With King's Plate Stakes winner Luster bypassing the remainder of the Canadian Triple Crown, opportunity knocks for King's Plate runner-up Military Time in the series' second leg, the CA$400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes, Sept. 7 at Fort Erie.
The Mark Casse trainee heads eight Canadian-bred 3-year-olds in the 1 3/16-mile dirt race that carries an additional CA$100,000 for eligible Ontario-breds.
Military Time, owned by Gary Barber and St. Elias Stable and bred by Adena Springs, is the 2-1 morning-line favorite following his wide second in the Aug. 15 King's Plate, in which he rallied to briefly threaten Luster before she left him 7 1/4 lengths behind through the stretch. Racing with blinkers for the first time, Military Time still delivered a career-best effort, finishing 3 lengths clear of fading third-place finisher Fire and Wine, who also returns in the Prince of Wales.
Although yet to win a stakes race, Military Time has four stakes placings, all on Woodbine's all-weather Tapeta track, following an initial fifth-place finish in his stakes debut on turf. The son of Gun Runner is untested over a traditional dirt track, as are the other race favorites.
Highwaytothemoon, who defeated Military Time and others in the Plate Trial Stakes before weakening to ninth in the 1 1/4-mile King's Plate, is the 3-1 second choice for trainer Dale Desruisseaux and owner Centennial Farms (Niagara).
The Canadian Triple Crown concludes with the CA$400,000 Breeders' Stakes, a 1 1/2-mile turf test Sept. 27 at Woodbine.
Entries: Prince of Wales S.
Fort Erie, Monday, September 7, 2026, Race 9
- STK
- 1 3/16m
- Dirt
- $400,000
- 3 yo
- 4:36 PM (local)
| PP | Horse | Jockey | Wgt | Trainer | M/L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buium (ON) | Emma-Jayne Wilson | 126 | Kevin Attard | - |
| 2 | Military Time (ON) | Fraser Aebly | 126 | Mark E. Casse | - |
| 3 | Brachetto (MB) | Ryan Munger | 126 | Julia Carey | - |
| 4 | Keepmypowderdry (ON) | Pietro Moran | 126 | Donald C. MacRae | - |
| 5 | Auntie's Bambino (ON) | Xarel Forde | 126 | Louis M. Capi | - |
| 6 | Fire and Wine (ON) | Jalon L. Samuel | 126 | Zeljko Krcmar | - |
| 7 | Imyourmedicineman (ON) | Luis Contreras | 126 | Harold Ladouceur | - |
| 8 | Highwaytothemoon (ON) | Jose Luis Campos | 126 | Dale A. Desruisseaux | - |
