September 25, 2020
By Fort Erie Communications
It will be a field of nine for the 85th running of the Prince of Wales Stakes, the 2nd jewel in the OLG Canadian Triple Crown.
Five of the top Queen’s Plate competitors will be taking another run for a triple crown jewel, including the first-place finisher, Mighty Heart. The one-eyed wonder trained by Josie Carroll for Lawrence Cordes, will once again have Daisuke Fukumoto looking to steer the race favourite first across the finish line and continue his quest to be the first Canadian Triple Crown winner since Wando in 2003.
“He came out of the Queen’s Plate in extremely good order and breezed very well on Thursday,” said Carroll. “We thought he deserved a chance for a run at the Canadian Triple Crown.”
Trainer Kevin Attard is looking for better results with Clayton after a third place finish in the Plate, a neck ahead of Tecumseh’s War, who will also be trying for a Prince of Wales victory for trainer Catherine Day Phillips.
Truebelieve, owned by Niagara’s Centennial Farms shipped in to Fort Erie’s backstretch and was out on the track for morning training on Friday.
“He came out of the gate a little bit stronger than I wanted him to, and didn’t really settle, but he ran a good race and we wanted to give him another try with the Prince of Wales,” said trainer Cole Bennett about Truebelieve’s performance in the Plate. “Now that he’s had a race into him he’s a little bit fitter and a little bit tighter. We’ve taken the blinkers off, which will hopefully help him to relax a bit. He likes the dirt and trained really well over Fort Erie’s track, so we think the surface will suit him.”
Dotted Line trained by Sid Attard will be taking another swing at a triple crown race after finishing 7th in the Plate. Trainer Mark Casse has entered Bold Victory and Muskoka Giant into the competition, and trainer Santino DiPaola will be running Enchant Me.
Many Fort Erie locals will be cheering for supplemental entry Red Mercury, who is stabled in Fort Erie’s backstretch. Trained by Paul Lepaine, for MPB Stables, he will be the race longshot at 30-1.
The $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes is the 2nd jewel in the OLG Canadian Triple Crown, for three-year-olds foaled in Canada, running 1 3/16 miles on Fort Erie’s dirt surface. First race post time on September 29 is 2:10 p.m., with the Prince of Wales race scheduled for approximately 5:37 p.m. Due to COVID-19, Fort Erie Race Track will be closed to spectators. Fans can tune in to the Canadian Triple Crown broadcast on TSN sponsored by OLG, beginning at 5:00 p.m. on TSN channels 1,3, 4, and 5.
Tuesday’s card will include a mandatory payout of the Jackpot High-5 pool in our final race, with a carryover amount of $178,381.93.
For more information, visit www.FortErieRacing.com
Photo of Mighty Heart by Michael Burns Photo
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