Minnesota Derby and Oaks Head State-Bred Card Saturday
Trainer Mac Robertson has favored runners in four thoroughbred stakes A 10-race program, with all races restricted to Minnesota-bred racehorses, begins at 5:00 p.m. Saturday at Canterbury Park. The card includes two quarter horse stakes and four thoroughbred stakes. Trainer Mac Robertson has horses entered in all eight thoroughbred races, with a total of 15 […]
All Smiles, All The Time
Travel to the backside of Canterbury Park and you will find the Minnesota Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association office. The HBPA encourages and supports all thoroughbred horsemen while prioritizing the development of nationwide uniform rules that promote safe racing. You’ll also find Executive Administrator Wendy Hobson. Hobson began working for the MN HBPA Canterbury Park […]
Minnesota Made Me
Canterbury Park will celebrate the great state of Minnesota Saturday, August 10 with Made in Minnesota Day. The celebratory day will consist of onsite Made in Minnesota vendors and MN Beerfest with local beers and ciders, as well as the chance to pick up a copy of the book Minnesota Made Me written by Patrick […]
The Road That Always Led Home
BY JIM WELLS Sometimes it is difficult to overlook certain details of a race, whether they provide handicapping information or something altogether different. Every so often elements emerge that are somehow hard to dismiss without at least a remark or two, for whatever they might be worth. Take the fourth race on Saturday when a […]
Esqueda Wins 1st, Undergoes The “Hazing”
BY JIM WELLS He was almost certain that he had gotten to the wire first and then came the only confirmation he needed. “I could hear the boys yelling behind me and then I knew,” he said. “I was sure then that we won.” It is a milestone in a jockey’s career, that first win, […]
I’m New Here — The Call To The Post
Meet Lynn Diechert, long-time Canterbury Park bugler and a very talented musician. https://youtu.be/Z7DvGm2FUEg
Canterbury’s Pillars of the Turf
By Noah Joseph This week, much of the racing world will converge on Saratoga for the Whitney Stakes. The Whitney is one of America’s most prestigious races, but this year’s edition holds a somber piece. The racing world lost an icon recently in Marylou Whitney, who passed away at age 95. The heiress was a […]
Learning To Handicap The Races and Cash Bets
By Lexi Mueller Horse racing is a fun pastime for many at Canterbury Park, where they can come, bet on horses, and hopefully win enough money to pay for the beer they drank. But for others, horse racing has become more than just a pastime. The art of handicapping has advanced horse racing, as racing […]
Enough Nolan Stories To Fill A Book
BY JIM WELLS There are countless stories to tell when Paul Nolan is at the center of a discussion, but race fans seldom tire of the tale regarding the 1997 Lady Canterbury Stakes and the longshot K Z Bay. She paid $67.80 to win and anyone who cashed in that afternoon can provide details that […]
Canterbury Invaders Primary Reason To Watch Iowa Tonight
Prairie Meadows in suburban Des Moines, Iowa hosts a pair of $65,000 sprint stakes for 2-year-olds tonight and Canterbury winners will have a strong presence. Race 7 at Prairie, the Prairie Gold Juvenile, includes Richard Ronald , who will be ridden by Leandro Goncalves. He was aboard the colt June 19 when he crushed a […]