Making the Grade
By Noah Joseph In the history of horse racing and breeding, only four horses bred in the state of Minnesota have ever won a graded stakes race. A graded stakes race is a stakes race of the highest quality in both prize money and strength of the competition. The highest level is Grade 1, followed […]
It Wasn’t Too Soon For These Two Winners
BY JIM WELLS A conversation ensued among some of the riders on Wednesday regarding how often a horse would run in times gone by. One of them remarked at the frequency with which thoroughbreds ran in “the olden days” 75 to 100 years ago. Every few days, a couple of times a week. The dialogue […]
A P is Loose, Some Say So Stakes Winners
BY JIM WELLS There is something about horses that can put a guy’s stomach right where his throat should be sometimes. Take the $50,000 Blair’s Cove Stakes Tuesday night. It’s not just the horses, of course, it’s the connection they have to so many other elements around us, including family, memories…. The race drew a […]
Lynn Deichert – Musician of Distinction
Story by Rebecca Roush – Video by Ted Pawlicki If you have ever attended the races at Canterbury Park, you have probably heard the call to post. The song is a long standing tradition in horse racing and is played to call the racehorses to the starting gate before each race. At tracks across the […]
Leslie Mawing Is Back In The Saddle Sooner Than Expected
By Rebecca Roush Returning to the saddle just last Thursday after suffering a back injury during training in late May, jockey Leslie Mawing says he is recovered and ready for more racing. Growing up in South Africa on a racehorse ranch, Mawing watched his father train, his older brother ride, and his cousin have a […]
Stakes Races Highlight Holiday Cards
The upcoming holiday schedule will bring out some of the best state bred horses in the barns for racing on Tuesday and Wednesday, including two making a quick turnaround from recent races. Stakes races are scheduled both days, along with an annual fireworks display on Tuesday evening and hot dogs for a buck on the […]
A Small Package With Big Ambition
BY JIM WELLS It isn’t necessarily a sore spot but at some level she must grow weary every now and then when someone refers to her height. She’s been hearing it her entire life, grade school, high school and now in her professional career. Many of us might have lashed out by now after being […]
Happy Birthday to Chase Clark
By Rebecca Roush Jockey Chase Clark celebrates his birthday today. He has had a long-time passion for the sport of horse racing and he doesn’t intend for that that to stop any time soon. The 25-year-old rider from Las Vegas grew up watching his father, Curt Clark, train horses. “I knew pretty much right away […]
Coming Full Circle
By Noah Joseph Last Saturday, Sniper Kitten came charging down the stretch to win the $200,000 Mystic Lake Derby, the biggest race of the year at Canterbury Park. Under a perfectly timed ride from jockey Tyler Gaffalione, Sniper Kitten ran down the longshot Nobrag Justfact, winning by a length. Fans knew Sniper Kitten was an […]
All in the Family: Mark and Bonnie Kane
By Rebecca Roush While horse ownership, or horse racing for that matter, didn’t come swiftly to Mark Kane and his wife Bonnie, he caught on to the process when it did. In 2007 the couple from Brooklyn Park was introduced to the idea of owning their first horse when Bonnie’s brother-in-law, former horse owner Matt […]
