Scheckel Knows How To Make A Shekel
BY JIM WELLS One of his trainers sizes it up simply as a numbers game. Or in metaphorical terms, if you shoot a lot of bullets you’re apt to hit the bulls-eye sometimes. There is more to the analysis than that, however, because Thomas J. Scheckel has been a horseman for as long as he […]
Cristian Esqueda Leads The Way On The Qs
By Rebecca Roush Leading quarter horse rider at Canterbury Park, Cristian Esqueda, grew up watching his father ride and train the Q’s. “I felt like I had big shoes to fill,” he said. At just 10-years-old Esqueda moved to Ohio with his family from Aguascalientes City, Mexico. Around the age of 13 Esqueda took a […]
Painted Dynasty Fastest Qualifier for Gopher State Derby
Painted Dynasty, trained by Jason Olmstead and ridden by Ry Eikleberry, was the fastest qualifier from three 400-yard trials held today. The final will be held June 9 with a purse of $34,150. QUALIFIERS Painted Dynasty Olmstead 20.18 Marfilmio Hanson 20.22 First of 15 […]
Trainer Profile: Randy Weidner
By Katie Merritt Trainer Randy Weidner now calls Ocala, Florida home, but he was raised in Northfield, Minnesota, only about 45 minutes from Canterbury Park. Growing up in a family that always had a foot in the equine industry, be it with barrel racers or backyard show horses, Weidner grew up riding and working with […]
Bhr Guys Flash Me Wins Stallion Breeders’ Futurity
Bhr Guys Flash Me, owned by Chad Pederson’s Broken Heart Ranch of Firesteel, S.D., won the $28,000 Minnesota Stallion Breeders’ Quarter Horse Futurity Sunday at Canterbury Park. The 2-year-old filly, bred in South Dakota by the owner, is trained by Bob Johnson and was ridden by Jake Olesiak. Final time for the 350 yard race […]
Catching Up with Stacy Charette-Hill
Quarter Horse Trainer Stacy Charette-Hill talks about her career in horse racing. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRtTabgJy7A&w=560&h=315]
Canterbury Quarters Make Nat’l Impact
It’s that time of year: in a matter of hours, the starting gate will open for the first time in 2012. The athletes file into the barns, the track is groomed, and the staff makes last-minute preparations. After a long and quiet winter, the air sizzles with anticipation. Canterbury Park is alive. The start of […]
