Canterbury Park Turf Festival Offers $350,000 In Stakes Purses Wednesday
$100,000 Mystic Lake Derby richest race of the night Canterbury Park will run the $100,000 Mystic Lake Derby for the ninth time on Wednesday as the richest race of the Canterbury Park Turf Festival which includes four additional turf stakes and four undercard dirt races. Trainer Michael Maker will attempt to win the one mile […]
Canterbury Park Issues Statement on Saturday Training Cancellation
Late Friday night, Canterbury Park officials were made aware of two individuals in the horse stabling area reported to be presenting potential symptoms associated with COVID-19. Out of caution, the proactive decision was made to cancel Saturday morning horse training while more information was gathered. Canterbury officials have learned that neither individual in question has […]
Danjer Wins BOA Canterbury Park Championship Challenge In Track Record Time
Canterbury Park officials referred to the evening’s program of 10 quarter horse races as The Fastest Day In Minnesota Sports and it lived up to the hype as Danjer won the $62,739 Bank of American Canterbury Park Championship Challenge in track record time of 21.062 seconds for 440 yards, beating the 2011 mark of 21.162. […]
Fastest Day In Minnesota Sports Tuesday With Six Quarter Horse Stakes
All quarter horse program includes Grade 3 BOA Canterbury Park Championship Challenge Canterbury Park’s Tuesday racing program won’t take long or at least the races themselves won’t, as the 10-race program features quarter horse racing exclusively with distances ranging from 250 yards, usually clocking in at just over 13 seconds, to 870 yards. Track officials […]
View from the VOX….. Let’s Make Some Money!
Another four-day racing week at Canterbury starts this afternoon at 4:30, which means chip, chair and chance you could win $85,000 on a 50-cent play. Not that it happened that way, but last Wednesday we paid out a Pick 5 record $85,340.No idea how much winner(s) invested to find a 46-to-1 early, a 6-to-1 in […]
Los Alamitos Next Stop On Road To Kentucky
The free-to -enter Road to Kentucky Handicapping Contest motors along Saturday, July 4 with a stop at Los Alamitos Race Course, host of the Los Alamitos Derby, a $150,000 grade 3 event at nine furlongs. First post and thus contest entry deadline is 3 p.m. for the nine-race Independence Day program. The Los Al Derby […]
Poker Room Opens July 9
24/7 operations resume with Texas hold ’em added to existing table games Poker returns to Canterbury Park on Thursday, July 9 as the Shakopee, Minn. casino, which has already been offering table games such as blackjack since June 15, expands its hours of operation to 24/7. When the poker room reopens at 10 a.m., the […]
Cinco Star Wins Ralph Strangis Memorial; Pays $36.80
Cinco Star battled to victory in the $50,000 Ralph Strangis Memorial Stakes, winning by a nose over Drop of Golden Sun and paying $36.80 to win. The 5-year-old Minnesota-bred gelding was ridden by Constantino Roman for trainer Mac Robertson and owner John Mentz of Lakeville, Minn. Robertson also trained the prohibitive favorite Hot Shot Kid […]
Why The Name?
Captain Steve, Fireman Oscar, Lakeville, Boozin At Bozos. Racehorse names are derived in many ways. Often times an owner names a horse for a friend or relative, a location, or even an experience. Owner and breeder Tony Didier has named many over the years and several achieved great success. When he visits, which is often […]
Live Streaming Now Free at CanterburyPark.com
Canterbury Park now offers live streaming of each evening’s races free of charge. Just go to www.canterburypark.com and click FREE STREAMING which will redirect you to the streaming service. Then pick that day’s date and enjoy the races. The walk-up wagering windows are open daily for you to make wagers on Canterbury races as well […]