Mark Frostad toyed with the idea of putting an Ontario-bred colt named Giant’s Tomb on the Kentucky Derby trail last spring before opting for a different approach. “We went the Queen’s Plate route instead,” said Frostad. That strategy paid mixed dividends. Frostad bypassed the Blue Grass and Lexington stakes at Keeneland in favor of two preps at Woodbine in aiming for the July 4 Queen’s Plate, a race in which Giant’s Tomb finished fourth. Unraced since that Canadian classic, Giant’s Tomb will make his return to action Sunday at Fair Grounds in New Orleans in a $53,000, second-level allowance scheduled for about 1 1/16 miles on the turf. “The Queen’s Plate was a tough race for him,” said Frostad, who trains homebred Giant’s Tomb for Sam-Son Farm. “He came out of it a little banged up and we had to give him some time off. We might’ve been able to bring him back late in the fall, but it wouldn’t have been worthwhile, so we just decided to give him the whole year off and bring him back down here. He wants to go a distance, but we’ve got to start somewhere with him. He’s certainly been training very well here, and it’s time to get him going.” Giant’s Tomb is one of 11 older horses, including three designated as “main track only,” entered in the ninth of 10 Sunday races. With no rain in the local forecast through the weekend, it appears the race will remain on grass and scratch down to no more than eight starters. Giant’s Tomb, by Awesome Again, has had eight workouts since returning from the sidelines. He will have Corey Lanerie aboard when breaking from post 4. If Giant’s Tomb isn’t quite up to the task at first asking, there are some attractive alternatives in against him. Fist of Rage is tactically sound and has rounded into top form this winter for Mike Maker, while Caberneigh comes shrewdly spotted by trainer Leo Gabriel for the available $40,000 claiming option while well drawn to the rail. One other allowance (race 7) also is on tap for Sunday, when first post is 12:40 p.m. Central. Fair Grounds also will race Monday as usual before taking the two-day break, with live action resuming Thursday.