Northlands Futurity Headlines Tuesday’s 12-Race Quarter Horse Program
Canterbury Park’s Tuesday racing program, 12 races exclusive to quarter horses, features the $86,900 Mystic Lake Northlands Futurity, $49,775 Canterbury Park Quarter Horse Derby, $30,000 Bob Morehouse Stakes and $20,000 Northlands Juvenile. Post time for the first race is 4:30 p.m. The Northlands Futurity, being run for the 33rd time, will be the sixth race […]
Hanson Qs Ready To Run Tuesday
Tuesday’s 12-race program is strictly quarter horses. Ninety-four have been entered. The wagering menu is expansive and includes an all-stakes pick four in races 5 – 8. Trainer Vic Hanson is well represented in all four races. He has been at this game for quite a while, experienced the ups and downs, and is ready […]
The Old Mare Is Still What She Used To Be
The 7-year-old Minnesota bred mare Honey’s Sox Appeal was back on her game last week when she defeated an open company turf allowance field on Wednesday evening, winning by a head under the hot jockey Leslie Mawing. Honey’s Sox Appeal has won at least once per season since her initial start in 2015 for a […]
Guillermo Lopez — MN HBPA Groom of the Week
Guillermo Lopez, this week’s Minnesota HBPA Groom of the Week, is a proud member of the Ed Ross Hardy racing team as he has been for the last three years. Guillermo is very well thought of by all those around him. Ed and his wife Kari, who runs the Canterbury operation, say that he is […]
Canterbury Park Requests Added Race Date And Schedule Changes; MN Festival of Champions Moves To Sept. 9
Canterbury Park racing officials have submitted to the Minnesota Racing Commission a request to add to the 2020 racing schedule Thursday, Sept. 3 and to reschedule Sept. 7 and 15 to Thursdays, Sept. 10 and 17. The added day is a make-up for a six-race cancellation on June 18 due to inclement weather. The shuffling […]
View From The VOX….. Those Satisfactions Are Permanent
The old dog (me) was taught a new trick. I have been a racehorse owner for 21 years and have been part of many groups with many interesting people. Through the 15 or so I have owned I never have had a week where two of my horses won! It happened this week (new trick), […]
He’s Smokin Now Wins $60,000 MTA Stallion Auction Stakes
He’s Smokin Now won the $60,000 MTA Stallion Auction Stakes by 1 1/2 lengths Wednesday at Canterbury Park, covering 6 1/2 furlongs in 1:17.34. Alonso Quinonez rode the winner for trainer Gerald Bennett and owner Winning Stables, Inc., who paid a $3,000 supplemental fee at the time of entry to be eligible for the race. […]
Canterbury Park First Half in Review
By The Oracle We recently passed the halfway point of the 2020 Canterbury Park live racing season. Here is a look inside-the-numbers- at what has transpired on the race track so far this summer. The following statistics are for thoroughbred races only. The Odds: Favorites are winning 35% of the thoroughbred races at Canterbury Park […]
Jess One Lane Fastest Qualifier for Northlands Futurity
Three trials were conducted Tuesday for the $86,900 Mystic Lake Northlands Futurity with the 10 fastest 2-year-olds qualifying for the Aug. 11 final. Jess One Lane recorded the quickest time, 17.987 for 350 yards, by winning the second trial. The colt was ridden by Ismael Suarez Ricardo for trainer Vic Hanson. Suarez Ricardo won five […]
Where’d They Go?
When looking through the day’s entries the absence of certain jockeys becomes obvious. No longer named on thoroughbreds are Jareth Loveberry, Julio Felix, Constantino Roman, Alex Canchari and Leandro Goncalves. With various protective protocols at racetracks around the country to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the opportunity for riders to work at more than one […]