Something’s Gotta Give Saturday On Road to Kentucky
The annual Road to Kentucky Handicapping Contest was off to a good start last Saturday. With plenty of room to spread out on both Clubhouse and Mezzanine levels, race fans were treated to a competitive day of racing including the R2K feature track Gulfstream Park. Handicapper Michael Tindall earned 1,912 points in R2K to win […]
Star of the North Shines In Texas
Star of the North, a 3-year-old Minnesota bred filly, won the $75,000 Darby’s Daughter by a convincing 2 1/4 lengths at Sam Houston Race Park Saturday evening. The 5 1/2 furlong race, a division of the Clarence Scharbauer, Jr. Texas Stallion Stakes, was restricted to 3-year-old fillies that are progeny of nominated Texas-based stallions. Star […]
Road To Kentucky Handicapping Contest Begins Saturday
It is time again, as it has been each year at Canterbury Park for more than two decades, to kick off the annual Road to Kentucky Handicapping Contest. R2K, as it has come to be known, is a popular fixture on the calendar and helps winter-weary horse gamblers make it to spring by following the […]
Oaklawn Opens Friday; Harr Anxious To Ride
Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas begins its 57-day race meet on Friday at 12:30 p.m. with a nine-race card featuring the $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes, a Kentucky Derby stepping stone. Track officials expect full fields and competitive racing, a belief confirmed by the first two days of entries. New this year on the wagering […]
Mr. Jagermeister Prepares For Return
Mr. Jagermeister is “starting to get fit” trainer Valorie Lund said Friday following the six-year-old Minnesota bred’s fourth workout since returning to training. All the works have come at Turfway Park in Florence, KY with the latest a very sharp 1:00.40 for five furlongs. The goal for Jag is the Feb. 6 $150,000, six furlong, […]
Rassier Wins Last Chance NHC Qualifier Contest
Spring Tune Up Super Satellites begin Thursday In The Money Contest Force-Out on Saturday Jack Rassier’s final mythical bankroll of $119.80 was $8.20 better than Bill Ender, allowing Rassier to qualify for the $3 million National Horseplayers Championship held in Las Vegas this August. The Chaska, Minn. handicapper won a coveted entry to NHC, his […]
Rau Wins 2020 Canterbury Handicapper of the Year; Quest for 2021 Title Begins
The start-stop-start-stop 2020 racing year did not deter Shaun Rau from winning the prestigious Canterbury Park Handicapper of the Year title. The 39-year-old horse player from Lakeville, runner up in the 2019 HOY standings, pushed past 2010 winner Ron Hafner to capture the honors by a score of 12 to 10. [final standings here]. Rau […]
Win an Entry To $3m NHC this Saturday at Canterbury Park
With the Canterbury Park Racebook now re-opened and operating daily, the handicapping contest schedule is taking shape beginning with this Saturday’s $3 million National Horseplayers Championship Last Chance Qualifier contest. One entry to the Aug. 27-29, 2021 NHC will be awarded. The format is simple. Entry fee is $100 (plus $50 for those that do […]
Canterbury Park to Re-Open Monday at 10AM
We invite you to Come Play starting Monday, January 11! The Canterbury Casino will re-open at 10AM for table games and poker action, with the third-floor Racebook opening at 11AM. The Casino will remain open 24/7, although food and beverage service will be discontinued nightly at 10PM in accordance with the latest Executive Order. Join […]
Canterbury Park 2021 Racing Dates Approved By Minnesota Racing Commission
65-day Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse meet to run May 18 through Sept 16 Canterbury Park’s request for a 65-day 2021 thoroughbred and quarter horse racing season, May 18 through Sept. 16, was unanimously approved Thursday by the Minnesota Racing Commission. The Shakopee, Minn. track will conduct a Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday schedule with racing also […]