Road to Kentucky Contest on to Oaklawn
This Saturday in the Canterbury Park Racebook the Road to Kentucky Handicapping Contest continues with racing from Oaklawn The free-to-enter contest series that runs each Saturday through Kentucky Derby Day is underway. Weekly and overall prizes are awarded throughout the 16-week event. Get ‘capping and get to the Racebook for your chance at cash prizes. […]
Road to Kentucky Handicapping Contest begins Saturday, January 21
The 16-week Road to Kentucky Handicapping Contest begins this Saturday with 14 races from Fair Grounds in New Orleans. R2K has been an annual staple of winters in the Canterbury Racebook since originating in 1998. While formats, prizes and scoring have changed over the years, the consistency has not. The contest features the best Kentucky […]
Canterbury Park 2023 Quarter Horse Stakes Schedule
Canterbury Park Championship Challenge elevated to Grade 2. Canterbury Park’s racing department today announced that the 2023 mixed meet will include 11 quarter horse stakes races highlighted by the Northlands Futurity on Aug. 16 offering an estimated purse of $86,000. The purse for the 400-yard Canterbury Park Quarter Horse Derby, also Aug. 16, is estimated […]
Chris Merz Hired as Sr. Director of Horse Racing Operations at Canterbury Park
Canterbury Park officials today announced that Chris Merz has been hired for the position of Senior Director of Horse Racing Operations. Merz, who will begin his duties in early February, has been director of racing and racing secretary at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California since 2020. “We are very excited to have Chris join […]
Canterbury Park To Offer 24 Thoroughbred Stakes in 2023
Canterbury Park’s 2023 thoroughbred stakes schedule will feature 24 races totaling $1.65 million in purses. Fifteen of the stakes will be run on the main track and nine on the turf. The schedule will reward owners and breeders of Minnesota-bred racehorses with 16 of the races restricted to horses bred in the state including four […]
Meyer wins seventh Canterbury Park Handicapper of the Year title; Quest begins anew this week
Bruce Meyer proved best in the year-long Canterbury Park Handicapper of the Year competition winning his seventh title. Meyer, for his efforts, received the $2,000 first prize along with a trophy and the prestige of being Canterbury’s most successful handicapping contest player in 2022. The Handicapper of the Year contest has been held each year […]
Canterbury Park 2023 Racing Dates Approved by Minnesota Racing Commission
54-day Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse meet to run May 27 through Sept. 16 Canterbury Park’s request for a 54-day 2023 thoroughbred and quarter horse racing season, Saturday, May 27 through Saturday, Sept. 16, was unanimously approved today by the Minnesota Racing Commission. Four days of racing per week will be conducted from July 12 through […]
Canterbury Park Seeks 54-Day Racing Season for 2023
Meet would run May 27 through Sept. 16 Canterbury Park racing officials have submitted a request to the Minnesota Racing Commission for a 54-day mixed-breed horse racing season in 2023. The proposed meet would begin Saturday, May 27 and conclude Saturday, Sept. 16. Four days of racing per week would be conducted from July 12 […]
Canterbury Park Promotes Jason Haugen to New Role as VP of Real Estate for Canterbury Park Development, LLC
Canterbury Park Holding Corporation announced today that current Director of Real Estate Development, Jason Haugen, has been named Vice President of Real Estate for Canterbury Park Development, LLC. In this newly created role, Haugen will continue his work overseeing the development of Canterbury Commons while also managing the growing portfolio of the Company’s real estate […]
Spend BREEDERS’ CUP in Canterbury Park Racebook – Friday, Nov. 4 & Saturday, Nov. 5
World Championship races, attracting the finest thoroughbreds from around the world competing for millions in purse money, live from Keeneland in Lexington, KY. 14 total Breeders’ Cup Races over 2 days: five races Friday and nine races Saturday HOURS OF OPERATION _ WAGERING & CASHING Clubhouse staffed hours: Friday: 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM Saturday: […]