turf in the $250,000 Coronation Futurity, Special Forces wins rough Durham Cup.
