Scott Stevens – Canterbury Hall of Famer
Scott Stevens is a Canterbury Park Hall of Fame jockey who rode 6,570 thoroughbred races in Shakopee, winning 999. His career included both the Canterbury Downs and Canterbury Park years. Stevens retired from race riding in 2021 and recently took a new occupation – Jockey Agent. Find out more in this interview with Paul Allen.
Rebecca Babcock – MNHBPA Groom of the Week
This week the Minnesota Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association recognizes Rebecca Babcock as Groom of the Week. The MNHBPA honors an individual that excels in their work with a Winners’ Circle presentation weekly following the first race on Wednesdays. Rebecca, a native of New York, was “born into the business”. Her uncles trained racehorses at […]
Father and son racehorse owners – Balkrisna Sukharan and Jason Totaram
Balkrisna Sukharan grew up in Guyana and starting race riding as a jockey when he was 12 years old. Sukharan talked about how different racing is in South America: “over there you don’t have to be 21. You can race at 10 years old.” Coming to America in 1994, Sukharan knew he wanted to be […]
Mike Bolinger – Racehorse Trainer
Horse trainer Mike Bolinger has been coming to Canterbury Park since 2004, but he had been around horses well before that. Bolinger’s parents trained quarter horses in Iowa when he was a child and they would run the horses on the smaller tracks. “My dad actually broke horses that were thoroughbreds for a dentist that […]
Trainer Jason Olmstead Wins North Star State Derby and Futurity
Relentless Legacy takes Derby; Beep Beep Rev Rev by a length in Futurity Trainer Jason Olmstead won the first three quarter horse races of the Canterbury Park season Wednesday. The seven-time training champion scored his first win of the night with maiden Chloes Magic who paid $3.80. His second came in the $28,000 North Star […]
Olmstead Ready For Quarter Horse Racing To Begin At Canterbury
Jason Olmstead has been the leading quarter horse trainer at Canterbury Park the past seven seasons and he fully intends to win his eighth title. Olmstead could be well on his way after the first three quarter horse races of the meet, where he trains the favorite in each, are run Wednesday night. In the […]
Canterbury Park June 4-5 Weekend Features Bulldog Races and Taste of Canterbury
72 bulldogs compete Sunday; Tacos and Tequila on Saturday Canterbury Park is hosting the first in a series of three “Taste of Canterbury” events, beginning with Tacos and Tequila on Saturday, June 4. A $50 ticket allows guests to enjoy specialty Mexican cuisine, including classic tacos, elote bowls, tres leche cake and tequila drinks, in […]
Retired from the Announcer’s Booth but not from the Sport – Richard Grunder
Richard Grunder has been involved in racing at Canterbury for decades. He recently retired as race caller at Tampa Bay Downs, the job for which he is most well known but his involvement in the sport runs deep. Check out this interview.
Joel Berndt – Racehorse Trainer at Canterbury Park
Joel Berndt was leading trainer at Canterbury Park in 2020. He trained one of last year’s most electric 2-year-olds, Love the Nest. Track Announcer Paul Allen had a chance to visit with Joel before the start of the meet. Check it out here.
Beach Flower Wins $50,000 Minnesota HBPA Distaff; Plane Talk wires Honor the Hero under jockey Alex Canchari who later wins 1,000th career race
Nine-year old mare Beach Flower, who had won the Minnesota HBPA Distaff two times in four prior starts, made it three wins in the $50,000 stake when she was victorious again Wednesday at Canterbury Park. Under jockey Roimes Chirinos, Beach Flower sat off the early pace in the one mile race run over a muddy […]