Ry Eikleberry – 2020 Leading Jockey
He began riding at the age of 16 in Colorado and made his way to Canterbury Park the following year, 2006. Ry Eikleberry won three quarter horse riding titles, 2008 – 2010, and has been leading thoroughbred rider three times as well – 2014, 2018 and last season. Ry turned his focus to thoroughbreds years […]
Mr. Jagermeister Motors in 10,000 Lakes Stakes
Clickbait provides jockey Cecily Evans with first career stakes victory in Lady Slipper Mr. Jagermeister won the $50,000 10,000 Lakes Stakes on Wednesday night at Canterbury Park by 4 3/4 lengths, covering six furlongs in a stakes record 1:08.54. The six-year old earned $30,000 and became the richest Minnesota-bred money earner in the history of […]
Wednesday Stakes Feature Minnesota-bred Best
Many of the richest Minnesota-breds in racing will line up in Wednesday featured stakes. The $50,000 Lady Slipper, which begins the $1 Pick 6 as the fourth race, attracted seven fillies and mares while the $50,000 10,000 Lakes stakes, race five, kicks off the 10% takeout Pick 5 wager that has a $91,333 carryover. The […]
Opening Night Handles $1,845,976; Pick 5 Carryover $91,333
Canterbury’s 65-day racing season got underway Tuesday with a small, but very lively crowd capped at somewhere around 2,500. The 50 cent Pick 5 was elusive to bettors who wagered $135,332 into the pool. With no winning tickets, the carryover into Wednesday evening is $91,333. “People, the fans, seem so happy to be back,” trainer […]
Canterbury Park Opens Looking to Build on 2020 Success
Strong opening week entries encourage track officials; 10 percent $.50 Pick 5 and 10 percent $1 Pick 6 highlight wagering menu Canterbury Park’s 65-day thoroughbred and quarter horse race meet, which begins tonight at 5PM CDT, attracted 248 entries in 27 races, not including 12 also-eligible entries, for the first three days of the season. […]
2021 Canterbury Park Live Meet Preview
by The Oracle Follow The Oracle on Twitter at @Oracle 65 He will provide selections daily. Opening day of the 2021 Canterbury Park live racing meet is Tuesday, May 18! That means it’s time to look back at the 2020 Canterbury Park live meet from a statistical standpoint and use that data to help us […]
Katlin Bedford Determined To Succeed
There is a certain resiliency required to overcome life’s biggest hurdles. Some have it. Others don’t. Onlookers at the Canterbury trainers’ stand early this month had to look twice to believe what they were seeing. Katlin Bedford? After all, she was involved in a frightful spill on Sept. 16 of last year at Canterbury; a […]
Canterbury Park Ready To Race Tuesday, May 18
65-day season begins amidst loosening of COVID-19 restrictions Canterbury Park’s 65-day horse racing season will begin Tuesday, May 18 with track officials having high hopes for a more traditional season of racing and promotional activities. Following a 2020 season that started later than usual and offered fewer race days with strict spectator capacity limits below […]
Opening Night Program Draws 86 Horses in Nine Races
Entries were drawn today for the Tuesday, May 18 opening night program. The nine-race card attracted 86 entries plus nine also eligible horses. A total of 21 riders are named with Ruben Fuentes listed in eight races. Dean Butler, Roimes Chirinos and Alex Canchari each have seven mounts. Jockey Chad Lindsay is named on six. […]
Looking Like A Racetrack
Traffic back and forth from the barns to the main track during morning training hours has increased dramatically this week. Stall Superintendent Andrew Vold estimates that 1,000 horses are now on the grounds. Jockeys have been arriving steadily. Agent Chad Anderson recently landed rider Lindey Wade who earlier this spring was planning to be here […]
