Life Is A Highway
By Noah Joseph A horse’s career is like a road. Sometimes it’s a short, simple road, other times it’s a long, almost never-ending highway. There are plenty of bumps, turns, and detours to go along with them. But sometimes the road less traveled may lead to a most welcome and unexpected destination. At Canterbury, that […]
Alexa Gerstel – Jockey’s Agent
Alexa Gerstel is a new jockey’s agent this summer and is enjoying it. She has normally worked directly with the horses in the barn, but she likes the change of pace as a jockey’s agent. Representing new Canterbury Park Jockey Zeke Lara, Alexa says that it is sometimes difficult “being the new kids in town,” […]
Bill Kroska – Owner
Bill Kroska got involved in horse racing with Tammy Domenosky in 2007. He learned more about racing at Canterbury CollegE and had early success with Moralist. Bill is a part of the Miracle Logistics Inc. ownership group and still enjoys owning horses and watching them race. Learn more about Bill here!
Minnesota HBPA Groom of the Week – Juan Carlos Lopez
Juan Carlos Lopez has been with trainer Mac Robertson for 20 years. “I don’t know how he does it,” says Robertson, the winningest trainer in the history of Canterbury Park. “How he does this massive amount of work and so well. I would never have won 1,000 races at Canterbury without Juan Carlos.” Congratulations Juan […]
Festival of Champions at Canterbury Park will crown best Minnesota breds
-$855,000 in purses to be distributed in 12-race card- Entries for the 29th Minnesota Festival of Champions, a night of racing on Saturday, Sept. 10 at Canterbury Park restricted to thoroughbreds and quarter horses bred in the state, attracted a total of 107 horses for 12 races. Owners, jockeys and trainers of those entrants will […]
Sabre Wrangler – First Quarter Horse Winner at Canterbury
The date was September 3, 1986. What was then Canterbury Downs, in its second year of existence, carded its first American Quarter Horse race, the distance 400 yards. The winner was Pennsylvania-bred Sabre Wrangler, ridden by Roger Ward, trained by Mark Sellers for owner James H. Olson, in a final time of 21.44 seconds. Olson […]
Baker’s Dozen
By Noah Joseph Horse racing is a sport full of “what ifs?” One could easily come up with a list of them. The most commonly used “what if” in racing often relates to a horse’s career. “What if this horse competed longer than it did?” Some horses have had great careers end early for a […]
Bombs Away in The 1889 Futurity
Bhr the Bomb Dot Com wins $22,000 stake at 15 to 1 odds Bhr the Bomb Dot Com entered The 1889 Futurity with no wins from four starts and exited the 350 yard race a winner Wednesday at Canterbury Park. She paid $32.60.The futurity offered a $22,000 purse and was restricted to 2-year-old quarter horses […]
Minnesota HBPA Groom of the Week – Joel Hernandez
Joel Hernandez plays a vital role in the success of the Karl Broberg barn at Canterbury Park. Joel is extremely reliable, has never missed a day of work, and his performance as a groom is top notch. He has a great attitude and does an exceptional job caring for the horses. Joel is always willing to chip […]
It’s Handicapping Contest Season at Canterbury Park
With just 17 days until the largest Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge of the year, the $120,000 Big Ten BCBC Contest on Sept. 15, Canterbury is offering several opportunities to qualify for much, much less than the $3,000 Big Ten buy-in. The final Big Ten Super Satellite series takes place Thursday through Saturday. A $10 entry […]