The Canadian champion has found a cozy spot to strut his stuff in Churchill Downs' Grade 3 turf stakes race worth $300,000.
My Boy Prince
Breeders' Stakes winner Roscar will switch surfaces and shorten up for the Grade 3, meeting US-breds Dresden Row and Swift Delivery.
The first three betting favourites on King's Plate Day prior to the race's postponement all had workouts Sunday morning.
Gary Barber's champion My Boy Prince won the Plate Trial and is heavily favoured to win the King's Plate over 12 rivals.
My Boy Prince and a few others are the most likely Plate winners according to the successful Thoro-Graph sheets.
The post positions will be drawn on Tuesday for the 165th King's Plate to be run August 17, while Plate day itself looks rainy.
The field for the King's Plate, edition 165, will be drawn next Tuesday and so far it's a wall of Mark Casse fellows that must be toppled.
Casse trio, Stronach pair and two from Kevin Attard make up the majority of this year's prospective King's Plate field.
Woodbine's champion jockey will ride Midnight Mascot in the 165th King's Plate, one of about eight solid contenders for the race.
Plus news on the new claiming rule, weekend wagering and the current contenders for the August 17 King's Plate.
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.
Ba Dee Yah, War Painter and Hurricane Clair top Oaks while Plate contenders look around for prep races other than the Plate Trial.
It's almost Woodbine Oaks day and here are the latest updates for the Oaks and Plate from Canadian Thoroughbred.
Speedy Gary Barber colt withstood a stern pace battle and then drew off from his rivals under Sahin Civaci for another stakes win.
The first two stepping-stone stakes races to the Canadian classics take place this weekend at Woodbine with some of the top contenders entered.
