The Lay Of The Land Is Uneven This Early
BY JIM WELLS The first race of the third day of racing produced the kind of result that had veteran players shaking their heads in wonder and newcomers wishing they understood the inner workings of the game to cash in on such opportunities. The newcomers will discover one day that these very opportunities take place […]
Canterbury Stalwart Bruce Riecken
By Katie Merritt Trainer Bruce Riecken grew up in Nebraska where he began his career training race horses, but he’s been bringing his string here to Canterbury Park since Ak-Sar-Ben Racecourse in Nebraska closed in 1995. Both Bruce’s father and his uncle were trainers, so Bruce grew up going to the track and learning the […]
Tony Didier Has Had Some Runners
By Katie Merritt Owner Anthony Didier, a Nebraska native, has been a fan of horse racing his whole life. He grew up in Davidson, Nebraska, about 30 miles from Columbus and 70 miles from Omaha, so he frequented the racetracks there as often as he could. He saved up money for years, and in 1989, […]
Catching Up With Bruce Riecken
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A Minnesotan Invades the Bluegrass
When Canterbury concludes, where do our state-bred horses go? One very talented youngster named Jelloshotsforjill has made her way to Kentucky and will race against open company for the first time on Saturday. Keeneland’s third race is a non-winner of two allowance for a $52,000 purse with eight entrants. Jelloshotsforjill drew post position number six, […]
Record Crowd of 17,053 Enjoys 2012 Festival
The Festival of Champions began 20 years ago as a rebuke to track management at the time, as a demonstration by horsemen that the Ladbroke Corp.’s marketing strategies and ideas about live racing were wrong. They’ve been proving that nearly every year of live racing since, often most notably on Festival day, but never quite […]
Finally… They Have a Winner
Call it determination, commitment, resilience or just plain stubbornness but a horse named Sol Fire and her owners absolutely refused to throw in the towel – not when she lost her first five races, not when the number reached 10, not 15 not even 19. Imagine that, you’ve been racing for four years and have […]
