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Fort Erie Adjusts Post Time For Opening Day

Racing at Fort Erie Race Track is set to resume on Tuesday, June 15 with a special post time of 3 p.m. The 2021 live racing calendar will feature race dates, running Mondays and Tuesdays through to October 26. For a second year in a row, racing at the track will begin without spectators due to continuing COVID-19 restrictions.

The 124-year-old border oval will feature racing on Mondays at 1 p.m. as well as twilight racing on Tuesday afternoons commencing at 4 p.m. Enhanced racing COVID protocols are in place to ensure the health and safety of all racing participants.

The opening day card will include two Cup races: The Sprint into Summer and the Summer Solstice Cup. The Sprint into Summer is for colts and geldings (maidens), aged three or older going five furlongs on the dirt. The Summer Solstice is for fillies and mares (maidens), aged three or older going five furlongs on the dirt as well.

“We wanted to start off this season with a strong card and we think the Cup races are a great addition to our opening day,” said Drew Cady, the general manager of the Fort Erie Live Racing Consortium. “Every horseperson has been working hard to prepare their horses for this year's meet and we believe it will be a great season despite delays due to the provincial lockdown.”

The Prince of Wales Stakes is scheduled to take place at the end of summer on Tuesday, September 14. The $400,000 race will feature Canada's finest three-year-old thoroughbreds, running 1 mile and 3/16 on Fort Erie's dirt track. Given the current COVID-19 restrictions it remains uncertain whether fans will be able to attend the 86th running of the second jewel in the OLG Canadian Triple Crown.

While fans are not able to attend live racing, they can watch racing online at www.forterieracing.com/streaming-and-replays. Wagering on horse racing in Ontario will be available through www.hpibet.com.

For more information on the upcoming 2021 racing season please visit www.forterieracing.com.

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PR Back Ring OBS June Sale: Taking The Temperature Of The 2-Year-Old Market

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The latest issue of the PR Back Ring is now online, ahead of the OBS June 2-Year-Olds And Horses OF Racing Age Sale.

The PR Back Ring is the Paulick Report's new bloodstock newsletter, released ahead of every major North American Thoroughbred auction. Seeking to expand beyond the usual pdf presentation, the Back Ring offers a dynamic experience for bloodstock content, heavy on visual elements and statistics to appeal to readers on all platforms, especially mobile devices.

Here is what's inside this issue…

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Lead Feature Presented By Niall Brennan Stables: After the pandemic ravaged the 2020 juvenile auction and created an uncertain yearling marketplace in which to re-stock, how are consignors feeling as we head into the home stretch of the 2021 2-year-old season? Pretty good, actually.
Stallion Spotlight: Harlan Malter of Ironhorse Racing Stable on young Florida stallion Bucchero.
Pennsylvania Leaderboard Presented By Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association: The late stalwart Jump Start continues to reside at the top of the standings by Pennsylvania stallion incentive earnings. Learn more about his reign at the top and the horses that got them there.
Ask Your Veterinarian Presented By Kentucky Performance Products: Dr. Raul Bras of Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital on the hoof ailment White Line Disease.
The Stat: Examining Florida's leading freshman sires from 2010 to 2020.
First-Crop Sire Watch: Stallions whose first juveniles are cataloged in the OBS June sale.

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OBS June Sale Begins Wednesday

The 2021 OBS June Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training and Horses of Racing Age is set for Wednesday through Friday, June 9 – 11 with all sessions beginning at 10:30 a.m.

Hip No's 1- 316 will be sold on Wednesday, Hip No's 317- 632 will be offered Thursday and Hip No.'s 633 – 927 will sell on Friday. The catalog is available in the OBS website at obssales.com and in printed form at the sales grounds. Hip No.'s 1 – 874 are in the main book, Supplements 875 – 927 are in a separate catalog.

Hip No. 573, a daughter of Shackleford consigned by Navas Equine, worked a quarter in :20 3/5 at Saturday's Under Tack session to post the sale's fastest work at the distance. The bay filly is out of Moondancer, by Cuvee, from the family of grade one stakes winner Kitten's Dumplings. (catalog page) (video) (walking video)

Four horses worked quarters in :20 4/5.

Hip No. 393's quarter in :20 4/5 was Friday's fastest at the distance. The son of Arrogate consigned by Top Line Sales LLC, Agent, is a dark bay or brown colt out of stakes winner Hero's Amor, by Street Sense, a full sister to graded stakes placed stakes winner Threefiveindia. (catalog page) (video) (walking video)

Three youngsters breezed quarters in :20 4/5 on Sunday.

Hip No. 816, a bay colt by Quality Road consigned by de Meric Sales, Agent, is out of stakes winner Surfside Tiara, by Scat Daddy, from the family of champion Flanders. (catalog page) (video) (walking video)
Hip No. 827, a bay colt by Distorted Humor consigned by Top Line Sales LLC, Agent, is a half brother to graded stakes placed stakes winner Kyriaki out of Tally Ho Dixie, by Dixieland Band. (catalog page) (video) (walking video)
Hip No. 835, a dark bay or brown colt by Practical Joke consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc. (Ciaran Dunne), Agent, is a half brother to graded stakes placed stakes winner Jo Jo Air out of Tessie Flip, by Grand Slam. (catalog page) (video) (walking video)

Three horses shared honors for the Under Tack Show's fastest eighth, working the distance in :9 4/5.

Hip No. 107, a daughter of Midnight Storm consigned by Scanlon Training & Sales, Agent, worked Wednesday's fastest at the distance. The bay filly is a half sister to stakes winner Miss My Rose out of Ava G, by Afternoon Deelites, from the family of grade one stakes placed stakes winner Winter Treasure. (catalog page) (video) (walking video)
Hip No. 447, a daughter of Frosted consigned by Top Line Sales LLC, Agent, turned in the Friday's fastest at the distance. The gray or roan filly is out of graded stakes winner Jody Slew, a half sister to stakes winner Cape of Bradford. (catalog page) (video) (walking video)
Hip No. 856, a son of Quality Road consigned by McKathan Bros. Sales, Agent, sped Sunday's fastest work at the distance. The bay colt is out of graded stakes placed Tulira's Star, by Congrats, a half sister to graded stakes winner Mountain General. (catalog page) (video) (walking video)

Hip No. 344, Platinum Beauty, a gray or roan filly by Neolithic consigned by Rolling Meadows Farm, Inc., worked the sale's fastest three eighths at Thursday's session, clocked in :32 4/5. Out of stakes winner Frost Princess, by Waquoit, she's a half sister to stakes placed Gran Greyfrost. (catalog page) (video)

Videos from the five Under Tack sessions are posted online at obssales.com as well as viewable on site via video kiosks located around the sales pavilion. Current information about OBS sales, consignors and graduates is now also available via social media sites Facebook and Twitter. A link on the homepage directs users to either site.

OBS will again offer online bidding during the June Sale. Buyers will be able to go to the OBS website and register to gain bidding approval, then access the OBS Bidding Screen with their credentials. For complete information on registration and online bidding please go to the OBS website at: obs-online-bidding/

Sales results are updated frequently during each session on the OBS website and available in sortable, .pdf and excel formats at the conclusion of each session. The latest news regarding OBS graduates, sales schedules, nominations, credit requests, travel information and other news relevant to OBS consignors and customers is also available.

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Thoroughbred Industry Employee Award Nominations Now Open

Nominations for the 2021 Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards (TIEA) open today, Monday, June 7th, and will close on Monday, August 2nd. TIEA was held in America for the first time in 2016.

Godolphin, the global racing stable founded by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, is the principal sponsor of the awards in association with The Jockey Club, the National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protection Association (NHBPA), the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) and the Breeders' Cup. Godolphin also sponsors the equivalent Stud and Stable Staff Awards in Ireland, Australia, Great Britain and France.

As with many events throughout 2020, the TIEA Ceremony took place virtually. It was even more important during this difficult year to recognize and reward some of the hardworking individuals who kept our industry afloat throughout the pandemic. As the country lifts COVID-19 restrictions, the 2021 renewal of TIEA will fortunately be once again an in-person event in October, graciously hosted by Keeneland.

This year's award categories will reflect a few changes. First, there will now be one overall “Leadership Award”, combining the previously separated leadership awards in both breeding and racing. Second, a new category, the “Support Services Award”, has been added to reward an individual who works in any non-administrative, support service role in the Thoroughbred industry. Eligible candidates for this award include, but are not limited to, sales positions; auctioneers; gardeners; veterinary practices; farriers; starting gate crew; horse transport; grounds staff at sales companies, farms or racetracks; valets; horse dentists; physiotherapists; etc.

Lastly, TIEA is pleased to announce the addition of award category sponsors for 2021. Churchill Downs, Hallway Feeds, Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, I Am Horse Racing, along with Keeneland, will each be sponsoring an award this year and are excited to join this important industry initiative.

A total of seven categories, including the new Support Services division, will be presented this year and will carry total prize money of $122,000. The Award Ceremony will be held on Friday, October 15th, in the sales pavilion at Keeneland. Once again, Jill Byrne has generously agreed to be the master of ceremonies.

For more information and to nominate online, please go to www.tiea.org.

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