Preakness Saturday at Pimlico Plus Stakes Action From Keeneland, Belmont, Santa Anita
Entries were taken yesterday for Pimlico’s Saturday Preakness Day program consisting of 12 races, all stakes, beginning at 10 a.m. The Preakness Stakes attracted 11 entries with Authentic , winner of the Kentucky Derby, drawing post 11 as the 9/5 morning line favorite. Art Collector, who bypassed the Derby due to a heel injury that […]
Last Chance NHC Qualifier Super Satellite Contests
Canterbury Racebook will offer a final onsite opportunity to qualify for the $3 million National Horseplayers Championship when up for grabs is one berth to the winner of the Dec. 19 Last Chance NHC Qualifier Contest. Leading up to that event, $10 entry fee Super Satellites are offered each Thursday through Saturday. In the Supers, […]
Remington Park Sunday Racing Features Oklahoma Derby and Remington Park Oaks
Remington Park will begin its stakes-soaked Sunday program at 3pm, right about the time the final gun will sound and the Vikings will triumphantly leave the field at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis following a thorough thrashing of the Tennessee Titans. No fans are allowed at US Bank Stadium but the Canterbury Racebook has great […]
Racebook Action Galore
Santa Anita delayed its autumn race meet due to fires in the nearby hills but commences Friday at 2:30 p.m. with a 10-race program that includes the G3 Chillingsworth Stakes and the G2 Eddie D. On Saturday, Santa Anita rolls out five graded stakes, all with Breeders’ Cup implications: G2 Chandelier, G1 Rodeo Drive, G1 […]
2020 Racing Season Sees Record Off-Track Wagering
A racing season that was postponed and shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic concluded Thursday evening at Canterbury Park with the results leaving track officials pleased, considering the race meet was in jeopardy in April. The Shakopee, Minn. racetrack conducted an uninterrupted 53-day race meet that began on June 10, a month later and 12 […]
Canterbury Park Season Concludes With Wednesday And Thursday Racing
Canterbury Park’s 53-day horse racing season will conclude with 4:00 p.m. post times on Wednesday and Thursday. Each evening, 13 thoroughbred races will be run. A total of 247 horses were entered over the two programs for an average field size of 9.5, exceeding the season average of 7.2 horses per race. The racing season, […]
Final Two Days of Live Meet Sept. 16 -17 – Thirteen Races Each Night and Wednesday Pick 5 Carryover
The final two days of Canterbury’s 53-day season will be conducted this Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 16 and 17. Entries were taken this morning and well into the afternoon for both days with 24 races in the condition book plus another 15 extras with many of those taken for both genders. Connections scrambled to get […]
Dog Days of Summer Handicapping Tournament Tests A Bettor’s Skills
Handicapping is a crucial piece to solving the horse racing puzzle and many horse players spend so much time on that exercise that they neglect an equally important part: the wagering. Canterbury’s Dog Days of Summer Handicapping Tournament combines the importance of both. This is a live bankroll contest that allows players to determine how […]
Minnesota HBPA Groom of the Week — Estefany Hernandez
Estefany Hernandez is the Minnesota HBPA Groom of the Week. Estefany has been working for trainer Tony Rengstorf since 2016. Tony is quick to point out her work ethic and how much she genuinely cares about the race horses. Estefany takes care of six horses including recent allowance winner Papa’s Isla Doll, Vegan Goes Best […]
Ready to Runaway Wins Again At Minnesota Festival of Champions
Wagering handle exceeds $2 million, an event record Rain may have forced scratches and surface changes Wednesday at Canterbury Park, but it did not dampen the spirit of participants in the 27th Minnesota Festival of Champions, an evening of racing restricted to horses bred in the state and designed to celebrate the industry. The 12-race […]