Father and son racehorse owners – Balkrisna Sukharan and Jason Totaram
Balkrisna Sukharan grew up in Guyana and starting race riding as a jockey when he was 12 years old. Sukharan talked about how different racing is in South America: “over there you don’t have to be 21. You can race at 10 years old.” Coming to America in 1994, Sukharan knew he wanted to be […]
Mike Bolinger – Racehorse Trainer
Horse trainer Mike Bolinger has been coming to Canterbury Park since 2004, but he had been around horses well before that. Bolinger’s parents trained quarter horses in Iowa when he was a child and they would run the horses on the smaller tracks. “My dad actually broke horses that were thoroughbreds for a dentist that […]
Kentucky Connection
By Noah Joseph Last month leading up to the Kentucky Derby, much was made in the local and national media about the two Minnesota owned horses, Zandon and Zozos, who were to take part in the race. Zandon’s owner is Jeff Drown of Clearwater, 12 miles south of St. Cloud, while Zozos is owned by […]
Trainer Jason Olmstead Wins North Star State Derby and Futurity
Relentless Legacy takes Derby; Beep Beep Rev Rev by a length in Futurity Trainer Jason Olmstead won the first three quarter horse races of the Canterbury Park season Wednesday. The seven-time training champion scored his first win of the night with maiden Chloes Magic who paid $3.80. His second came in the $28,000 North Star […]
Olmstead Ready For Quarter Horse Racing To Begin At Canterbury
Jason Olmstead has been the leading quarter horse trainer at Canterbury Park the past seven seasons and he fully intends to win his eighth title. Olmstead could be well on his way after the first three quarter horse races of the meet, where he trains the favorite in each, are run Wednesday night. In the […]
Sofia Barandela – Jockey
Jockey Sofia Barandela’s professional riding career began in 2021, when she was 35 years old. Her first victory was fall of that year on Intimidating at Arapahoe Park in suburban Denver. “It has been challenging, it has been rewarding,” Barandela said. “I have met so many wonderful people, and I have traveled to places I […]
Canterbury Park June 4-5 Weekend Features Bulldog Races and Taste of Canterbury
72 bulldogs compete Sunday; Tacos and Tequila on Saturday Canterbury Park is hosting the first in a series of three “Taste of Canterbury” events, beginning with Tacos and Tequila on Saturday, June 4. A $50 ticket allows guests to enjoy specialty Mexican cuisine, including classic tacos, elote bowls, tres leche cake and tequila drinks, in […]
Retired from the Announcer’s Booth but not from the Sport – Richard Grunder
Richard Grunder has been involved in racing at Canterbury for decades. He recently retired as race caller at Tampa Bay Downs, the job for which he is most well known but his involvement in the sport runs deep. Check out this interview.
Joel Berndt – Racehorse Trainer at Canterbury Park
Joel Berndt was leading trainer at Canterbury Park in 2020. He trained one of last year’s most electric 2-year-olds, Love the Nest. Track Announcer Paul Allen had a chance to visit with Joel before the start of the meet. Check it out here.
Beach Flower Wins $50,000 Minnesota HBPA Distaff; Plane Talk wires Honor the Hero under jockey Alex Canchari who later wins 1,000th career race
Nine-year old mare Beach Flower, who had won the Minnesota HBPA Distaff two times in four prior starts, made it three wins in the $50,000 stake when she was victorious again Wednesday at Canterbury Park. Under jockey Roimes Chirinos, Beach Flower sat off the early pace in the one mile race run over a muddy […]