American Pharoah: Memories of a Magical Belmont
By Noah Joseph With another Triple Crown bid on the line this Saturday, the fourth this decade, it’s hard to not think of American Pharoah‘s Triple Crown success. As he became the first horse to win the Triple Crown in 37 years, millions celebrated, not just at Belmont, but at tracks across the country. Canterbury […]
Larry Cronin has a History of Fast Horses
By Rebecca Roush Growing up in Mill Bank, South Dakota, Larry Cronin had never been around race horses. That was until 1987 when his friend and eventual racing partner, Paul Hook, convinced him to purchase a horse in partnership and run it at Canterbury Park. Since then, Cronin’s horses have gone on to win multiple […]
Ry Eikleberry A Proven Winner At Canterbury Park
By: Rebecca Roush Jockey Ry Eikleberry won five consecutive races last Friday, with winners ranging in price from $3.80 to $15.60, and victories coming in sprints and routes on both turf and dirt. Ry knew from a very young age that he wanted to race horses one day. The fourth-generation horseman grew up in Cave […]
BHR Flashing Effort wins MN Stallion Breeders’ Quarter Horse Futurity
Trainer Bob Johnson, who estimates he has run a horse in each of 31 renditions of the race dating back to 1986, won the Minnesota Stallion Breeders’ Quarter Horse Futurity for the seventh time on Sunday at Canterbury Park. The 350-yard dash for 2-year-olds, with a $30,305 purse, went to BHR Flashing Effort by a […]
Wings Locked Up Wins Stake
BY JIM WELLS The shortest distance between two points is indisputably a straight line. But the swiftest trip isn’t always so. Sometimes an adjustment makes up the difference. Take Wings Locked Up on Saturday afternoon, breaking from the No. 6 hole in the $50,000 Honor the Hero Stakes at (about) five furlongs on the turf. […]
Key To Belmont Might Be A Fit, Rested Horse
BY JIM WELLS You are Bob Baffert and your barns are well stocked with expensive horses, but there is one of them asked about almost exclusively in recent days. The 3-year-old Chestnut colt under your care is attracting a lot of attention, questions about his health, his demeanor. Has anything changed since Pimlico ? Baffert […]
Canterbury Park’s Leading Ladies
By Noah Joseph One of the most inspiring parts of horse racing is inclusiveness. Since the beginning of the 20th century, horse racing has had many prominent female owners, trainers, and breeders. In the 1960s, females were allowed to compete as professional riders. Since the early days of racing in Minnesota, female jockeys have played […]
$25,000 Trainer Bonus – Mystic Lake Northern Stars Racing Festival
As part of the Mystic Lake Northern Stars Racing Festival at Canterbury Park, a $25,000 trainer bonus will be offered based on performance in the June 23rd racing program. All trainers with a horse that starts in any of the races on the card are eligible. Two (2) points will be awarded for each starter in […]
Francisco Arrieta Makes An Impression at Canterbury
By Rebecca Roush It’s been a long road to Canterbury Park for rider Francisco Arrieta, a new face this season in Shakopee. Growing up in La Rinconada, Venezuela, the 29-year-old jockey has had a long history of horseracing. “I remember going to the racetrack when I was young and just loving everything about it,” Arrieta […]
Horse Owners Gary and Brenda Bergsrud
Gary Bergsrud has been around horses his whole life. After watching his father train and run horses in Devils Lake, North Dakota, he knew he wanted to own horses one day. Bergsrud met his wife and partner Brenda (pictured above with jockey Santiago Gonzalez) at Assiniboia Downs in Winnipeg, Canada. He owned horses there and […]
