Ageless Paramount Prince Scores Again in G3 Seagram Cup

He’s a Canadian institution, and has the record at home to
match.

Rumors had been swirling that the evergreen Paramount
Prince (by Society’s Chairman) had seemingly found the fountain of
youth for his 6-year-old campaign, and he might’ve just proven
them to be true with a valiant victory in the GIII Seagram Cup
Stakes Saturday at Woodbine.

A winner of this very contest in 2024, the ’23 King’s Plate hero
ran third last season when he attempted a title defense and
closed his 2025 with a third-place effort Nov. 30 against optional
claimers. Back in winning form May 2, where he defeated ’25
King’s Plate winner Mansetti in the process, he entered this year’s running of the Seagram with a fourth-place
finish May 23 and a neck runner-up result last out June 27 in the
GIII Dominion Day to the very familiar face of Runaway Again.

Sent off as the 7-2 second choice while that foe was made the
4-5 favorite, Paramount Prince broke well and went straight to
the front to post opening fractions of :23.82, :47.77, and six
panels in 1:12.47. Closely pursued by a host of challengers
coming off the bend, and with Mansetti launching a looming bid
from the overland route, the elder statesman was set down for
the final drive as Runaway Again came alongside midstretch.
Locking horns for the anticipated rematch, the duo battled
down to the wire with Runaway Again inching ever closer, but
luck proved to be on Paramount Prince’s side. Refusing to let the
younger competition go by, they hit the wire in tandem, and the
photo went his way by a head.

Sedburys Ghost wrapped the trifecta while Mansetti faded to fourth in the lane.

“Paramount Prince is a really nice horse with a high cruising
speed. And he finds his stride, hard horse to beat that way,” said
winning rider Fraser Aebly. “At the head of the lane, I could see
Mansetti start to come around on the outside, and Paramount
Prince grabbed another gear for me and I was thinking in my
head, ‘where’s Sid’s horse [Runaway Again], I know he’s coming’.
He kind of showed his face at the 1/8th pole, but we got the bob
today.”

-edited from http://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com