ETOBICOKE, Ontario – Heavily-favored My Boy Prince won Saturday’s $150,000 Plate Trial Stakes in workmanlike fashion at Woodbine after a tardy start in the 1 1/18-mile prep for the prestigious King’s Plate. Normally a front-runner, My Boy Prince broke 1 1/2 lengths behind the others before settling into a three-wide stalking position on the backstretch under Sahin Civaci. Friendly Ghost set slow fractions while being pressed by Piper’s Factor before My Boy Prince was hard-ridden into contention on the far turn. :: 2024 King's Plate: Get odds, comments, analysis, and news for the 165th running of the King's Plate at Woodbine My Boy Prince hit the front inside the eighth pole before holding off the 26-1 maiden Rafaroo en route to a 1 1/4-length score, in time of 1:51.12. Friendly Ghost faded to third and was followed by Piper’s Factor, Jokestar, No More Options, and Beautiful Sky. “He broke a little bad, but he pulled through,” Civaci said. “It’s a little worrisome, if they get away from you. The pace was going a little easy. I got up into a nice spot. He has tactical speed. I didn’t mind him sitting off the pace, just because there’s going to be a lot of horses in the King’s Plate and anything could happen. Sometimes, he can’t be on the lead, so I wanted to see if he could relax a little bit, and he did relax.” My Boy Prince, last year’s Canadian champion male 2-year-old, paid $2.50. The son of Cairo Prince earned $90,000 in his third consecutive stakes win for owner Gary Barber and trainer Mark Casse. The $1 million King’s Plate goes Aug. 17 at Woodbine. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.