{"id":8030,"date":"2025-06-05T17:16:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T21:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodbine.com\/kingsplate\/2025\/06\/05\/kings-plate-prep-carroll-pair-set-for-queenston-stakes-test\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T14:56:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T18:56:30","slug":"kings-plate-prep-carroll-pair-set-for-queenston-stakes-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodbine.com\/kingsplate\/2025\/06\/05\/kings-plate-prep-carroll-pair-set-for-queenston-stakes-test\/","title":{"rendered":"King\u2019s Plate prep: Carroll pair set for Queenston Stakes test"},"content":{"rendered":"

TORONTO, June 5, 2025 \u2013 The $125,000\u00a0Queenston\u00a0Stakes, a key prep on the road to this year\u2019s King\u2019s Plate (August 16), is Sunday\u2019s feature race at Woodbine.<\/p>\n

The seven-furlong\u00a0Queenston, for 3-year-olds foaled in Canada, has attracted seven hopefuls, including Notorious Gangster and Forty N Five, both trained by Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee Josie Carroll.<\/p>\n

Bred and owned by Mark Dodson, Notorious Gangster arrives at his fourth consecutive stakes engagement off a second in the Woodstock Stakes on April 27.<\/p>\n

Making his sophomore debut, Notorious Gangster, with Fraser Aebly in the irons, was unhurried in the early going and sat last of eight through a half in :45.61, in the six-furlong main track Woodstock.<\/p>\n

After the dark bay was angled out in the eight-path turning for home, he had to alter course slightly at the sixteenth pole but came flying late to just miss second. A rider\u2019s claim of foul and stewards\u2019 inquiry resulted in Notorious Gangster being elevated to second spot.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought he ran a tremendous race,\u201d said Carroll, who is off to another strong start in 2025, with 10 wins from 51 starts. \u201cIf he hadn\u2019t been caught wide out there, I think it would have been an even better finish.\u201d<\/p>\n

Notorious Gangster debuted on August 4 at Woodbine and finished third at six furlongs over the main track. His maiden victory came one race later, on August 25 at the Toronto oval, a head score at 6 \u00bd furlongs on the same surface.<\/p>\n

This past November, the son of Classic Empire out of the Verrazano mare Sister Nova (1-4-2 from 10 starts) earned his second lifetime win and first stakes success when he won the Coronation Futurity, a 1 1\/8-mile event for 2-year-olds foaled in Canada and a significant race on the road to the 166th running of The King\u2019s Plate.<\/p>\n

\"Notorious<\/a>
Notorious Gangster and jockey Fraser Aebly winning the Coronation Futurity on November 30, 2024 at Woodbine (Michael Burns Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He had arrived at the race off a seventh-place finish in the Cup & Saucer \u2013 contested over the E.P. Taylor turf \u2013 on October 6.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery time I get on this horse, he’s getting better and better and better,” said Aebly, after the Coronation Futurity win.<\/p>\n

A finalist for the 2024 Sovereign Award as Canada\u2019s champion apprentice, Aebly, who has been aboard for all five of the colt\u2019s lifetime starts, gets the call on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited to ride him again,\u201d said Aebly, of the horse who sports a 2-1-1 record and $176,163 in purse earnings (USD). \u201cHe ran a great race last time out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Notorious Gangster breezed five furlongs in 1:02.00 over the Woodbine main track on June 1 in preparation for the Queenston.<\/p>\n

\u201cPhysically, he has grown this year,\u201d said Carroll. \u201cMentally, he has always been a very focused, competitive horse. This race is the natural progression for him. We hope that he is a King\u2019s Plate horse.\u201d<\/p>\n

Victor James is the groom.<\/p>\n

Carroll\u2019s other Queenston hopeful is Forty N Five, a homebred for Chiefswood Stables.<\/p>\n

Forty N Five heads into the Fury off a gutsy win at seven furlongs over the Woodbine main track on May 10.<\/p>\n

Sent off at 3-1, the bay nestled on the rail behind the pacesetters early before getting up late to eke out a nose score in 1:24.00.<\/p>\n

The son of Uncle Mo out of the Distorted Humor mare Five N Forty debuted last July and finished second in a six-furlong race over the E.P. Taylor turf. One race later, he broke his maiden in a seven-furlong main track race that was originally scheduled for the turf.<\/p>\n

\"Forty<\/a>
Forty N Five and jockey Luis Contreras winning Race 4 on August 18, 2024 at Woodbine (Michael Burns Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Forty N Five closed out his first campaign with a pair of off-the-board finishes in the Summer Stakes (G1T) and Coronation Futurity.<\/p>\n

He kicked off his 2025 season with a second at six furlongs on the Gulfstream Park main track in March and followed it up with an off-the-board result over one mile on the grass at Keeneland in April.<\/p>\n

On May 30, Forty N Five, 2-2-0 from seven starts, accompanied by $115,002 (U.S.) in purse earnings, breezed four furlongs in :48.00 over the Woodbine main track ahead of his date in the Queenston.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis distance hits him right between the ears,\u201d said Carroll. \u201cHe is a horse who has very much improved this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Katelyn Simmons is the groom.<\/p>\n

Dining Alone won the inaugural running of the race in 1956.\u00a0Last year, My Boy Prince, under Sahin Civaci, won by 4 \u00bd lengths, with stablemate Essex Serpent finishing second.<\/p>\n

The Queenston is listed\u202fas Race 8 on\u202fthe 9-race card, with a first post of 1:05 p.m. The wagering menu for the race includes Rolling Double, Exacta, 0.20 Trifecta, 0.20 Superfecta and $1 Swinger. Fans can wager on all the action through HPIbet.com and bet365.com.<\/p>\n

Field for the $125,000\u00a0Queenston\u00a0Stakes<\/h3>\n

Post \u2013 Horse \u2013 Jockey \u2013 Trainer<\/p>\n

1 \u2013 Dewolf \u2013 Pietro Moran \u2013 Kevin Attard<\/p>\n

2 \u2013 Forty N Five \u2013 Rafael Hernandez \u2013 Josie Carroll<\/p>\n

3 \u2013 Flirting With Fire \u2013 Ryan Munger \u2013 Gordon Colbourne<\/p>\n

4 \u2013 Notorious Gangster \u2013 Fraser Aebly \u2013 Josie Carroll<\/p>\n

5 \u2013 Lucky Guest \u2013 Sahin Civaci \u2013 Mark Casse<\/p>\n

6 \u2013 Mansetti \u2013 Leo Salles \u2013 Kevin Attard<\/p>\n

7 \u2013 Regal Guest \u2013 Patrick Husbands \u2013 Mark Casse<\/p>\n

Chris Lomon, Woodbine<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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