Prince of Wales Stakes returning to TV
TSN to broadcast live from Fort Erie during the second jewel of Canadian Triple Crown
The Canadian Triple Crown has a new sponsor, a new logo and will be returning to national television this summer.
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. announced last week it will be sponsoring the events, and that TSN would again be broadcasting live from all three races, including the Prince of Wales Stakes in Fort Erie.
“OLG is proud to be the title sponsor for the Canadian Triple Crown, our country’s most prestigious series of thoroughbred horse racing that showcases the incredible talent we have here in Canada,” said Cal Bricker from OLG. “Horse racing has been a part of Ontario’s history for over 250 years and OLG’s support for the sport — and the positive impact it has on our economy — will continue for years to come.”
Fort Erie Race Track hosts the second jewel of the Canadian Triple Crown, the Prince of Wales Stakes, and although it was briefly televised on TSN a few years ago, that initiative was abandoned in 2015. With a new sponsor at the helm, the cameras will once again be rolling on July 24 when the $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes hits the dirt track.
“The Prince of Wales Stakes is our signature event at Fort Erie Race Track, and we are very happy to once again be broadcast on TSN,” said Tom Valiquette, COO of Fort Erie Live Racing Consortium. “The Canadian Triple Crown is an important piece of thoroughbred racing, and it is great to have these historic races televised for
people to experience.”
Established in 1959, the prestigious series is contested over three different distances and racing surfaces, progressing from 1¼ miles over the Tapeta track at Woodbine to 1-3/16 miles over Fort Erie’s dirt course to 1½ miles over Woodbine’s famed E.P. Taylor turf course.
The 12th and most recent horse to win the OLG Canadian Triple Crown was Wando, in 2003, with Patrick Husbands aboard for trainer Mike Keogh and owner Gus Schickedanz.