Sedburys Ghost came flying late to take the Plate Trial Stakes and throw his name into the mix for next month's King's Plate, a race won by his sire in 2015. The 7-1 shot settled in midpack around the first turn as Scorching prompted the pace set by longshot Unbridled Weather and favored Notorious Gangster trailed the field. The pack began bunching up as the half went up in :47.22 and second choice Scorching took charge into the far turn, but Sedburys Ghost was inching ominously through traffic with Notorious Gangster following in his wake. Sedburys Ghost burst out of the pack into the stretch, overtook Scorching in deep stretch and was pulling clear as Notorious Gangster tried in vain to catch him late.
“I kind of like the pace in a way, because I knew he'd close, and Ryan found a good trip,” said trainer Barb Minshall. “I knew if he found clean run at the end, at top of the lane, I was really confident in him today. I have to say we were confident.”
Owner and breeder Yawen Wu added, “It's very exciting because it's kind of a struggle, where you have a small amount of mares. But now this just gave me confidence, and I'm thinking, you know, I will probably get some more.”
Sedburys Ghost, a maiden winner going 5 1/2 furlongs at this oval last June, returned from nearly a year on the sidelines to win a six-furlong optional claimer June 8. He stretched out to 1 1/16 miles to be fourth in the GIII Marine Stakes last time out June 28.
Hurricane Mimi, a half-sister to multiple stakes winner Sevla (Forest Wildcat), has a 2-year-old full-sister to the winner and produced a filly by Souper Speedy this year. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
PLATE TRIAL S., C$150,500, Woodbine, 7-20, (C), 3yo, 1 1/8m (AWT), 1:50.37, ft.
1–SEDBURYS GHOST, 126, g, 3, by Shaman Ghost
1st Dam: Hurricane Mimi, by Sligo Bay (Ire)
2nd Dam: Bayou Mist, by Silver Deputy
3rd Dam: Pecan Bayou, by Gone West
(C$28,000 RNA Ylg '23 CANSEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN.
O/B-Yawen Wu (ON); T-Barbara J. Minshall; J-Ryan Munger.
C$90,000. Lifetime Record: 5-3-0-1, $153,457.
2–Notorious Gangster, 126, c, 3, Classic Empire–Sister Nova, by
Verrazano. O/B-Mark Dodson (ON); T-Josie Carroll. C$30,000.
3–Scorching, 126, c, 3, Mo Town–Samsal, by Consolidator.
(C$120,000 Ylg '23 CANSEP). O-Paul Braverman & Timothy
Pinch; B-Huntington Stud Farm Corp. (ON); T-John
Charalambous. C$15,000.
Margins: 1 1/4, 1, 3 3/4. Odds: 7.40, 1.80, 1.90.
Also Ran: Watsonville Red, Forty N Five, Dewolf, Call Me Sue, Unbridled Weather, Autobahn Ace. Scratched: Regal Guest.
#4 SEDBURYS GHOST ($16.80) angles off the turn under @Ryan_Munger95 and they take the $150,000 Plate Trial at @WoodbineTB for trainer Barbara Minshall and owner Yawen Wu.
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