Black Hornet, whose last start was a 3/4-length score in the 2015 edition of the Grade III Vigil Stakes, returns off a lengthy layoff to defend his title in Saturday’s $150,000 renewal of the seven furlong sprint, at Woodbine.
Trained by Pat Parente for owners Joey Gee Thoroughbreds and Aldo Ventresca, the now six-year-old son of Pioneering owns a career mark of 5-4-4 from 18 starts.
The versatile dark bay gelding is graded stakes placed on the grass having finished a good second in the 2014 edition of the Grade II Nearctic Stakes, but made his name on the Woodbine main in 2013 with wins in the Queenston, Achievement and Kenora Stakes prior to making the grade in the Vigil last May.