Turfside Dining Room
Racing News
Fort Erie Race Track prepares for season and adds two additional race days
March 25, 2021
FORT ERIE, March 25, 2021 - Fort Erie Live Racing Consortium (FELRC) announced that they have applied to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) to add two additional race days to Fort Erie’s racing calendar. The additional days will be added at the end of the season on October 25…
read more
Date set for 86th Prince of Wales Stakes
January 25, 2021
FORT ERIE, January 25, 2021 – The 86th Prince of Wales Stakes is set to take place on Tuesday, September 14, first race post time 1:00 p.m. The $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes is Fort Erie Race Track’s signature event, for Canada’s finest three-year-old thoroughbreds running 1 mile…
read more
Executive Management Changes at Fort Erie Live Racing Consortium
January 14, 2021
FORT ERIE, January 14, 2021 - Fort Erie Live Racing Consortium announced today that after five years as chief operating officer/ chief financial officer of the Fort Erie Live Racing Consortium, Tom Valiquette has decided to take a step back from some of his COO duties, but will continue to maintain…
read more
Successful end to racing season
October 14, 2020
FORT ERIE, October 14 – Fort Erie Race Track may have been closed to fans this year, but the 123rd racing season was still one for the record books. Despite the massive impact of COVID-19 and the many obstacles it presented, Fort Erie Race Track was able to safely operate 39 race days while remaining…
read more
Mighty Heart Conquers Second Jewel in OLG Canadian Triple Crown
September 30, 2020
FORT ERIE, September 29, 2020 - Mighty Heart made it look mighty easy winning the Prince of Wales Stakes. The one-eyed three-year-old now holds the first two jewels in the OLG Canadian Triple Crown, and if all goes well has his eye set on the Breeder’s Stakes in October. Mighty Heart and Clayton…
read more