“It’s a prestigious race and it’s always something you want to cross off the bucket list,” Brian Lynch said. “We can finally tick that one off.”

Shaman Ghost recorded four wins from six starts in 2015, which included stakes wins in the Queen’s Plate and the Grade 3 Marine. He also ran second in the second jewel of the Canadian Triple Crown, the $500,000 Prince of Wales Stakes, held in July at Fort Erie.

But as a 2-year old, Shaman Ghost’s career on the racetrack started slowly. He was fourth in his debut in October 2014 at Woodbine, and then ran sixth at Gulfstream Park in his next start. In his first start as a 3-year old, he was off the board again, finishing fourth on the Gulfstream Park turf.

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