Why So Political wins $59,400 Northlands Futurity; Ding Dang Dulce by a nose in $36,675 Canterbury Park Quarter Horse Derby at Canterbury Park
Why So Political, one of seven horses trained by Jason Olmstead, won the $59,400 Northlands Futurity by one length covering 350 yards in 17.823 seconds. Gonzalo Valles Jr. was aboard for owner Cavenaugh Quarter Horses, LLC. The fastest qualifier in trials held two weeks ago, Why So Political broke inwardly from the starting gate but […]
Olmstead’s Seven Imposing in $59,400 Northlands Futurity Thursday at Canterbury Park
Quarter Horse trainer Jason Olmstead will saddle seven 2-year-olds, including the five fastest qualifiers, in the $59,400 Northlands Futurity Thursday at Canterbury Park. The Northlands is the co-feature along with the $36,675 Canterbury Park Quarter Horse Derby in which Olmstead is favored with Uncle Redheads, one of his four qualifiers in the 400 yard race. […]
That Type Ofa Deal provides upset in Minnesota Derby at Canterbury Park
That Type Ofa Deal raced in the back of the four-horse Minnesota Derby field only looking like a winner inside the sixteenth pole of the 1 mile 70 yard race when, under leading jockey Manuel Americano, the 3-year-old Minnesota-bred surged past pace-setter Navarre and rail-hugging Perfect Gamble to a one-length win in the $75,000 stake […]
Trainer Tony Rengstorf seeks first Minnesota Derby win Saturday at Canterbury Park
Tony Rengstorf has trained racehorses at Canterbury Park since 1990, winning multiple stakes races along the way. One race that has eluded the Minnesota native is the Minnesota Derby, the premiere 3-year-old race for state-breds conducted annually at the Shakopee racetrack. Saturday evening he will saddle 4 to 5 morning line favorite How Bout That […]
Purse increases for Minnesota Festival of Champions Sept. 5; MN Breeders’ Fund Advisory committee authorizes added money
The Minnesota Breeders’ Fund Thoroughbred Advisory Committee has authorized the addition of $5,000 MBF dollars to each of the six thoroughbred Minnesota Festival of Champions stakes races on Saturday, Sept. 5. The advisory committee also approved adding $2,000 to the two undercard state-bred races that night. The Minnesota Breeders’ Fund has a projected underpayment this […]
Northlands Futurity and Quarter Horse Derby trials Thursday at Canterbury Park; Trainer Jason Olmstead expected to be a force; Hobbs brings Ding Dang Dulce to derby heats
Two pairs of trials will be run Thursday at Canterbury Park qualifying quarter horses for finals on Aug. 20. Races 1 and 2 at 400 yards will send the 10 fastest 3-year-olds to the $36,675 Canterbury Park Quarter Horse Derby while 2-year-olds compete at 350 yards in races 3 and 4 to determine 10 finalists […]
How Bout That Curt impressive in Victor S. Myers Stakes; Heavenly Captive upset winner of Frances Genter Stakes
How Bout That Curt won the $51,500 Victor S. Myers Stakes by three lengths Sunday at Canterbury Park making him the likely favorite for the $75,000 Minnesota Derby Aug. 15. The 3-year-old stalked in third behind pacesetters That Type Ofa Deal and Benz Lake Echo before swinging wide on the turn of the six-furlong race […]
Genter and Myers Stakes re-shuffled for Sunday after heat-related cancellation
Top MN bred 3-year-olds compete in MN Oaks and Derby preps Canterbury Park’s racing office acted quickly when it became evident that scorching heat in Shakopee would cause last Sunday’s seven races to be cancelled including a pair of $51,500 3-year-old state bred stakes, the Frances Genter and the Victor S. Myers. Racing secretary Rob […]
Summer Winner favored in Sunday’s Frances Genter Stakes; Navarre and How Bout That Curt battle in Victor S. Myers
The Frances Genter Stakes and Victor S. Myers Stakes, traditional preps for the richer Minnesota Oaks and Minnesota Derby, will be conducted Sunday. Both six furlong races for 3-year-old Minnesota breds offer $51,500 purses. Summer Winner and How Bout That Curt, winners of last season’s premiere 2-year-old races, the Northern Lights Debutante and Futurity, are […]
Sheza a Sugar Momma wins MQHRA Stallion Auction Futurity; Relentless Legacy repeats in Bob Morehouse Stakes
Sheza a Sugar Momma won by a head in the $49,354 MQHRA Stallion Auction Futurity Thursday at Canterbury Park. The 2-year-old Minnesota bred quarter horse filly has now won two of three starts and $43,970 in purses. Sheza a Sugar Momma is owned by Tom Maher and Paul Luedemann and was bred by Summer Run. […]