Fort Erie Racetrack | Horse Racing Free Tips

Woodbine Community Mourns Loss Of Trainer Ashlee Brnjas

Woodbine Entertainment and the entire Woodbine racing community is saddened to learn of the passing of Thoroughbred trainer Ashlee Brnjas.

Brnjas' final entry, Hit This Town, won the seventh race on Monday at Fort Erie.

After starting her equine career with hunters and jumpers, Brnjas took the advice of her father, John, and moved over to training Thoroughbreds for his Colebrook Farms. Brnjas made her official training debut in 2007, earned her first of 11 stakes victory in 2009 and conditioned the winners of 317 races and $10.6 million during her career.

Brnjas notably campaigned two-time Grade 1 Northern Dancer Stakes winner Johnny Bear.

Woodbine would like to extend its sincerest condolences to all the family and friends of Ashlee Brnjas.

The post Woodbine Community Mourns Loss Of Trainer Ashlee Brnjas appeared first on Horse Racing News | Paulick Report.

Source of original post

Fort Erie Plans To Allow Limited Spectators Beginning July 12

The Fort Erie Live Racing Consortium announced today that a limited number of spectators will be allowed to return to the border oval beginning July 12. In response to the province's announcement that horse racing facilities can now reopen to spectators with a limited capacity, Fort Erie Race Track will gradually welcome back fans within the next few weeks.

“We are overjoyed to have spectators returning to the track,” said Drew Cady, the general manager of FELRC. “Of course, we remain extremely cautious about reopening our doors to spectators as the safety of all our horse people and staff remains the top priority.”

The border oval's racing season began on June 15 and the track will continue to offer live racing Monday and Tuesday afternoons until the end of October.

On July 5, the track will allow AGCO licensees to register online to attend upcoming racing days.

“Starting next week, we will allow people holding an AGCO license to have access to the track,” said Cady. “The horse owners – all the people who've continually footed the bill for their horses over the last several months can finally be trackside to see their horses run.”

On Monday, July 12 Fort Erie Race Track will be open to a limited number of spectators. Each spectator must reserve a spot online through forterieracing.com. Spectators will not be permitted on the property if they have not pre-registered online. Please note, everyone's temperature will be taken as part of the screening process to gain entry to the track upon arrival at the track. While visiting the track, wearing a mask is mandatory and must be worn at all times.

Covid-19 protocols remain in effect and will be monitored. Indoor areas of the track such as the Racebook and indoor dining areas remain closed. Spectators onsite will have access to washrooms and two outdoor BBQ food services; trackside at the Tikki Bar and as well as the Paddock Shack across from the paddock area.

Further details on the registration process will be available later this week on their website: www.forterieracing.com

The post Fort Erie Plans To Allow Limited Spectators Beginning July 12 appeared first on Horse Racing News | Paulick Report.

Source of original post

Fort Erie Kicks Off 2021 Season On Monday-Tuesday Schedule

Fort Erie racetrack, the 124-year-old border oval in Fort Erie, Ontario, kicked off the racing season on Tuesday with a tremendous card featuring two Cup races, the Sprint into Summer and the Summer Solstice Cup. The opening day card saw $1.2 million in wagering.

The first race on opening day went to Souper Deputy for trainer Julie Mathes and jockey Chris Husbands. He returned $3.20 to his backers. The leading trainer at last year's meet, Mathes was happy to be back in the winner's circle on opening day.

“My husband, myself and our team at the barn are very elated. We've put a very long hard winter into the horses, and we are very happy to see it paying off. It was a great way to start the season,” said Mathes.

Jockey Chris Husbands rode two winners on opening day, while jockey Pierre Mailhot rode three winners on the card. Mailhot captured the Sprint into Summer Cup aboard Gunzig Stinger. Trained and owned by Claudia Rabstein, the 4-year-old son of Signature Red battled back from a stretch duel with Red Mercury to win the $30,000 Cup race. The other feature race on the card, the Summer Solstice Cup was clinched by Lost Corsage. Owned by Jeanne Ryan, the 4-year-old filly romped home victorious under the setting sun with veteran rider Kirk Johnson aboard.

For trainer Daniel Wills, Lost Corsage exceeded his expectations in the race.

“It wasn't the original expectation. We bought her from John Charalambous at the end of the year and he said that she would do really good at Fort Erie and she was blossoming. Kirk worked her from the gate and said if you run her in the Cup she'll win. It wasn't the plan originally, but I just went along with what he's got to say, and we took a shot and got lucky.”

Breezing the filly in the morning, Kirk Johnson felt very confident about his ride going into the race. “The way she breezed and how much horse I had – it just gave me chills. You know you just get that feeling as a rider.”

Fort Erie's racing season includes 39 days, running Mondays at 1 p.m. ET and Tuesdays at 4 p.m. until Labor Day. From September 6 onwards, post time will be at 1 p.m. for both days.

Racing will continue without spectators, however fans can watch a live HD stream online at https://www.forterieracing.com/streaming-and-replays

Fans can also watch the replay show on YourTV channel 700, Friday nights at 7 p.m. and Saturdays at 12:30 p.m.

The post Fort Erie Kicks Off 2021 Season On Monday-Tuesday Schedule appeared first on Horse Racing News | Paulick Report.

Source of original post

Queen’s Plate Winner Mighty Heart In ‘Extremely Good Order,’ To Start In Prince Of Wales

It will be a field of nine for the 85th running of the Prince of Wales Stakes, the 2ndjewel in the OLG Canadian Triple Crown, to be held on Tuesday, Sept. 29 at Fort Erie Racetrack.

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 favorite 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 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

Prince of Wales Stakes

Post	Horse	Owner	Trainer	Jockey	MLO
1	Truebelieve	Centennial Farms (Niagara) Inc.	Cole Bennet	Keveh Nicholls	30-1
2	Mighty Heart	Lawrence P. Cordes	Josie Carroll	Daisuke Fukumoto	7-5
3	Dotted Line	Norseman Racing Stable	Sid Attard	Justin Stein	8-1
4	Red Mercury	MPB Stables	Paul Lepaine	Simon Husbands	30-1
5	Enchant Me	York Tech Racing Stable	Santino DiPaola	Luis Contreras	20-1
6	Bold Victory	John Oxley	Mark Casse	Patrick Husbands	12-1
7	Tecumseh's War	Ilium Stables, LLC	Catherine Day Phillips	Emma-Jayne Wilson	4-1
8	Muskoka Giant	Conrad Farms	Mark Casse	Kazushi Kimura	12-1
9	Clayton	Lanni, Donato and Plouffe, Daniel	Kevin Attard	Rafael Hernandez	5-2

The post Queen’s Plate Winner Mighty Heart In ‘Extremely Good Order,’ To Start In Prince Of Wales appeared first on Horse Racing News | Paulick Report.

Source of original post