Track Analyst Brian Arrigoni Breaks Down the 2019 Pegasus World Cup
Saturday, Jan. 26, is Pegasus World Cup Day at Gulfstream Park. The $9 million Pegasus has attracted the best of the best in thoroughbred racing. New this year is the $7 million Pegasus Turf Cup, part of a 12-race program that begins at 10:30 a.m. central time. This is also the free-to-enter Road to Kentucky […]
Oaklawn Park Opens Friday; Canterbury Regulars Galore
Racing at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas begins this Friday afternoon. The winter/spring meet with huge purses and many of the best trainers from across the country should again provide not only exciting action but large betting pools. Oaklawn has extended its meet from the traditional mid-April end date up to May 4, Kentucky […]
Youngsters to Compete at Extreme Horse Skijoring
CJ Walsh, 12, will be among the youth competitors when Extreme Horse Skijoring comes to Canterbury Park on Saturday, Feb. 23. How does he think he and his teammate, Ava Erickson, will do? “I’m guessing we’ll have more fun than success,” he said. Skijoring is an adrenaline-packed race that involves a skier being pulled behind […]
Joel Berndt Sizzling in the New Year
Joel Berndt has experienced the highs and lows, the ups and downs, of a thoroughbred racehorse trainer during a career that began in 1991 at Fonner Park. As in all sports there is a premium on winning; but in racing a high hit rate is very difficult to attain when you face multiple opponents, all […]
Canterbury Racing Club: ‘It’s Just a Lot of Fun’
The first year of the Canterbury Racing Club, in 2009, the horse won its first race… then its second. “Well, this is super easy,” said Ron Jacobson, who has been a member of the Racing Club all but one year. “We all thought we had a Claiming Crown winner in our midst.” The Canterbury Racing […]
Brandon Welter: From Platinum Pass to $35,000 Cash
Brandon Welter, a regular in the Canterbury Park poker room, works as an actuary. He puts his knowledge of statistics and probability to use when he navigates the action on the felt. Still, he probably didn’t want to calculate his odds of winning the PokerStars Players Championship, where he went up against some of the […]
Morning Line for Canterbury Park’s 2019 Handicapper of the Year
As The Oracle (Bruce Meyer) turned in another stellar performance to become 2018 Handicapper of the Year at Canterbury Park, eyes are turning toward 2019 and who could claim the coveted title. With five HOY belts already, Meyer is the early favorite. “It’s a competitive field every year,” said Jeff Maday, handicapping contest coordinator for […]
Ry Eikleberry Approaches A Milestone
Jockey Ry Eikleberry‘s professional riding career began in 2005, at the age of 16, at Araphoe Park in suburban Denver. His first victory came that summer with his eighth mount on July 8 aboard Chopins Crescendo, trained by his father Kevin Eikleberry, who owned the gelding along with former NBA player and coach Dan Issel. […]
A Family Affair for Snocross Racers
If you’ve ever seen Snocross in person, you know it must take plenty of courage to go zooming around the course and flying over jumps. And that’s just as true for the amateur races, including 8-year-old Livy Hentges. “I know I am brave and can overcome any nerves that way,” she said. Livy is among […]
2018 Handicapper of the Year Comes Down to Final Weekend
Bruce Meyer, known as The Oracle by many, is once again in the running for Canterbury Park’s Horseplayer of the Year. He is seeking his fifth title. “Winning the Horse Player of the Year is 50 percent strategy and 50 percent luck,” he said. “My strategy stays the same each year, but the years I’ve […]