BC Pre-Entries Announced; Race Order, Guaranteed Pools and Wagering Menu Set
Pre-entries for 2020 Breeders’ Cup, scheduled for next week Friday, Nov. 6 and Saturday, Nov. 7 at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky were made public this week. You can find the information on the Breeders’ Cup website as well as DRF.com in their Breeders’ Cup section. The DRF print edition of BC Advance past […]
Lothenbach Named TOBA October Member of the Month
Bloodhorse.com reported yesterday that racehorse owner Robert Lothenbach of Eden Prairie, Minn. was named Thoroughbred Owners & Breeders Association October Member of the Month. Reporter Carly Silver offered a detailed history of the owner and breeder including Lothenbach’s recent success with Grade 1 winner and likely Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint entrant Bell’s the […]
Johnnie Jamison 1956-2020
Johnnie Jamison passed away on October 13. The name may not be familiar to those not integrally involved in the horse racing industry. It need not have been. In Johnnie’s line of work, anonymity in the public arena could be considered a sign of success. He was an expert in the science of the racetrack […]
A Warehouse of Breeders’ Cup Information
For those that like statistics and information, the Breeders’ Cup Media Center is worth a look. Thorough recaps from each year can be found as well as searchable database with all sorts of data. For example, there has been one Minnesota bred to run in the Breeders’ Cup. Booly competed in the 1992 Juvenile Fillies and […]
Racebook The Place To Be This Weekend
Another busy weekend of horse racing awaits punters this Saturday through holiday Monday in the Canterbury Racebook. Belmont Park has four grade 1 races Saturday and a grade 2. The grade 1 events are Breeders’ Cup Win and You’re In races. On Sunday the New York racetrack conducts a pair of grade 3s with one […]
Bodenheimer Wins Indian Summer; On To Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint
Trainer Valorie Lund spoke highly of the 2-year-old colt Bodenheimer before his smashing 11 ¼ length win at Canterbury Park on July 29. She dared mention Breeders’ Cup. On Sunday at Keeneland, Bodenheimer proved her accurate with a gate-to-wire victory in the win-and-you’re-in Indian Summer Stakes, earning a place in the starting gate at Keeneland […]
Spend Breeders’ Cup At Canterbury Park – Tickets On Sale Wednesday
The 37th Breeders’ Cup is Friday and Saturday, November 6 – 7. Annually one of the most exciting events on the horse racing calendar, Breeders’ Cup 2020 will be held at Keeneland for the second time and you can spend both days at Canterbury Park taking in all the action. With capacity limits in place, […]
Mark Chronister Elected To Canterbury Park’s Board of Directors
Proven Finance Executive Brings Forty Years of Experience to Board Canterbury Park Holding Corporation announced today that Mark Chronister has been elected to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective October 1, 2020. The election of Mr. Chronister to Canterbury Park’s Board of Directors increases the size of the Board to six members, five of whom […]
Hawthorne Meet Opens Friday With 35 Days Through Dec. 27
Hawthorne Race Course did not run a Spring meet in 2020 as the facility underwent a facelift that will eventually accommodate slot machines. The Chicagoland racecourse will however run a Fall season beginning this week with a Friday through Sunday schedule into December when the race week slims down to Saturday and Sunday only, through […]
Keeneland Fall Meet Begins Friday
A stakes packed fall race meet at Keeneland begins Friday and runs through Oct. 24 with no racing on Mondays and Tuesdays. A total of 18 stakes worth $4.775 million will be offered, with several featuring runners to be seen at Breeders’ Cup Nov. 6 and 7, also at Keeneland. All 17 days of this […]