The Sky’s Not A Limit For This Jockey
Marcus Swiontek became interested in horse racing really by chance. He grew up in Jordan, Minnesota, just 14 miles down Highway 169 from Canterbury Park, yet the racetrack was never on his radar. Marcus happened to be flipping through TV channels on a Saturday afternoon in the mid-2000s and stumbled across the Kentucky Derby. “From […]
Gulfstream Park Championship Meet Begins; Claiming Crown Saturday
Winter racing continues to heat up with the opening of the Gulfstream Park Championship Meet on Wednesday. Racing will be conducted every Wednesday through Sunday through March 28. Saturday at Gulfstream features the Claiming Crown, an event that began at Canterbury Park in 1999 showcasing the ‘working class heroes’ of the sport. It has grown […]
Racebook on ‘Pause’ As National Racing Scene Heats Up
Although Canterbury’s Racebook and Casino are on ‘pause’ until Dec. 19, horse racing, along with much of the sporting world, continues on. Three winter racing staples open this week as Tampa Bay Downs begins a 90-day meet on Wednesday and Fair Grounds begins its 149th season on Thanksgiving Day. The New Orleans track will run […]
Impact of New Executive Order on Canterbury Park
On Wednesday Governor Walz issued Executive Order 20-99 in response to the worsening outbreak of COVID-19 across the state and throughout the Upper Midwest. The order mandates the temporary closure of entertainment venues, including Canterbury Park, beginning this Friday night at 11:59 PM. Since the onset of this pandemic, Canterbury Park has been an industry […]
Canterbury Park to Temporarily Suspend Operations Beginning Friday, November 20
Canterbury Park Holding Corporation, (NASDAQ: CPHC) (“Canterbury Park” or the “Company”), announced today that, in compliance with the November 18, 2020 executive order from Minnesota Governor Walz requiring temporary closure of places of public accommodation as a measure to slow the spread of COVID-19, the Company will temporarily suspend all Casino, simulcast and special events […]
Canterbury Park Requests 65-Day Racing Season For 2021
Canterbury Park racing officials have submitted a request to the Minnesota Racing Commission for 65 racing dates in 2021 beginning May 18 and running through Sept. 16. With the request came the caveat that future impacts associated with the COVID-19 pandemic may necessitate an amendment to the request. Horsemen purses are projected to return to […]
Bodenheimer Earns Rest After 8th-Place Finish In Breeders’ Cup
Although disappointed in 2-year-old colt Bodenheimer‘s eighth-place finish in the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint on Nov. 6 at Keeneland, trainer Valorie Lund still believes this three-time winner who debuted with a sparkling victory at Canterbury Park has great ability. The race simply did not go his way. Bodenheimer ‘bobbled at the start’ […]
Zac Brown Band, Carrie Underwood, and Lynyrd Skynyrd Will Headline Twin Cities Summer Jam 2021
Minnesota’s Largest Outdoor Music Festival Releases Complete 2021 Lineup Zac Brown Band, Carrie Underwood, and Lynyrd Skynyrd will headline Twin Cities Summer Jam on July 22-24, 2021 at Canterbury Park. The annual summer festival aims to bring the biggest acts in the music industry to a premier outdoor festival setting. The full festival lineup will […]
In The Money Handicapping Contest begins Saturday with Churchill Downs.
Hit the board in all 11 races at Churchill and win $200. The program begins at noon. Entry to the In The Money handicapping contest is $10. If no player does select a top-three runner is all races, the prize pool carries to the following Saturday and continues to do so until perfection is achieved […]
Bodenheimer, “just like a tiger”, readies for BC Juvenile Turf Sprint
“I’m so excited,” trainer Valorie Lund said yesterday about the upcoming Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland where her colt Bodenheimer will race in the $1 million BC Juvenile Turf Sprint at five and one-half furlongs. There are hundreds and hundreds of racehorse trainers in the country but few that make it to North America’s biggest thoroughbred […]