{"id":2703,"date":"2019-06-23T14:05:44","date_gmt":"2019-06-23T18:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodbine.com\/queensplate\/queens-plate-notes-for-sunday-june-23-2019\/"},"modified":"2019-06-23T14:05:44","modified_gmt":"2019-06-23T18:05:44","slug":"queens-plate-notes-for-sunday-june-23-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodbine.com\/kingsplate\/2019\/06\/23\/queens-plate-notes-for-sunday-june-23-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen’s Plate notes for Sunday, June 23, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

AN EARLY LOOK AT THE PROBABLE FIELD FOR THE 160TH RUNNING OF THE QUEEN’S PLATE (14)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Horse \/ Trainer \/ Owner \/ Jockey<\/em><\/p>\n

Avie’s Flatter \/ Josie Carroll \/ Ivan Dalos \/ Javier Castellano<\/p>\n

Desert Ride (filly) \/ Neil Howard \/ Sam-Son Farm \/ Steven Bahen<\/p>\n

Federal Law \/ Mark Casse \/ Qatar Racing Limited \/ Jamie Spencer<\/p>\n

He’s a Macho Man \/ Josie Carroll \/ Di Scola Boys Stable \/ Patrick Husbands<\/p>\n

Jammin Still \/ Kevin Attard \/ Derek Chin \/ Alan Garcia<\/p>\n

Krachenwagen \/ Angus Buntain \/ Greenoaks Farm \/ Jeffrey Alderson<\/p>\n

Lucas n’ Lori \/ Kevin Attard \/ Lori Cirillo and Kelly Waxman \/ Kazushi Kimura<\/p>\n

Moon Swings \/ Michael De Paulo \/ Zilli Racing Stables \/ Jesse Campbell<\/p>\n

One Bad Boy \/ Richard Baltas \/ Sayjay Racing LLC, Greg Hall and Brooke Hubbard \/ Flavien Prat<\/p>\n

Pay for Peace \/ Rachel Halden \/ Team Penney Racing and Carem Stables \/ Rafael Hernandez<\/p>\n

Rising Star \/ Michael De Paulo \/ Zilli Racing Stables \/ Justin Stein<\/p>\n

Skywire \/ Mark Casse \/ Gary Barber and Lou Tucci \/ Eurico Rosa Da Silva<\/p>\n

Suitedconnected \/ Robert Earl Barnett \/ Joe Triumbari \/ Gary Boulanger<\/p>\n

Tone Broke \/ Steve Asmussen \/ L & N Racing LLC \/ Luis Contreras<\/p>\n

ENJOYING THE \u2018RIDE\u2019: DESERT RIDE GOES FOR OAKS-PLATE DOUBLE<\/strong><\/p>\n

TORONTO, June 23, 2019 \u2013Three weeks after a stirring stretch run to take the Woodbine Oaks presented by Budweiser, Sam-Son Farm standout filly Desert Ride looks for another crowning moment, this time in the Queen\u2019s Plate.<\/p>\n

Tenth and last at the quarter-mile mark in the 1 1\/8-mile Oaks, eighth at the half and sixth at the stretch call, jockey Steve Bahen and Desert Ride were full of run, but had plenty left to do to catch the front-runners. In the final yards, the daughter of Candy Ride eked out a neck victory at 8-1.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s kind of been her a bit,\u201d said Howard, who has trained over 1,200 winners in his distinguished career. \u201cThat\u2019s been her running style. She likes to get her feet under her a little bit. I was so happy to have that mile-and-an-eighth for her. I didn\u2019t think she was going to get there, but going past the 3 \/16ths pole, you had that relieved feeling that she was running well and going to finish well. As tough as these races are \u2013 you always want to win \u2013 as long as they run well and come back good, you have to be satisfied with that. Winning is a bonus.\u201d<\/p>\n

But her thrill ride may not yet be over. There\u2019s the matter of the $1 million Canadian classic set for June 29 at Woodbine.<\/p>\n

You can count trainer Neil Howard as a big fan of the bay filly, not just for her impressive Oaks performance, but also for the mind she possesses.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe is a charm,\u201d he praised. \u201cShe\u2019s so straightforward and I was telling everyone with Sam-Son, she just does not concern herself with anything. She has a wonderful mind. Good horses, most of the time, they have that good demeanour. And she certainly does. It just makes everything so much better.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Desert Ride eyes the Oaks-Plate double. (Michael Burns Photo)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With less than a month between her last race and the Plate, along with traveling 1-1\/4 miles, notching an Oaks-Plate exactor is hardly an easy task.<\/p>\n

But, as Holy Helena (2017), Lexie Lou (2014) and Inglorious (2011) has recently showed, it can certainly be done.<\/p>\n

Sporting a record of three wins and one second from four lifetime starts, Desert Ride will try to follow in the hoofsteps of Sam-Son standout fillies Dance Smartly (1991 Plate champ) and Dancethruthedawn (2001 Plate winner).<\/p>\n

Howard would love nothing more than to provide Sam-Son with its sixth Plate victory, the latest coming in 2009 with Eye of the Leopard.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always loved Woodbine and for me, I\u2019ve been very fortunate \u2013 and I know I am to have worked with so great people. To work with Sam-Son, I can\u2019t even describe how much of a privilege it is and what a delight it is. I work them more on a seasonal basis, but that doesn\u2019t matter. They are really excellent people. It\u2019s also nice when you work for great people who have a complete understanding of what we\u2019re doing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Howard, who was the trainer of 2003 Horse of the Year\u00a0Mineshaft and 1990 Preakness winner Summer Squall, is pleased with how Desert Ride is doing ahead of the 160th running of the Plate.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s doing really well. The timing isn\u2019t great \u2013 anybody would say that \u2013 but Desert Ride is herself. She couldn\u2019t be doing any better.\u201d<\/p>\n

ONE BAD BOY IS ONE SERIOUS QUEEN\u2019S PLATE CONTENDER<\/strong><\/p>\n

TORONTO, June 23, 2019 \u2013 Trained by Richard Baltas, One Bad Boy has made all his starts in California to date. Now, the son of Twirling Candy brings his Golden State credentials to Canada\u2019s Showplace of Racing for the $1 million Queen\u2019s Plate.<\/p>\n

With a record of 1-2-1 from four races, the dark bay, bred by Ron Clarkson, has shown strong form ahead of his most high-profile start.<\/p>\n

In February, One Bad Boy finished second to the highly regarded Omaha Beach, winner of the 2019 Arkansas Derby and Rebel Stakes.<\/p>\n

Just over a month ago, One Bad Boy contested the $75,000 Alcatraz Stakes at Golden Gate Fields. Leading by a half-length at the stretch call of the one-mile event (taken off the turf and run on the all-weather track), the Ontario-bred finished a game second.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought he ran a great race when he finished second in the stake,\u201d offered Baltas. \u201cHe kind of hooked a fast pace, but he just got caught at the wire. It was a really strong effort. Since that race, we removed the blinkers, and he\u2019s trained really well without them. Now that he\u2019s going a mile-and-a-quarter, I don\u2019t think he needs to show a ton of speed.\u201d<\/p>\n

After a third in his career bow last year on Boxing Day, One Bad Boy, owned by Sayjay Racing, Greg Hall and Brooke Hubbard, finished runner-up to the aforementioned Omaha Beach.<\/p>\n

In his third start, a one-mile trip over the Santa Anita turf, the ridgling, sent off as the even-money favourite, broke his maiden courtesy of a 4 1\/4-length victory over \u2018firm\u2019 going.<\/p>\n

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Queen\u2019s Plate contender One Bad Boy, with exercise rider Calvin Giles, on track at Woodbine. (Michael Burns Photo)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He\u2019ll now look to deliver his connections a win in Canada\u2019s most famous horse race.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know this is a big race in Canada,\u201d said Baltas. \u201cHe\u2019s an Ontario-bred \u2013 I also have his half-sister, Miss Bad Behavior, also an Ontario-bred who is a stakes winner (2018 China Doll Stakes) \u2013 so this is a great race for him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Flavien Prat, who won the 2019 Kentucky Derby with Country House, gets the call for the Plate. The 26-year-old French-born rider was aboard for the Alcatraz effort.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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