King's Plate pedigree profile: Touch'n Ride

Touch’n Ride

Gelding by Candy Ride – Niigon’s Touch, by Niigon

Bred in Ontario by Chiefswood Stables

Supplemental entrant Touch’n Ride is a late addition to the King’s Plate party. A maiden winner in July, he is seeking to become the first horse to win the Plate in their third career start since Awesome Again in 1997. Among Touch’n Ride’s attributes, he has a route-oriented pedigree with plenty of Canadian classic success.

Perennial leading Kentucky sire Candy Ride is the sire of Sovereign Award champion Desert Ride, who won two legs of the Canadian Triple Tiara – the Woodbine Oaks at 1 1/8 miles and Wonder Where Stakes at 1 1/4 miles. Desert Ride follows in the mold of many of Candy Ride’s top progeny, who succeed around two turns. Perhaps best known of those is 2017 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner and Horse of the Year Gun Runner.

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Candy Ride, who won the Grade 1 Pacific Classic at 1 1/4 miles, also is the sire of Eclipse Award champions Shared Belief, whose five Grade 1 wins included two at 1 1/4 miles, and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Game Winner.

Niigon’s Touch scored her biggest win in the Eternal Search Stakes at 1 1/16 miles on Woodbine’s synthetic track as a 3-year-old. She also was second by a head in the Bison City Stakes, the middle leg of Canada’s Triple Tiara.

She is now the dam of three winners from five starters, led by Neepawa, winner of the 2018 Breeders’ Stakes, the final leg of the Canadian Triple Crown. She also is the dam of Niigon’s Spun, third in the 2019 Wonder Where.

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