Learning To Handicap The Races and Cash Bets
By Lexi Mueller Horse racing is a fun pastime for many at Canterbury Park, where they can come, bet on horses, and hopefully win enough money to pay for the beer they drank. But for others, horse racing has become more than just a pastime. The art of handicapping has advanced horse racing, as racing […]
Enough Nolan Stories To Fill A Book
BY JIM WELLS There are countless stories to tell when Paul Nolan is at the center of a discussion, but race fans seldom tire of the tale regarding the 1997 Lady Canterbury Stakes and the longshot K Z Bay. She paid $67.80 to win and anyone who cashed in that afternoon can provide details that […]
Tragedy, Minnesota-Breds, and Friendship
Horse racing can build bridges, create a nexus between people and their families due entirely to the horses they own or, in one particular case, want to own. Take Lori and Harlan Walker of rural Wall, S.D., for instance. The Walkers raced horses at Canterbury Downs when it debuted in 1985, and for several years […]
Chief Cicatriz at Del Mar for Grade 1 Bing Crosby on Saturday
Chief Cicatriz pretty much dictated his own terms in the Dark Star Cup at Canterbury Park in June, but the competition is at another level in Saturday’s Grade I, $300,000 Bing Crosby at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. Just the same, trainer Shawn Davis figures with good reason that his horse belongs in this lineup and […]
Canterbury Invaders Primary Reason To Watch Iowa Tonight
Prairie Meadows in suburban Des Moines, Iowa hosts a pair of $65,000 sprint stakes for 2-year-olds tonight and Canterbury winners will have a strong presence. Race 7 at Prairie, the Prairie Gold Juvenile, includes Richard Ronald , who will be ridden by Leandro Goncalves. He was aboard the colt June 19 when he crushed a […]
Leg Up Day Sunday, July 28
Sunday you can support jockeys injured while riding at Canterbury Park. The Leg Up Fund was established in 2014 to provide temporary, transitional support to riders injured at Canterbury as they recover and return to the saddle. The fund provides direct resources to Canterbury Park jockeys who are hurt while riding and helps give them […]
A Winning Gait Requires Harmony In The Gate
BY JIM WELLS Can you scoff at danger and inevitable injury, laugh off what happened twenty minutes earlier and focus on what’s about to take place? Can you forget about a throbbing leg kicked earlier in the day or an aching shoulder that acts up every time you lift an arm? Can you do all […]
Canterbury Park First Half in Review
by The Oracle Before racing took a short break for the summer concerts, we passed the halfway point of the 2019 Canterbury Park live racing season. Here is a look inside-the-numbers- at what has transpired on the race track so far in 2019. The following statistics are for thoroughbred races only. The Odds: Favorites are […]
Now Playing: A Canterbury Classic
By Noah Joseph Over the years, Canterbury has had some powerful Minnesota bred horses, especially during the early 2000s. Horses like Crocrock, Bleu Victoriate, Nidari, and J.P Jet were winning everything in sight. While those names come up in conversation frequently in local racing circles, one name is often forgotten. That horse is Now Playing. […]
Canterbury Park Live Horse Racing Resumes Thursday
Event-packed week follows 10-day break for music festival Live horse racing resumes at Canterbury Park Thursday following a 10-day hiatus to allow for Twin Cities Summer Jam, a music festival held in the Shakopee, Minn. racetrack’s infield July 18 through 20. The concert required extensive set up and take down to accommodate the 40,000 […]