August 16th is approaching quickly and the final workouts for the contenders are, well, in the works! Mansetti impresses.
Mansetti
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.
Al and Bill Ulwelling's Mansetti won the two-turn Marine Stakes (G3) over returning Scorched and both colts will head to the King's Plate.
One of 2024's top two-year-old colts in Canada had a delayed start to his 2025 campaign and he returns in Saturday's Marine.
American-based Mythical Man and Tom's Magic will be racing soon and could be headed north; Saffie Joseph trainee arrives.
Dewolf is rarin' to go and will meet Notorious Gangster and stablemate Mansetti in Sunday's Queenston on the way to the Plate.
Slowly but surely, horses are starting to appear on track as they make their way to the Canadian classics this summer.
Day 2 of the 2025 Woodbine Thoroughbred season was held under nicer conditions and the favourites continued to roll in.
The Ontario-bred won the Clarendon Stakes in his most recent start for Al and Bill Ulwelling and trainer Kevin Attard.
Woodbine's 2024 season recently ended, but already plenty of local horsepeople are back in the entries in tracks in the U.S.
Sunday Nov. 24 was a rollercoaster day with a nice stakes win by Al and Bill Ulwelling's juvenile colt, but another breakdown on the track.
