Service for ‘Pastor Ed’ Underwood Saturday
Ed Underwood, who passed away last week following a lengthy illness, will be remembered Saturday during a service in the Dean Kutz Memorial Chapel in the Canterbury Park stable area. Known as ‘Pastor Ed’, Underwood served as Racetrack Chaplain at Canterbury Park for more than a decade but also assisted previous chaplains at the Shakopee, […]
Live Music Returns to Canterbury Park this Summer with Concerts Featuring National Artists
Four shows announced with more to follow; Tickets on sale February 9 at tickets.canterburypark.com Canterbury Park today announced four of several outdoor concerts featuring national artists to be held throughout the summer in its open air grandstand. The concert area offers excellent sight lines in an intimate setting with stellar acoustics, placing music lovers close […]
Renowned Racetrack Superintendent Javier Barajas Returns to Canterbury Park
Expert in the field of track maintenance has consulted on racing surfaces worldwide Canterbury Park racing officials announced today that track maintenance expert Javier Barajas, whose consulting services are in demand around the world, will return to the Shakopee, Minn. racetrack as track superintendent for the 2023 racing season. Barajas previously held the position at […]
Canterbury Park 2023 Quarter Horse Stakes Schedule
Canterbury Park Championship Challenge elevated to Grade 2. Canterbury Park’s racing department today announced that the 2023 mixed meet will include 11 quarter horse stakes races highlighted by the Northlands Futurity on Aug. 16 offering an estimated purse of $86,000. The purse for the 400-yard Canterbury Park Quarter Horse Derby, also Aug. 16, is estimated […]
Chris Merz Hired as Sr. Director of Horse Racing Operations at Canterbury Park
Canterbury Park officials today announced that Chris Merz has been hired for the position of Senior Director of Horse Racing Operations. Merz, who will begin his duties in early February, has been director of racing and racing secretary at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California since 2020. “We are very excited to have Chris join […]
Canterbury Park To Offer 24 Thoroughbred Stakes in 2023
Canterbury Park’s 2023 thoroughbred stakes schedule will feature 24 races totaling $1.65 million in purses. Fifteen of the stakes will be run on the main track and nine on the turf. The schedule will reward owners and breeders of Minnesota-bred racehorses with 16 of the races restricted to horses bred in the state including four […]
Canterbury Park 2023 Racing Dates Approved by Minnesota Racing Commission
54-day Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse meet to run May 27 through Sept. 16 Canterbury Park’s request for a 54-day 2023 thoroughbred and quarter horse racing season, Saturday, May 27 through Saturday, Sept. 16, was unanimously approved today by the Minnesota Racing Commission. Four days of racing per week will be conducted from July 12 through […]
Canterbury Park Seeks 54-Day Racing Season for 2023
Meet would run May 27 through Sept. 16 Canterbury Park racing officials have submitted a request to the Minnesota Racing Commission for a 54-day mixed-breed horse racing season in 2023. The proposed meet would begin Saturday, May 27 and conclude Saturday, Sept. 16. Four days of racing per week would be conducted from July 12 […]
Canterbury Park Promotes Jason Haugen to New Role as VP of Real Estate for Canterbury Park Development, LLC
Canterbury Park Holding Corporation announced today that current Director of Real Estate Development, Jason Haugen, has been named Vice President of Real Estate for Canterbury Park Development, LLC. In this newly created role, Haugen will continue his work overseeing the development of Canterbury Commons while also managing the growing portfolio of the Company’s real estate […]
Qualify for National Horseplayers Championship in December 17 Contest
Mark your calendars now and play from wherever you are! Canterbury Park in conjunction with Xpressbet is offering an opportunity to qualify for the 2023 National Horseplayers Championship in a December 17 handicapping contest that will send a minimum of two players to Las Vegas to compete in the $3m three-day event. Buy-in to the […]