Sugar Rushh Wins North Star State Derby; Kiss My White Socks easy winner of North Star State Futurity
Sugar Rushh won the $23,200 North Star State Derby by a head Thursday at Canterbury Park, covering 400 yards in 20.688 seconds. The 3-year-old, who did not break from the gate alertly, is trained by Jason Olmstead and owned by Paul Luedemann’s Summer Run, Inc. Armando Alvidrez was aboard the winner who caught stablemate Averys […]
North Star State Derby and Futurity kick off mixed meet Thursday
Top trainer Olmstead looks for fourth consecutive futurity win Canterbury Park will now run races for both thoroughbred and quarter horses as the mixed meet begins Thursday night with a pair of quarter horse races, the $22,800 North Star State Derby and the $23,200 North Star State Futurity, concluding the eight-race program. First post is […]
Jayro Esquivel – Minnesota HBPA Groom of the Week
Minnesota HBPA Groom of the Week 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 […]
Odds and Ends Headed into Week 3 at Canterbury Park
Jockey Luis Fuentes is the leading rider by wins and purse earnings with three race days complete. From 19 mounts he has seven wins, five seconds and two thirds with earnings of $141,185. Fuentes has ridden winners for several trainers including two wins each for Coty Rosin and Matt Williams and one for his brother […]
Opening Night A Success
Day 1 of the 54-day season, the 30th since the Shakopee, Minn. racetrack reopened in 1995, began with the veteran Minnesota-bred Thealligatorhunter winning by a half-length in an enterprising trip that saw the 6-year-old checking in traffic in the early stages and rallying from off the pace in the stretch, while drifting out ever so […]
Canterbury Park Cards Eight Races for Saturday’s Start to 30th Racing Season
77 horses entered; first race at 5:15 p.m. plus Preakness simulcast Canterbury Park will begin its 30th season of live horse racing on Saturday with an eight-race program beginning at 5:15 p.m. The first race will be followed by a simulcast of the 149th Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the Triple Crown, from Pimlico […]
2024 Canterbury Park Live Meet Preview
provided by The Oracle Opening day of the 2024 Canterbury Park live racing meet is Saturday, May 18! That means it’s time to look back at the 2023 Canterbury Park live meet from a statistical standpoint and use that data to help us better predict the outcomes of the 2024 Canterbury Park races. Canterbury Park […]
30th Season of Horse Racing at Canterbury Park Begins May 18
54-day meet, designed to increase wagering and on-track attendance, runs through Sept. 28. Canterbury Park will begin its 30th season of live thoroughbred and quarter horse racing Saturday, May 18. The 54-day season, with racing conducted primarily on Thursdays and Saturdays at 5 p.m. and Sundays at 1 p.m., will run through Sept. 28. Changes […]
77 entered for Canterbury Park opener on May 18
Entries were taken Saturday morning for the May 18 opening night eight-race program. A Minnesota bred maiden sprint was oversubscribed with three also eligibles. Two of the eight contests will be run on the already lush turf course. “This is a great start,” Sr. Manager of Racing Operations Amber Carlisle said. “Many of the horses […]
Much of the Gang is All Here
The main track was opened for training on Wednesday at 6:30 a.m. It did not take long for a crowd to gather in what is a bit of a homecoming for many. New gap attendant Destany Hall accompanied by Amber Carlisle, head of racing operations, were the first to arrive. Trainer Larry Donlin was not […]