Queen's Plate reunion in Prince of Wales

Queen's Plate S. hero MIKE FOX (Giant's Causeway) will contend with some

familiar foes as he seeks the second jewel of Canada's Triple Crown, the

C$500,000 Prince of Wales S., at Fort Erie on Sunday. Five of the six sophomores

lining up in the 1 3/16-mile test are exiting the Queen's Plate.

Mike Fox sprang a 15-1 surprise in the first classic, finishing strongly to

reel in the pacesetting ALEZZANDRO (High Yield) and 6-5 favorite JIGGS COZ (Cozzene).

The Ian Black trainee hadn't tasted stakes success previously, but he had shown

real improvement to take an allowance/optional claiming event versus older

horses in his prior outing. Mike Fox won't go off at such lofty odds in the

Prince of Wales. Tabbed as the 9-5 favorite on the morning line, the bay will

break from post 5 with regular rider Emma-Jayne Wilson.

Alezzandro ran a remarkable race to finish runner-up in the Queen's Plate in

only his third career start. The Kevin Attard pupil captured his career debut

going 6 1/2 furlongs in May, then stretched out to 1 1/8 miles in the Plate

Trial S. and tired to third. With that two-turn experience under his belt,

Alezzandro moved forward in a big way in the Queen's Plate. The dark bay led

throughout, opening up a daylight margin in the stretch, only to get caught by a

half-length when growing a little weary late. Alezzandro again looms as the

controlling speed here beneath a returning Todd Kabel.

The Sid Attard-trained Jiggs Coz had a three-stakes winning streak snapped in

the Queen's Plate. After concluding his juvenile campaign with a decisive score

in the Display S., the gray kicked off 2007 with 3 1/4-length tallies in the

Queenston S. and Plate Trial. Jiggs Coz made a menacing move in the Plate, only

to flatten out as a one-paced third.

Other Plate alumni are fourth-place finisher DAAHER (Awesome Again), who had

previously broken his maiden at the expense of older horses at Belmont Park, and

sixth-placer MARCHFIELD (A.P. Indy), who was runner-up to Jiggs Coz in the Plate

Trial.

The complete field for the 72nd running of the Prince of Wales, with riders

and morning-line odds, comprises Marchfield, Patrick Husbands, 8-1; Jiggs Coz,

David Clark, 5-2; POACHERS MOON (Woodman), Chantal Sutherland, 15-1; Daaher,

Mike Luzzi, 6-1; Mike Fox; and Alezzandro, 2-1.

Each colt will carry 126 pounds.

A pair of five-furlong turf sprints will be contested on the Prince of Wales

undercard. Canadian Grade 3 hero MARCO BE GOOD (Bold N' Flashy) tops a

nine-horse field entered in the $50,000

Daryl Wells

Sr. Memorial S., while three-time stakes victress BOSSKIRI (Kiridashi) has

the class edge versus four distaffers in the $50,000

Ernie

Samuel Memorial S.