Balanced Field Set for Coronation Futurity
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Photo: Michael Burns
Pachi Cruze won the Frost King Stakes earlier in the year
A balanced field of nine Ontario-bred juveniles, including stakes winner Pachi Cruze, are set to go to post in the $250,000 Coronation Futurity going 1 1/8 miles over the Woodbine main track Nov. 13.
Woodbine mainstay Roger Attfield won last year's edition with Shakhimat and contends again Robert Harvey's homebred Escondera. The gelded son of Eskendereya broke his maiden third time out Oct. 22, rallying from ninth to get his nose down over Moon Over Montana going 1 1/16 miles over Woodbine's synthetic track.
Pachi Cruze has run exclusively in stakes races since winning his debut at Laurel Park April 16. Trained by Neil Morris, the son of Valid N Bold captured the June 26 Frost King Stakes going 5 1/2 furlongs at Woodbine and was recently third in the Oct. 10 Bull Page going six furlongs.
Lokinforpursemonee also has stakes credentials, winning the Victoria Stakes July 17 and the Aug. 31 OLG Simcoe Stakes Presented by Samuel, Son and Co. Limited for trainer John Ross.
Canadian Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse brings two entrants to the race in maiden winners State of Honor and King of His Court.
One day before the Coronation Futurity goes off, juvenile fillies take the stage in the $250,000 Princess Elizabeth Stakes.
Sam-Son Farm homebred Mythical Mission will make her stakes debut in 1 1/16 miles Princess Elizabeth. Trained by Malcolm Pierce, the well-bred Mythical Mission is by Giant's Causeway , out of stakes winner Misty Mission, and is a full sister to multiple graded stakes winner Irish Mission who was named Canada's champion grass mare and 3-year-old filly in 2012.
Mythical Mission enters with a perfect record from two starts.