Dresden Row Seeks Another Durham Cup Victory

After competitive graded stakes losses in his only two races of 2025, Dresden Row  lines up as the 6-5 morning-line favorite in the CA$150,000 Durham Cup Stakes (G3) Sept. 20 at Woodbine. He won the race in 2024.

The two-time graded stakes winner has come close in defeat, finishing third to Canadian Horse of the Year Patches O'Houlihan in the June 28 Highlander Stakes (G2T) on the turf before a runner-up effort to Swift Delivery  last out in the Aug. 2 Seagram Cup Stakes (G3). In the Seagram, he crossed the wire 1 1/2 lengths ahead of his most formidable opponent Saturday in the Mark Casse-trained Paramount Prince .

"Hopefully, everything falls into place for him, he gets a decent trip and a chance to show his stuff," trainer Lorne Richards said. "This guy is the real deal. He's as genuine as they come."

Ryan Munger climbs back aboard Dresden Row. The 4-year-old son of Lord Nelson runs for Bloom Racing Stable and True North Stable, who purchased the colt for $70,000 at the 2023 Ocala Breeders' Sales Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training.

The aforementioned Paramount Prince, winner of the 2023 King's Plate Stakes, is another looking to regain his winning form for his connections. He is winless in four starts since capturing the Seagram Cup in July 2024. 

Stretching out in trip to 1 1/16 miles is Chiefswood Stables' Playmea Tune  for trainer Josie Carroll. The Maclean's Music   gelding, a sprint stakes winner at Turfway Park, has raced exclusively in one-turn contests over his nine-race career.