{"id":1185125,"date":"2026-09-04T01:12:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T01:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1185125\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T01:12:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T01:12:17","slug":"military-time-poised-to-strike-in-prince-of-wales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1185125\/","title":{"rendered":"Military Time Poised to Strike in Prince of Wales"},"content":{"rendered":"

With King’s Plate Stakes winner Luster<\/a>\u00a0 bypassing the remainder of the Canadian Triple Crown, opportunity knocks for King’s Plate runner-up Military Time<\/a>\u00a0 in the series’ second leg, the\u00a0CA$400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes,\u00a0Sept. 7 at Fort Erie<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Mark Casse trainee heads eight Canadian-bred 3-year-olds in the\u00a01 3\/16-mile dirt race that carries an additional CA$100,000 for eligible Ontario-breds.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u00a0through the stretch. Racing with blinkers for the first time, Military Time still delivered a career-best effort, finishing\u00a03 lengths clear of fading third-place finisher Fire and Wine<\/a>\u00a0, who also returns in the Prince of Wales.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0 is untested over a traditional dirt track, as are the other race favorites.<\/p>\n

Highwaytothemoon<\/a>\u00a0, who defeated Military Time and others in the Plate Trial Stakes before weakening to ninth in the 1 1\/4-mile\u00a0King’s Plate, is the 3-1 second choice for trainer Dale Desruisseaux and owner\u00a0Centennial Farms (Niagara).<\/p>\n

The Canadian Triple Crown concludes with the\u00a0CA$400,000 Breeders’ Stakes, a 1 1\/2-mile turf test Sept. 27 at Woodbine.<\/p>\n

Entries: Prince of Wales S.<\/a><\/p>\n

Fort Erie<\/a>, Monday, September 07, 2026, Race 9<\/p>\n