Quarter Horse Trials Wednesday; Grade 3 Distaff Challenge Thursday at Canterbury Park
Twenty-one 2-year-olds compete to qualify for $80,400 Northland Futurity Following a nine-day break, live racing resumes at Canterbury Park on Wednesday with a 10-race program including three quarter horse trials for the $80,400 Northlands Futurity and two for the $50,075 Canterbury Park Quarter Horse Derby. Thoroughbred races comprise the first half of the card beginning […]
Minnesota HBPA Groom of the Week: Tonya Williams
Presented by Bravis Craft Mexican Kitchen and Luro Boots The Minnesota HBPA started the tradition several years ago of honoring weekly a groom that exemplifies the trade. Grooms are the backbone of racing, caring for the equine athletes. Much of their work goes unseen and largely unappreciated by the general public. Grooms are hands-on daily […]
Canterbury Park First Half in Review with ROI All-Stars
by The Oracle We are near the halfway point of the 2024 Canterbury Park live racing season, coming off a nine-day break. Here is a look inside-the-numbers- at what has transpired on the race track so far. The following statistics are for thoroughbred races only. The Odds: It was no secret that last year the […]
Canterbury Park Mid-Season Facts and Figures
The live racing season has nearly reached the half-way point with 29 days of racing remaining and 25 complete. A nine-day break is underway with racing resuming July 24. The product certainly has been competitive with just 32 percent of wagering favorites winning in contrast to last year when that number was 45 percent or […]
Trainer Mac Robertson Wins Five on Hall of Fame Night
Apprentice rider Serafin Carmona gets stakes double and wins five races Hall of Fame Night at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, MN It was an evening of multiple wins for trainers, owners and jockeys Saturday during Canterbury Park’s Hall of Fame Night. Hall of Fame trainer Mac Robertson won five races including three of the five […]
Saturday’s Hall of Fame Night at Canterbury Park Features Five Handicaps
Midnight Current defends MN Turf Distaff title Top state bred 3-years-prep for Derby and Oaks Hall of Fame Night Showcases Minnesota’s Best Thoroughbreds Saturday’s Hall of Fame Night at Canterbury Park includes turf races for accomplished older thoroughbreds as well as main track sprints for 3-year-olds whose connections hope they make a name for themselves […]
Jess Rocket Man Wins $22,000 Bob Morehouse Stakes
Trainer Jason Olmstead saddles top three finishers Trainer Jason Olmstead saddled three of the five entrants in Wednesday’s $22,000 Bob Morehouse Stakes, a race he had won six of the past seven years. His three horses ran first, second and third providing the Hall of Fame quarter horse trainer with his seventh Morehouse win. Jess […]
Baron Spann – Minnesota HBPA Groom of the Week
Minnesota HBPA Groom of the Week presented by Bravis Craft Mexican Kitchen and Luro Boots Each Thursday the Minnesota HBPA honors a groom that exemplifies the craft. Grooms are the backbone of racing, caring for the equine athletes. Much of their work goes unseen and largely unappreciated by the general public. Grooms are hands-on daily […]
Canterbury Park Hall of Fame Adds New Members
Breeders Cheryl Sprick and Richard Bremer along with Hot Shot Kid to be inducted July 12 The Canterbury Park Hall of Fame’s newest members, breeders Cheryl Sprick and Richard Bremer and Minnesota-bred thoroughbred racehorse Hot Shot Kid, will be inducted during a ceremony July 12 at the Shakopee racetrack. These inductees join a group of […]
Leg Up Fund Night at the Races Aug. 17
Founded in 2014, the Leg Up Fund is a tax exempt 501 (c)3 established to provide temporary financial assistance to jockeys and exercise riders in the immediate aftermath of a racing-related injury and provide support for other programs administered by the Minnesota HBPA and Chaplaincy at Canterbury Park. The fund is supported each meet through […]