Baron Spann – Minnesota HBPA Groom of the Week
Minnesota HBPA Groom of the Week presented by Bravis Craft Mexican Kitchen and Luro Boots Each Thursday the Minnesota HBPA honors a groom that exemplifies the craft. Grooms are the backbone of racing, caring for the equine athletes. Much of their work goes unseen and largely unappreciated by the general public. Grooms are hands-on daily […]
Leg Up Fund Night at the Races Aug. 17
Founded in 2014, the Leg Up Fund is a tax exempt 501 (c)3 established to provide temporary financial assistance to jockeys and exercise riders in the immediate aftermath of a racing-related injury and provide support for other programs administered by the Minnesota HBPA and Chaplaincy at Canterbury Park. The fund is supported each meet through […]
Maria Nova – Minnesota HBPA Groom of the Week
Minnesota HBPA Groom of the Week presented by Bravis Craft Mexican Kitchen and Luro Boots Each Thursday the Minnesota HBPA honors a groom that exemplifies the craft. Grooms are the backbone of racing, caring for the equine athletes. Much of their work goes unseen and largely unappreciated by the general public. Grooms are hands-on daily […]
Fields Set For Northern Stars Turf Festival Saturday
Trainer Wesley Ward sends graded stakes winner Arrest Me Red for Dark Star Turf Sprint Canterbury Park will host the fourth annual Northern Stars Turf Festival on Saturday, June 22. The evening of racing includes five turf stakes or handicaps on an eight-race program that begins at 5:10 p.m. central. The Turf Festival has produced […]
Ruben Fuentes: From Race-Riding to Training
Ruben Fuentes was an up-and-coming young jockey. He had ridden successfully on the West Coast and in the Midwest. In 2022, his second season at Canterbury Park, he was injured during a race. Ruben would not ride professionally again. In Part 1 of this video, Ruben describes the incident and the recovery process, coming to […]
Maribel Marin – Minnesota HBPA Groom of the Week presented by Bravis Craft Mexican Kitchen and Luro Boots
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 […]
Racehorse owner Tim Truwe
Tim Truwe began attending the races at Canterbury with his family. It did not take long until he became interested in handicapping. His interest in racing increased and eventually he became a horse owner and then a breeder. Hear his story in this video.
Thunders Rocknroll Wins Lady Slipper Stakes; Sir Sterling upset winner in 10,000 Lakes; Gallardo rides stakes double
Jockey Eduardo Gallardo rode both winners in a pair of $50,000 stakes Saturday at Canterbury Park. He guided favorite Thunders Rocknroll to a gate to wire win in the Lady Slipper Stakes, fighting off two challenges through fast fractions, eventually winning by two lengths. In the next race he found the front in the 10,000 […]
Two state-bred stakes featured Saturday at Canterbury Park
Doctor Oscar seeks repeat in 10,000 Lakes The first two thoroughbred stakes races of Canterbury Park’s 54-day season will be held Saturday. The 38th running of the six-furlong Lady Slipper Stakes for fillies and mares is the fourth race on the eight-race card and the 32nd rendition of the 10,000 Lakes Stakes, also at six […]
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 […]