July 06, 2007
Alezzandro Arrives at Fort Erie

FORT ERIE, July 6...Queen’s Plate runner-up Alezzandro arrived at Fort Erie this afternoon to begin preparations for the July 15 Prince of Wales Stakes.

The three-year-old son of High Yield is expected to breeze over the Fort Erie track on Sunday morning and will be schooling in the paddock on Tuesday afternoon.

“I think he needs a work over the dirt surface at Fort Erie,” said trainer Kevin Attard. “All three of his starts have been on Polytrack here at Woodbine.”

Unraced as a two-year-old, Alezzandro will be making his fourth lifetime start in the second jewel of Canada’s Triple Crown. He won at first asking in a maiden race in May before finishing third in the Plate Trial Stakes, his final prep before the Plate.

A small but talented field is expected for this year’s renewal. Probable starters include Plate winner Mike Fox, third place finisher Jiggs Coz, Daaher, who finished fourth and sixth place finisher Marchfield.

Mike Fox and Marchfield will also train over the Fort Erie surface on Sunday morning. Jiggs Coz is expected to prep at Woodbine while Daaher will get his final tune-up at Saratoga.

Post time each day is 1:05pm.

Daryl Wells
Media and Communications 1-800-295-3770 ext. 3204
e-mail: dwells@forterieracetrack.ca