The Canadian champion has found a cozy spot to strut his stuff in Churchill Downs' Grade 3 turf stakes race worth $300,000.
Gary Barber
The Silent Name (Jpn) colt, named for a famous Canadian naval officer, ran fast in his Bull Page Stakes win on Sunday at Woodbine.
The speedy grey has been the King's Plate favourite throughout the year and gets his biggest test on the way to the race in the Trial.
Speedy Gary Barber colt withstood a stern pace battle and then drew off from his rivals under Sahin Civaci for another stakes win.
Palazzi has found that he loves Woodbine best and he upset an oddly-run bet365 Eclipse Stakes on June 1st on Super Stakes Saturday.
The champion two-year-old colt of 2023 returned to his home track and easily won the King Corrie Stakes at seven furlongs.
Woodbine celebrated Patrick Husbands' 30 years of race riding on May 18 and he answered with the stakes win.
The 49th Sovereign Awards was a smash success and a big night for Mark Casse and his trainees who took home many awards.
The Jockey Club of Canada will celebrate 2023 racing across Canada and help usher in the new seasons for 2024.
It was a big weekend for Canadian-bred horses with three stakes winners and a handy romp for the King's Plate hero of 2023.
King's Plate winner had his first workout as a four-year-old at Casse Training Center on Jan. 3 and voters get ready to pick 2023 champions.
Gary Barber has had another stellar year with his horses at Woodbine, close to a career best, and Palazzi could be another SW.
Top Canadian juvenile by-passes Breeders' Cup to run for $250,000 in prestigious Cup & Saucer; rain could make turf soft.
"Get out and buy an Ontario-bred" said trainer Phil Hall, one of four trainers, along with four owners, to win the Yearling Sales Stakes.
Bought for $21,000 by Mike Langlois, Paramount Prince, now co-owned by Gary Barber and trained by Mark Casse, wins Plate.
