$500,000 Prince of Wales Worth Betting on Tuesday

With seven Canadian-bred three year-old colts lined up to contest the 1 3/8 mile classic at Fort Erie, 7/5 morning line favorite Shaman Ghost is on a four-race winning streak for trainer Brian Lynch, including consecutive wins in the Grade 3 Marine Stakes and Queen’s Plate on synthetic footing. The son of 2004 U.S. Horse of the Year Ghostzapper is already a proven commodity on dirt, winning  a maiden special weight race at Gulfstream and an allowance race at Keeneland in the spring.

Danish Dynaformer tries dirt

Danish Dynaformer is another familiar name in the field as the 9/5 second favorite for trainer Roger Attfield. A winner over the turf at Gulfstream and Keeneland, Danish Dynaformer also ran third in the Grade 3 Marine Stakes at Woodbine before breaking through with a stakes victory June 14 in the Plate Trial. In his last start, the son of Dynaformer ran second in the Queen’s Plate Stakes July 5. The looming question for Danish Dynaformer will be his ability to transfer his form to the dirt as he tries the surface for the first time. Veteran Woodbine pilot, Patrick Husbands, retains the mount while breaking from post 5.

Conquest Boogaloo takes another crack

Conquest Boogaloo (4/1) ran behind the top two choices in both the Marine and Queen’s Plate while finishing third in both events. Starting for the well-regarded Mark Casse barn, the colt must improve to make up ground on his primary rivals.