Malibu Mambo Tabbed 4 to 1 Early Queen's Plate Favourite

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Malibu Mambo (4-1) Stronach Stables, owner/breeder. Trainer Kevin Attard Point of Entry – Polyantha Rose by Tiznow
Edge of Fire (5-1) Chiefswood Stables, Owner/breeder/ Trainer: James Jerkens Curlin – Leading Edge, by Tapit
Curlin’s Voyage (6-1) Hill n’ Dale Equine Holdings and Windsor Boys Stable, Breeder: Hill ‘n Dale Equine Holdings, Trainer: Josie Carroll
Halo Again (8-1) Winchell Farms and Willis Hortn, Trainer: Steve Asmussen. Breeder: Anderson Farms Ontario Speightstown – Halo’s Verse by Unbridled’s Song
Famished (10-1) Tobey Morton. Trainer: John Kimme. Breeder: Michael C. Byrne Uncle Mo – Ravenist by Survivalist
Elusive Knight (12-1) Stronach Stables, Trainer: Sid Attard Ghostzapper – Blue Enzian by Street Cry (ire)
Auburn Hills (14-1) LNJ Foxwoods, Cheyenne Stables and Grandview Equine, Trainer: Jozie Carroll Breeders: James and Janeane Everatt, Arika Everatt-Meeuse and Tim Meeuse Palace Malice – Timeless Silver by Silver Deputy
Clayton (16-1) Donato Lanni, Trainer: Kevin Attard Bodemister – Smarthalf by Smart Strike
Dotted Line (18-1) Norseman Racing, owner/breeder, Trainer: Sid Attard. Signature Red – Springledge by Outflanker
Corsi (20-1) Hill ‘n Dale Farm, Mario Serrani, S. Chen and S. Brooks. Breeder: Hill ‘n Dale Farm and Mario Serrani. Trainer: Josie Carroll Honor Code – Beth’s Bling by City Zip

The 2020 Queen’s Plate Winterbook was released today featuring a list of 92 three-year-old Thoroughbreds nominated to the Canadian Triple Crown, topped by rising star Malibu Mambo.

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Malibu Mambo has been assessed as the early 4-1 favourite in this year’s set of predictive rankings for the 161st running of the $1 million Queen’s Plate, the first jewel of the Canadian Triple Crown set for Saturday, June 27 at Woodbine Racetrack. Woodbine’s annual Winterbook is evaluated by Ron Gierkink and Alex Campbell of the Daily Racing Form.

“Obviously, it’s exciting when you have a horse leading up to a race like that chosen as the Winterbook favourite,” said trainer Kevin Attard, whose 2020 Triple Crown hopefuls include another top-ranked contender named Clayton and the filly Blessed Truly, half-sister to last year’s Queen’s Plate winner One Bad Boy. “I figured he’d be one of the choices. I was a little surprised that he is the Winterbook favourite but, needless to say, I’m excited to have him in the barn.”

Stronach Stables’ homebred Malibu Mambo, a colt by Point of Entry out of the Tiznow mare Polyantha Rose, won at first asking over seven furlongs on the Tapeta last August and made two subsequent stakes starts during his freshman campaign. He rebounded from an off-the-board finish in the Cup and Saucer turf stakes with an exciting second-place effort in the Coronation Futurity, where he circled the field and closed relentlessly to finish just a head short at the wire.

“I was real high on the horse from the get-go,” said Attard. “Before we ever ran him, I thought he was going to be a nice colt and the first time he ran to expectations. I was very disappointed in his race in the Cup and Saucer. I thought going into that race he was doing really well, he breezed really well over the turf and just never showed up that day. I’m still kind of puzzled by that race. He worked good again going into the Coronation and I was glad to see him come up with a big race. It was a tough way to get beat, but I was happy to see him rebound back into form.”

After some R & R at Adena Springs this winter, Malibu Mambo is back in training at Gulfstream Park, where he has recorded two short works this month including his latest on February 17.

“So far so good, he looks well,” said Attard. “Mentally, I think he’s got the right tools for that kind of race date with the long post parades and big crowds. I think he’s got the tools to be the horse for a mile and a quarter on that Saturday in June.”

Attard’s best finish in the Queen’s Plate to date was with 2007 runner-up Alezzandro, who went on to win the Prince of Wales Stakes.

Chiefswood Stable’s homebred Edge of Fire is the 5-1 second choice in the Winterbook following an impressive debut on February 1 at Gulfstream Park. The Curlin-Leading Edge colt is trained by Jimmy Jerkens, winner of the Canadian classic in 2017 with Holy Helena.

Ranked number three at 6-1, Curlin’s Voyage is one of 14 fillies nominated to the Canadian Triple Crown. Five fillies have won the Queen’s Plate this millennium including two of the last three editions by 2018 champion Wonder Gadot and Holy Helena. The Curlin-Atlantic Voyage miss inherited the Grade 3 Mazarine title last year and closed out her six-race season with another stakes win in the Ontario Lassie for Hill ‘n’ Dale Equine Holdings and Windsor Boys Racing. She is trained by Josie Carroll, who campaigned last year’s Winterbook favourite Avie’s Flatter and is the only female trainer to have won the Queen’s Plate (Edenwold, 2006; Inglorious, 2011).

Josie Carroll trains three of the top 10 favourites including recent maiden winner Auburn Hills and undefeated Corsi.

Probable champion 2-year-old colt Muskoka Gold, trained by Mark Casse, appears at 25 to 1.

All Plate Nominations With Odds

Abilene Trail (40-1)

Artie’s Princess (30-1)

Awesome Tiger (40-1)

Barilko (40-1)

Belichick (50-1)

Big Time Gizmo (50-1)

Blessed Truly (25-1)

Bold Victory (30-1)

Capilano Canyon (40-1)

Captain Hank (50-1)

Casanova Kitten (40-1)

Checkerboard Floor (75-1)

Cool Devil (75-1)

Creative Force (50-1)

Curlin’s Thrill (40-1)

Deviant (40-1)

Embrace My Uncle (50-1)

Enchant Me (50-1)

Entry to Heaven (50-1)

Excelling (75-1)

F B I Guy (50-1)

F F Rocket (50-1)

Final Eclipse (75-1)

Fort Hope (75-1)

Galileo’s Wildcat (75-1)

Glorious Tribute (40-1)

Golden Wave (50-1)

Google It (40-1)

Green Growth (30-1)

Gun Society (30-1)

Handsome Devil (75-1)

Holy Saint (50-1)

Holyfield (50-1)

I Love Gold (50-1)

Icomefromdowntown (75-1)

Keep On Truckin (25-1)

Kunal (40-1)

Last American Exit (40-1)

Loch Garman (50-1)

Malibu Edge (50-1)

Merveilleux (25-1)

Meyer (40-1)

Mighty Heart (50-1)

Muskoka Giant (40-1)

Muskoka Gold (25-1)

Muskoka Storm (50-1)

Mysterious Love (75-1)

Northern Conquest (75-1)

Northern Thunder (40-1)

Olliemyboy (50-1)

Orsay (40-1)

Owlette (30-1)

Palace Coup (40-1)

Parmigiano (40-1)

Perfect Revenge (40-1)

Phantom Dance (50-1)

Pleasecallmeback (25-1)

Priceless Will (40-1)

Red Giveaway (25-1)

Red Storm Risen (50-1)

Restraint of Trade (75-1)

Sansa’s Vow (50-1)

Seatime (75-1)

See Forever (40-1)

Silent Causeway (40-1)

Small Talk (40-1)

St. Paddy’s Daddy (50-1)

Stormy Soul (40-1)

Swanky Knight (50-1)

Sycamore Run (25-1)

Tecumseh’s War (40-1)

The Reign Man (30-1)

Tomcat Black (30-1)

Torontotoro (75-1)

Torpedo Max (40-1)

Total Destruction (50-1)

Truebelieve (30-1)

Truth Hurts (30-1)

Underscore (50-1)

Uplifting Spirit (50-1)

Voltamour (75-1)

Waltzing Champ (50-1)

Woodbine Oaks Nominations

TO BE RUN SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 2020
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ABILENE TRAIL
dk b/.f.3 by Curlin(Smart Strike) – Leaveminthedust(Danzig)
Bass Stables, LLC Todd A. Pletcher
AFLEET KATHERINE
b.f.3 by Afleet Alex(Northern Afleet) – Include Katherine(Include)
Terra Racing Stable Kevin Attard
AMBER SKY
gr/ro.f.3 by Sky Mesa(Pulpit) – Casey’s Dreamin'(Unbridled’s Song)
Tracy Farmer Mark E. Casse
AMERICAN TAP
b.f.3 by Tapiture(Tapit) – American Castle(Quiet American)
Gary Barber Mark E. Casse
ANN OF CLEVES
b.f.3 by Verrazano(More Than Ready) – Awesome Lass(Awesome Again)
Racing Canada, Inc. and John Phillip Brown Ricky Griffith
ARTIE’S FIRST KISS
dk b/.f.3 by We Miss Artie(Artie Schiller) – Blue Kisses(Pulpit)
Hubert Vester Catherine Day Phillips
ARTIE’S PRINCESS
b.f.3 by We Miss Artie(Artie Schiller) – Stormkeeper(Stormy Atlantic)
Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey Wesley A. Ward
ATTENTIONSEEKER
ch.f.3 by Head Chopper(Mutakddim) – Don’t Call Me Tory(Trust N Luck)
Paul Mouttet Nigel R. Burke
AVIE’S SAMURAI
dk b/.f.3 by First Samurai(Giant’s Causeway) – Avie’s Sense(Street Sense)
Ivan Dalos Josie Carroll
BALLROOMS OF MARS
dk b/.f.3 by Mr Speaker(Pulpit) – Grey Pride(Mizzen Mast)
Sean & Dorothy Fitzhenry Catherine Day Phillips
BAMBARRA BAY
b.f.3 by Sligo Bay (IRE)(Sadler’s Wells) – Bambarra Bold(Jiggs Coz)
Stacey Van Camp Michael Mattine
BEYOND MYBUDGET
b.f.3 by Munnings(Speightstown) – Amiable Grace(Alphabet Soup)
Conrad Farms Mark E. Casse
BLESSED TRULY
b.f.3 by Souper Speedy(Indian Charlie) – Cumulonimble(Stormy Atlantic)
Derek A. Chin Kevin Attard
COASTING AWAY
dk b/.f.3 by More Than Ready(Southern Halo) – Coastal Dawn(Giant’s Causeway)
Sam-Son Farm
COOL SHADOWS
dk b/.f.3 by Munnings(Speightstown) – Cool Faith(Pulpit)
Chiefswood Stables Limited Stuart C. Simon
CURLIN’S VOYAGE
ch.f.3 by Curlin(Smart Strike) – Atlantic Voyage(Stormy Atlantic)
Hill ‘n’ Dale Equine Holdings, Inc. and Windsor Boys Racing Josie Carroll
ENRICHED BY DEB
ch.f.3 by Munnings(Speightstown) – Dubai Moon(Malibu Moon)
Abbondanza Racing, LLC, River Oak Farm, Baltas, Richard and Ford, John Richard Baltas
ERICA’S ON BOARD
dk b/.f.3 by On Board Again(Awesome Again) – Ericas Pic(Private Terms)
Heste Sport Inc. Nicholas Nosowenko
EXCELLING
b.f.3 by Hard Spun(Danzig) – Embur’s Melody(Mr. Greeley)
Theodore F. Burnett Kevin Attard
GALILEO’S WILDCAT
dk b/.f.3 by Galileo (IRE)(Sadler’s Wells) – Danish Wildcat(Danehill)
Charles E. Fipke Joseph Patrick O’Brien
GIZMO FLASH
ch.f.3 by Giant Gizmo(Giant’s Causeway) – Flashy Consort(Bold n’ Flashy)
C. Scott Abbott Racing Stable Ltd. Michael J. Doyle
GUN SOCIETY
ch.f.3 by Society’s Chairman(Not Impossible (IRE)) – Double Guns Girl(Langfuhr)
Roger L. Attfield Roger L. Attfield
HOLY SELENA
b.f.3 by Ghostzapper(Awesome Again) – Holy Cargo(Holy Bull)
Stronach Stables Sid C. Attard
HYPOTHETICAL SKY
b.f.3 by Sky Mesa(Pulpit) – Anne’s Purse(Porto Foricos)
Entourage Stable Robert P. Tiller
ITSKATHIESLUCKYDAY
ch.f.3 by Itsmyluckyday(Lawyer Ron) – Half Sister(More Than Ready)
The Estate of Gustav Schickedanz Michael Keogh
LEAN ON E
b.f.3 by Wilko(Awesome Again) – Crystal Halo(Halo)
Entourage Stable Robert P. Tiller
LINDA LOVES LACE
ch.f.3 by Old Forester(Forestry) – Lunar Linda(Perigee Moon)
John Hillier, J. Lofts and Jane Staples John Staples
LIVIN IN THE SIX
b.f.3 by Society’s Chairman(Not Impossible (IRE)) – Quinnderella(Vindication)
Zilli Racing Stables Michael P. De Paulo
MAGIC FLUTE
b.f.3 by Point of Entry(Dynaformer) – Romance Is Diane(In Excess (IRE))
Stronach Stables Sid C. Attard
MERVEILLEUX
b.f.3 by Paynter(Awesome Again) – Breech Inlet(Holy Bull)
Al and Bill Ulwelling Kevin Attard
MIZZEN BEAU
gr/ro.f.3 by Mizzen Mast(Cozzene) – Donna Getyourgun(Stormy Atlantic)
Daniel Investment Holdings Norm W. Casse
MOLLY MEISTER
dk b/.f.3 by Bodemeister(Empire Maker) – By Golly Mis Molly(Vindication)
John Fielding, Don Meehan and Peter Kirby Catherine Day Phillips
NOVEMBER FOG
gr/ro.f.3 by Frac Daddy(Scat Daddy) – Molly Maguire(Whiskey Wisdom)
Richard Moylan and Sarah Ritchie Sarah Ritchie
ORSAY
ch.f.3 by American Pharoah(Pioneerof the Nile) – Life At Ten(Malibu Moon)
OXO Equine LLC Chad C. Brown
OUT ATTHE SPEEDWAY
b.f.3 by Souper Speedy(Indian Charlie) – Yolie(Menifee)
Frank D. Di Giulio Jr. Robert P. Tiller
OWLETTE
b.f.3 by Frac Daddy(Scat Daddy) – Itstartswithadream(American Chance)
Ten Broeck Farm Inc. Wesley A. Ward
PILOT EPISODE
gr/ro.f.3 by Speightstown(Gone West) – Original Script(Malibu Moon)
Chiefswood Stables Limited Claude R. McGaughey III
PIPESTONE
dk b/.f.3 by Munnings(Speightstown) – Pipers Honour(Honour and Glory)
Chiefswood Stables Limited Stuart C. Simon
PSEUDONYM
dk b/.f.3 by Hard Spun(Danzig) – Gauze(Saint Ballado)
e Five Racing Thoroughbreds Saffie A. Joseph, Jr.
RAVEN’S SONG
dk b/.f.3 by Medaglia d’Oro(El Prado (IRE)) – Song of the Lark(Seeking the Gold)
Sam-Son Farm
RESTRAINT OF TRADE
dk b/.f.3 by City Zip(Carson City) – Helena’s Triomphe(Arch)
Klaravich Stables, Inc. Chad C. Brown
ROLLING SLOAN
dk b/.f.3 by Silent Name (JPN)(Sunday Silence) – Night Fever(Perigee Moon)
Entourage Stable Robert P. Tiller
SANSA’S VOW
dk b/.f.3 by Broken Vow(Unbridled) – Mendocino Beano(Smart Strike)
NK Racing Josie Carroll
SATURDAY SUN
ch.f.3 by Sky Mesa(Pulpit) – Fun in the Desert(Distorted Humor)
Sam-Son Farm Neil J. Howard
SECOND GRACE
b.f.3 by Summer Front(War Front) – Lyrically(Thunder Gulch)
Brereton C. Jones Mark E. Casse
SILENT CAUSEWAY
dk b/.f.3 by Silent Name (JPN)(Sunday Silence) – Good Religion(Giant’s Causeway)
Krasauskaite Racing Stable Laura Krasauskaite
SILVER DAHLIA
gr/ro.f.3 by Silver Max(Badge of Silver) – Blue Dahlia(Giant’s Causeway)
Realm Racing Stables, RCC Racing Stable Ltd. and Joanne Mattine John Mattine
SIMPLE SOUVENIR
dk b/.f.3 by Souper Speedy(Indian Charlie) – Holidaying(Harlan’s Holiday)
Frank D. Di Giulio Jr. Robert P. Tiller
SPIDER BELLE
gr/ro.f.3 by Wicked Strong(Hard Spun) – Spider Dust(Broken Vow)
Track West Racing Inc. Daniel J. Vella
STING TO WIN
b.f.3 by English Channel(Smart Strike) – Perfect Sting(Red Ransom)
Stronach Stables Michael J. Doyle
SWEET BON BON
dk b/.f.3 by Silver Max(Badge of Silver) – Intangaroo(Orientate)
Stronach Stables
SWEET UPROAR
dk b/.f.3 by Candy Ride (ARG)(Ride the Rails) – Forest Uproar(Forest Wildcat)
Sam-Son Farm
TAKOTA
b.f.3 by Society’s Chairman(Not Impossible (IRE)) – Anneena(Dance to Destiny)
Shale Wagman, Denyse McClachrie and Gayle Bosscher Denyse McClachrie
TEACHER’S PET
b.f.3 by New Year’s Day(Street Cry (IRE)) – Plenty of Honour(Thewayyouare)
George Bigliardi Sid C. Attard
TRUTH HURTS
b.f.3 by Tonalist(Tapit) – Witty Gal(Distorted Humor)
Summers, Chad and J Stables, LLC Chad Summers
VENUS VERITY
dk b/.f.3 by Silver Max(Badge of Silver) – Golden Venus(Storm Cat)
Stronach Stables Kevin Attard
WITCH MOON
dk b/.f.3 by Malibu Moon(A.P. Indy) – Magic Broomstick(More Than Ready)
Sam-Son Farm
WORDS OF GOLD
b.f.3 by Goldencents(Into Mischief) – I Got This(Borrego)
Anne & William Scott Stuart C. Simon