2023 Canterbury Park Live Meet Preview – – By The Numbers
by The Oracle Opening day of the 2023 Canterbury Park live racing meet is Saturday, May 27! That means it’s time to look back at the 2022 Canterbury Park live meet from a statistical standpoint and use that data to help us better predict the outcomes of the 2023 Canterbury Park races. Canterbury Park […]
Large Fields for Three-Day Opening Weekend of Racing at Canterbury Park
212 horses entered in 26 races May 27 – 29; two $50,000 Stakes on Saturday Minnesota’s only thoroughbred racetrack begins its 29th season as Canterbury Park on Saturday with a 5 p.m. first post. The 54-day season starts with three days of racing, Saturday through Memorial Day Monday. Racing on Sunday and Monday begins at […]
Canterbury Park Fast Facts
10 percent takeout $.50 Post Time Pick 4 wager Begins with the first race each day as well as a 10 percent takeout $.50 Pick 5 Each day on the final five thoroughbred races. The takeout rate on both wagers is an industry low, resulting in a larger portion of the wagering pool being returned […]
Canterbury Park Horse Racing Season Begins May 27
Promotional calendar includes dogs, camels, fireworks and food Live horse racing returns to Canterbury Park Saturday, May 27, kicking off a 54-day season and a full schedule of promotional days. The Shakopee, Minn. racetrack’s meet runs through Sept. 16 with horse racing on Wednesdays and Saturdays beginning at 5 p.m. central and Sundays at 1 […]
Slowly But Surely The Barn Area Fills at Canterbury Park
Horses, grooms, trainers and jockeys continue to arrive in Shakopee for the start of the 54-day Canterbury Park season on May 27. The process of moving from one track to another is a bit of a jigsaw puzzle requiring multiple trailers and trips, paperwork and phone calls. It eventually gets done, just rarely as planned. […]
Backstretch Opens For 2023 Canterbury Park Season
The Canterbury Park stable gate opened Friday morning for horses arriving to what is expected to be a near-capacity barn area. The 54-day racing season begins Saturday, May 27 and runs through Sept. 16. As of this morning there are nearly 100 horses on the grounds for trainers including Tony Rengstorf, Tim Padilla, Lynn Rarick, […]
Canterbury Park Completes Sale of Land to Swervo Development
Construction of 19,000-Capacity Amphitheater Expected to Begin in Spring 2023 Canterbury Park Holding Corporation today announced that that it has completed the sale of 37 acres of land to Bloomington Investments, LLC, an entity related to Swervo Development, for total consideration of $8.8 million. The land sold is situated adjacent to County Road 83 and […]
Canterbury Park Announces Return of Industry Low 10% Takeout on Post Time Pick 4 and Pick 5
All-Turf Pick 3 with 14% takeout added to Wednesday wagering menu Canterbury Park will again offer a 10 percent takeout $.50 Pick 4 wager that will begin with the first race each day as well as a 10 percent takeout $.50 Pick 5 on the final five thoroughbred races daily. The takeout rate on both […]
Canterbury Park’s 2023 Live Horse Racing Entertainment Includes Food, Fireworks and Dog Races
Tickets on sale April 4 at tickets.canterburypark.com Canterbury Park’s horse racing season runs May 27 through Sept. 16 and will again be enhanced by various promotions throughout the summer including race-day themes, special events and food-centric offerings. Proven popular and returning to the calendar are dog races for corgis, dachshunds, bassets and bulldogs, culminating in […]
Gulfstream Park featured in Road to Kentucky Handicapping Contest Saturday with Florida Derby
EARLY post time alert!! First post and contest entry deadline at 10:30 a.m. The featured track this week in the free-to-enter weekly contest series that runs each Saturday through Kentucky Derby Day is Gulfstream Park and the Florida Derby. Weekly and overall prizes are awarded throughout the 16-week event. The Arkansas Derby from Oaklawn is […]