Charlie Caballero – Minnesota HBPA Groom of the Week
Each week, the Minnesota Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Agency, the organization that represents trainers, grooms and owners, honors a groom in a winner’s circle presentation. This is the fifth consecutive year that trainer Tony Rengstorf has been in the Top Five of the trainers’ standings. Tony knows you need good horses to be this successful. […]
MTA Yearling Sale Sunday
The annual Minnesota Thoroughbred Association Yearling Sale takes place Sunday in the Canterbury Park Expo Center. There will be 32 yearlings passing through the sales ring. The sale begins at 6pm Sunday with a preview Saturday from 5 until 8pm. Betty Jo Goodwin visited with MTA Executive Director Kay King to learn more about the […]
Trainer Mike Biehler wins 1,000th career race; Minnesota native achieves milestone Friday at Remington Park
Thoroughbred trainer Mike Biehler won his 1,000th career race when Medalla Match won the ninth race at Remington Park in Oklahoma City Friday night. Biehler, 59, is a native of Fairmont, Minn. and got his start working at a training center in 1985 nearby what was then Canterbury Downs. He began galloping horses at the […]
Cash Caravan Stakes will now be run Saturday, Sept. 9
Wednesday cancellation causes move for 440-yard Minnesota bred race When Canterbury Park officials canceled racing Wednesday due to excessive heat, lost was the $20,000-added Cash Caravan Stakes, a 440-yard race restricted to quarter horses bred in Minnesota. The Cash Caravan will now be run Saturday, Sept. 9 as part of the Minnesota Festival of Champions […]
Leonel Olguin – Minnesota HBPA Groom of the Week
Each week, the Minnesota Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Agency, the organization that represents trainers, grooms and owners, honors a groom in a winner’s circle presentation. According to trainer Lynn Rarick, Leonel “Speedy” Olguin is a tremendous asset to her barn. Lynn says that Speedy takes great care of his horses, always thinking of their best […]
Cash Caravan Stakes Wednesday; First Post Shifted to 6:30pm
With high heat indexes expected Wednesday, Canterbury Park racing officials, after consulting with the Minnesota Racing Commission and the Minnesota HBPA, proactively shifted post time to 6:30 p.m. CT from the originally scheduled 5:00 p.m. Last Saturday officials postponed the live racing program because of projected excessive heat, rescheduling the eight-race card for Thursday, August […]
Marcus Higgins – Minnesota HBPA Groom of the Week
Each week, the Minnesota Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Agency, the organization that represents trainers, grooms and owners, honors a groom in a winner’s circle presentation. A major principle in the stable area is that horsepeople help horsepeople. Nowhere is this better evidenced than at the Ron Westerman barn. Early in the meet Ron had to […]
Relentless Bay favored in $98,600 Northlands Futurity Wednesday
11 in the gate for $60,000 Canterbury Park Quarter Horse Derby Wednesday’s racing program at Canterbury Park features the richest quarter horse race of the season, the $98,600 Northlands Futurity. The ten fastest qualifiers from trial races held Aug. 2 advanced to the 350 yard final, the last race on a nine-race card that begins […]
Jockey Alonso Quinonez Rides Three Stakes Winners
Trainer Tim Padilla and owner Pete Mattson team up for three stakes victories Saturday Jockey Alonso Quinonez had three mounts on Saturday at Canterbury Park. He made the most of it. The public bet the $100,000 Minnesota Oaks, one of four stakes races Saturday at Canterbury Park restricted to horses bred in Minnesota, as though […]
Jockeys Talk Minnesota Derby
Correspondent Betty Jo Goodwin interviews jockeys Lindey Wade, Jermaine Bridgmohan and Harry Hernandez about the upcoming Minnesota Derby. Harry and Lindey both ride for trainer Tony Rengstorf who seeks his first MN Derby win. Jermaine rides longshot Win Over Wyatt for trainer Nevada Litfin.