TORONTO– Prestidigitator, last year’s OSS Super Final winner, is expected to qualify in the coming weeks for trainer Dustin Jones.
A winner of $320,672 last season, the sophomore son of Kadabra boasts a record of 4-2-1 from 11 starts for owner Ecurie Synergie.
Last Friday (May 4), Prestidigitator trained a mile in 2:05 at Mohawk with regular pilot Sylvain Filion in the bike.
“Sylvain really liked him,” Jones said. “That’s the first time he sat behind him since the [OSS] Super Final and he said everything was A-okay.”
Prestidigitator, who was a $120,000 yearling purchase from the 2010 Harrisburg Yearling Sale, found his best stride late in the season with a third-place effort in his Breeders Crown elimination, followed up with a fourth-place finish in the Breeders Crown after being parked the entire mile.
Then, he capped off his rookie campaign with an eight and a quarter length victory in the OSS Super Final, where he recorded his 1:56.3 lifetime best.
The bay colt has been paid into Grand Circuit events such as the Hambletonian, Canadian Trotting Classic, Breeders Crown, Goodtimes Trot and Yonkers Trot, just to name a few.
Jones also said that Prestidigitator might not be ready for his first major test of the season, the $350,000 Goodtimes Trot, slated for June 16 at Mohawk.
After Prestidigitator’s training mile last Friday, WEG’s communications department spoke with Jones. To view the interview, click below.
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