Villeneuve seeks second Frost King crown, this time as trainer
At 2h09, on November 21, 2021 • By WOODBINE
Classy Whisper chases his second straight score when he takes on six rivals in the $100,000 Frost King Stakes, Sunday at Woodbine.
The son of Silent Name (JPN) heads into the 6 ½-furlong main track event for Ontario-sired two-year-olds off two strong performances to start his career, including a mettlesome head victory at one mile and 70 yards over the Tapeta on October 31, in a race originally slated for the turf.
“He’s been really exciting,” said trainer and former jockey Francine Villeneuve, who rode Copper Trail to victory in the 2003 edition of the Frost King. “He’s been precocious right from the beginning. He was a little difficult at first, but he’s just taken everything in stride.”
The win came three weeks after Classy Whisper, owned by T and T Racing Team, debuted at the Toronto oval.
With Rafael Hernandez in the irons, the bay gelding, sent off at 18-1, held a head advantage at the stretch call of the 6 ½-furlong main track race, going on to finish second, a neck back of the winner Hunt Master.
