Second in this race last year, the five-year-old led gate-to-wire for trainer Mike De Paulo and owners John and Diana Russell.
Niagara Stakes
The four-year-old comes into the turf race in good form for trainer Mark Casse and owners Mike and Rhonda Erwin and Mark David Hixson.
The Niagara Overnight Stakes is the Saturday feature, while the three-year-old fillies settle up the Triple Tiara on Sunday.
Favourites British Royalty, Frosted Over and Town Cruise faded while longshot Who's the Star wins his first-ever stakes contest.
The Breeders' Stakes-winning son of English Channel will take on 10 rivals, including Mighty Heart, in the Niagara Stakes.
March to the Arch and Patrick Husbands reeled in the tiring leaders and went on to score, with Belichick finishing second.
The Grade 2 Nassau Stakes at Woodbine on July 24, as the Tokyo Olympics gets underway, has a full field of 12 with five US/European shippers.
