Live Horse Racing Begins At Canterbury Park May 3 and 4
66-day meet runs through Sept. 14 and includes popular promotional days Canterbury Park will celebrate its 25th season of live horse racing with a two-day opening weekend, Friday, May 3 and Saturday, May 4. Saturday also includes a simulcast of the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby from Churchill Downs, the most well-known race in […]
Party Time For Racetrackers In Phoenix
A recent party at the homestead of Oscar Quiroz and Tiffany Leggett just off Greenway Road in Phoenix celebrated a couple of events, the 25th birthday of jockey Denny Velazquez, and his departure as well….an abbreviated departure but a departure nonetheless. Velazquez, who is having a bang-up meet at Turf Paradise, his best ever, has […]
Canterbury Park and Minnesota HBPA Unite To Prioritize Racehorse Ownership and Retirement
Funding and support from both organizations will enhance state’s racing industry Officials of Canterbury Park and Minnesota Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association, which represents owners and trainers at the Shakopee, Minn. racetrack, have united to provide funding to develop a comprehensive approach to encourage thoroughbred horse ownership, both during and after the racing career. This […]
Mr. Jagermeister Fires A Bullet At Oaklawn and Races Thursday
The 2018 Canterbury Park Horse of the Meet, Mr. Jagermeister, recorded a bullet four furlong work this morning at Oaklawn Park and has been entered to race on Thursday at the Hot Springs, Arkansas racetrack. “He looked awesome,” trainer Valorie Lund said. “He just floated over the track. When he got back he couldn’t have […]
Jockey Colony Coming Together for 2019
Tampa Bay Downs race caller Richard Grunder was enjoying a beautiful April afternoon……..in Tampa, when he answered the phone. “I saw you on the news but it can’t be as bad as they say. How’s the weather up there?” he asked. Paul Allen, the Grunder equivalent at Canterbury, was on the other end. “It’s a […]
In Honor of Mary Pat Monson, Canterbury’s ‘Yarn Bombed’ Horse to Get Update
In 2016, the Junk Bonanza unveiled a “yarn-bombed” horse during an event at Canterbury Park. The horse — an eye-catching statue located outside the Expo Center — was a favorite of Mary Pat Monson, Canterbury Park’s former special events manager, who passed away in September 2018. As a memorial to Monson, Junk Bonanza officials plan […]
Casino Expansion Features New Culinary Options, New Table Games, Fresh Look
Canterbury Park recently embarked on an ambitious project to remodel the Casino, bringing a fresh look, new table games and an exciting new culinary options. “We’re so thrilled to have the remodeling of the Casino complete,” said Michael Hochman, VP of casino operations. “I really think players are going to love the open feel of […]
Minnesota Racing Commission Announces Commission Stewards for Canterbury Park’s 2019 Season
Press release from Minnesota Racing Commission SHAKOPEE, Minn. (March 19, 2019) — The Minnesota Racing Commission has appointed David Hooper, David Smith and Stanley Bowker to the Canterbury Park Board of Stewards for its 2019 race meet. The appointments were made at the commission’s February meeting. Hooper, one of last year’s Pete Pedersen award recipients […]
Aerosmith, Tim McGraw, Pitbull, Rascal Flatts, REO Speedwagon Highlight Twin Cities Summer Jam Lineup
Twin Cities Summer Jam presented by Mystic Lake announced today the major artists playing the first-year music festival at Canterbury Park, coming July 18-20, 2019. The three-day music festival is the only one in the Twin Cities and the upper Midwest that combines music formats — rock, pop and country — every night. Twin Cities […]
Kevin Gorg Handicaps the 2019 Academy Awards
Kevin Gorg, Fox Sports North personality and former Canterbury Park racing analyst, does not miss many movies. He is as opinionated about film and actors as he is about a horse race. Over the years he has offered his Academy Awards selections along with his betting line. Gorg has been remarkably good (and occasionally off […]