Jesse Sherwood named Canterbury Park starter
Sherwood returns to track where starting gate career began Canterbury Park announced that Jesse Sherwood has been named head starter for the 2026 race meet that begins May 23. Sherwood’s career working on the starting gate began in 2008 at Canterbury where he spent four seasons as an assistant starter. He has been head starter […]
Canterbury Park opens registration for summer dog races; Beagles added to pack that includes corgis, dachshunds, bulldogs and bassets
Canterbury Park will open registration Tuesday, March 3 for its popular summer dog races. Known locally and nationally for horse racing, the Shakopee, Minn. racetrack introduced wiener dog races as an entertainment feature between horse races more than two decades ago. The popularity led to the addition of other breeds, each featured on its own day. […]
Canterbury Park issues 2026 condition book with purses identical to last meet
32nd season runs 51 days, May 23 through Sept. 19 Canterbury Park today released a condition book for the first 14 days of the 2026 meet with purses identical to the levels of the 2025 season. A total of 51 days will be conducted from May 23 through Sept. 19. An estimated $8.5 million in […]
Canterbury Park announces 2026 Thoroughbred Stakes Schedule
Northern Stars Turf Festival slated for June 27 Canterbury Park racing officials announced the 2026 thoroughbred stakes schedule for its 51-day race meet that runs May 23 through Sept. 19. The schedule includes 23 stakes and named allowances totaling $1.1 million in purses. The 33rd Minnesota Festival of Champions, an evening of racing dedicated to […]
Road to Kentucky Contest begins Saturday, Jan. 17
Here it comes again! The annual Road to Kentucky Handicapping Contest kicks off in the Racebook with racing from the Fair Grounds on Saturday, Jan. 17. The 16-week contest, which is free to enter, runs each Saturday and highlights Kentucky Derby prep races from across the country. This Saturday is the Lecomte Stakes at the […]
Canterbury Park will host cancelled Deadwood Snocross Races Jan. 23 – 24
Historic Deadwood event halted due to lack of snow. When unseasonably warm weather and inability to make sufficient snow for the Deadwood, South Dakota course caused AMSOIL Championship Snocross officials to cancel that event they called on Canterbury Park to host the third leg of the annual professional snowmobile racing series. The Deadwood races were […]
Severson wins CBY Handicapper of the Year; Quest for ’26 title begins
Terry Severson won the 2025 Canterbury Park Handicapper of the Year title by accumulating the most points awarded in handicapping contests offered throughout the year in the Racebook. He receives a $2,000 prize. Bruce Meyer, a seven-time winner, finished second while Shaun Rau, Fred Williams and Rick Dahl tied for third. Severson also earned the […]
Snocross Races into Canterbury Park Jan. 9-10
U.S. Air Force Snocross National Jan. 9-10 Snow is the crucial ingredient needed for AMSOIL Championship Professional Snocross to succeed yet Mother Nature alone rarely provides enough. When the second stop on the eight-event national tour that stretches from South Dakota to Quebec visits Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minn. Jan. 9 and 10, massive heaps […]
Canterbury Park 2026 racing dates approved by MRC; Unanimous support from commission for 51-day season running May 23 – Sept. 19
Canterbury Park’s request for a 51-day horse racing season in 2026, running Saturday, May 23 through Saturday, Sept. 19, was unanimously approved today by the Minnesota Racing Commission. Racing will be conducted on Thursdays and Saturdays at 5 p.m. central and Sundays and holidays at 1 p.m. Additional race dates include Monday, May 25, Friday, […]
Canterbury Park Requests 51 Race Dates for 2026; Meet would run May 23 through Sept. 19
Canterbury Park has submitted a request to the Minnesota Racing Commission for a 51-day thoroughbred and quarter horse season that would run from Saturday, May 23 through Saturday, Sept. 19. The 2026 racing calendar offers the same number of race days as 2025. Racing would be conducted primarily on Thursdays and Saturdays at 5 p.m. […]