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Stephen winning the Coronation Futurity under Justin Stein
David Clancy has his early Queen's Plate triactor picked out.
There are 195 calendar days, and plenty of races to be run before the gates open on the 162nd edition of Canada's most famous horse race.
While it's far too early to speculate as to which horses will go postward in the $1 million, 1 ¼ mile classic at Woodbine on August 22, the horseman with three early contenders attached to his name is sporting a big smile these days.
“I think it's very special,” said Clancy, who bred the trio of Giant Waters, Smiley Sobotka, and Stephen. “I'm happy and proud.”