Fort Erie Race Track

Fort Erie Race Track

Beginning of a race
Location	230 Catherine Street Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates	42°55′7″N 78°56′7″W / 42.91861°N 78.93528°W / 42.91861; -78.93528
Owned by	Carl Paladino, Joe Mosey and Joel Castle
Date opened	16 June 1897
Course type	Flat/thoroughbred
Notable races	Prince of Wales Stakes
Official website

Fort Erie Race Track is a horse racing facility in Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada, that opened on June 16, 1897. The racetrack is often referred to as "the border oval" because of the track's proximity (barely a mile) to the U.S. border.^[1] Its most important race is the Prince of Wales Stakes, the second leg of the Canadian Triple Crown.