Canterbury Park First Half in Review and the ROI All-Stars
by ‘The Oracle’ Bruce Meyer We are at the halfway point of the 2025 Canterbury Park live racing season. Here is a look inside-the-numbers- at what has transpired on the race track so far in 2025. The following statistics are for thoroughbred races only. The Odds: As we have discussed in previous articles, the […]
Into the Break at Canterbury Park; Racing Resumes July 23
Racing resumes Wednesday, July 23 following a 10-day break. This respite allows for the Canterbury Rodeo to be held over three days, July 18 through 20 and also give horses and humans some rest. Entries for the 23rd, which begins a four-day race week, will be taken Friday and if last year’s numbers are any […]
Ur Favorite Tio upset winner in $57,156 MQHRA Stallion Auction Futurity. Jason Olmstead trainees run first through seventh.
Canterbury Park’s leading trainer Jason Olmstead not only won the $57,156 MQHRA Stallion Auction Futurity with 19 to 1 Ur Favorite Tio, he saddled the first through seventh finishers in the nine-horse field. Favorite Holliewood ran second a neck behind the winner, with Relentless Cachet, Hezz All That, Kyndling, McGreggor and Shes Got This finishing […]
Olmstead Saddles Seven in $57,156 MQHRA Stallion Auction Futurity Thursday
Quarter horse trainer Jason Olmstead has the makings for a very good night Thursday at Canterbury Park. He has seven 2-year-olds in the $57,156 MQHRA Stallion Auction Futurity and entered two in the $22,400 Bob Morehouse Stakes. Olmstead ran nine horses in the MQHRA Futurity trials June 24 and qualified seven including the six fastest […]
Canterbury Park Hall of Fame Adds Five Members
The Canterbury Park Hall of Fame’s five newest inductees will be honored in a ceremony Friday, July 11 at the Shakopee racetrack. The Class of 2025 includes thoroughbred owner Joseph Novogratz of Excelsior, former jockey and current trainer Nik Goodwin, retired Minnesota-bred thoroughbred Ready to Runaway, Carin Offerman, whose contributions to Minnesota racing date back […]
Longshots and Favorites on Saturday at Canterbury Park; Three Carryovers Sunday
Drama Chorus wins Brooks Fields at 21-1; odds-on favorites win Canterbury Derby and Lady Canterbury. Longshots dominated in the first six races Saturday at Canterbury Park with winners paying $66.20, $19.60, $19.60, $44.40, $14.00 and $13.80. The long prices led to carryovers in two pick 4s and the pick 5. The nine-race card included three […]
Northern Stars Turf Festival Saturday at Canterbury Park
Canterbury Park will host its annual Northern Stars Turf Festival Saturday beginning at 5 p.m. central. The eight-race card features five turf races including three $50,000 one-mile stakes, the Lady Canterbury, Canterbury Derby and the Brooks Fields Mile as well as a pair of $30,000 allowances, the Dark Star Turf Sprint and the Curtis Sampson […]
Dickey Bob makes his final Canterbury Park appearance on Wednesday
Dickey Bob, the richest Minnesota bred quarter horse of all time, will make what is likely his final start at Canterbury Park on Wednesday in race eight. Trainer Jason Olmstead refers to this as the 10-year-old Dickey Bob’s retirement tour. “They got this race to go for him,” he said of the racing office. “I […]
L Conejo wins $29,000 North Star State Derby; Holy Dynasty prevails in $29,000 North Star State Futurity at 5 to 1
L Conejo surged past favorite Jjs Sweet and Sassy to win the $29,000 North Star State Derby by a head Wednesday at Canterbury Park. The 3-year-old Minnesota bred quarter horse covered 400 yards in 20.083 seconds under jockey Fernando Fonseca-Soto. L Conejo is owned and trained by Haley Hobbs. He paid $6.20 to win. “[L […]
Mixed Meet begins Wednesday at Canterbury Park with two Quarter Horse Races
Hall of Fame trainers Olmstead and Hardy look for fast start With seven thoroughbred race days already in the books, Canterbury Park will begin the mixed meet portion of its 51-day season Wednesday. Nine races have been carded, seven for thoroughbreds and two for Minnesota bred quarter horses, the $29,000 North Star State Futurity and […]