Harlem Rocker back on track in Prince of Wales
Todd Pletcher’s promising three-year-old Harlem Rocker had won his first three races in easy fashion, maiden and entry level tallies at the Gulf, followed by a visually impressive Withers (G3) victory at the Big A in New York.
The Stronach Stables homebred was briefly under consideration for the Preakness Stakes (G1), but since he was bred in Canada, his connections decided to point for the Canadian Triple Crown, with the Plate Trial his first dance. He never made it to the Queen’s Plate after flopping at 1-5 in the Trial, a Polytrack event at Woodbine.
The 2nd leg of Canada’s Crown was run on Sunday (July 13th) at Fort Erie, and the $500k Prince of Wales was contested on conventional dirt at a mile and three-sixteenths. Harlem Rocker was sent off the 1.15-1 2nd betting choice behind Queen’s Plate winner Not Bourbon, and it was no contest as the Pletcher trainee pounced from 5th and rolled to a convincing 1-1/4 length victory under Eibar Coa.
The son of Macho Uno, out of a Lit de Justice dam, completed his task in 1:56.46 and paid $4.30. He is expected to return to the US and ship to Saratoga to begin preparations for a possible engagement in the Travers (G1) in August. Note that he is 4-4 on regular dirt and has as much raw talent as any three-year-old in the land.
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