Queen's Plate 2017 contenders on the work tab Sunday

Malibu Secret and Aurora Way both had their final tune-ups for the Queen’s Plate on the main track here Sunday while Megagray worked over the dirt training track.

Alan Garcia, who has picked up the mount on Malibu Secret, was in the irons for the first time as the colt went five furlongs in :59.40, the second-fastest of 38 works at the distance.

Malibu Secret worked in company with stablemate Cleopatra’s Strike, a 4-year-old colt who won a first-level allowance here last time out, and broke off several lengths behind before running by in midstretch.

“Everything went according to plan,” said trainer Malcolm Pierce, who caught Malibu Secret galloping out six furlongs in 1:12.  “Alan said he never really asked him until the gallop-out.”

Aurora Way, working at the crack of dawn, was clocked in :59.60, third-best for the distance, and also galloped out six furlongs in 1:12 under exercise rider Kevin Mayers.

“It was an easy comeback work,” said trainer Stu Simon, who sent out Aurora Way to win impressively at first asking in what will be his only start prior to the Queen’s Plate. “He’s in good order.”

Megagray breezed four furlongs in :48 while working in company with The Last Wan, a maiden who is so-named because he will be the final representative of the stallion Wando, who was the most recent Canadian Triple Crown winner in 2003 and died in 2014.

Regular rider Jesse Campbell was in the irons as Megagray started off behind his barn mate and went by at the eighth pole.