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Hafner Wraps Up 2021 Canterbury Handicapper of the Year

Ron Hafner told himself the morning of December 18 that he was going to win that day’s NHC Last Chance Qualifier Contest in the Canterbury Racebook. Premonition, coincidence, luck; call it what you will, but it happened. Hafner finished first, won a trip to the January $3 million National Horseplayers Championship in Las Vegas, and […]

Road to Kentucky Handicapping Contest begins Saturday

$25k tournament runs through Kentucky Derby Day The annual Road to Kentucky Handicapping Contest kicks-off Saturday with races from the Fair Grounds including the Lecomte Stakes, an early Kentucky Derby prep race.  The free-to-enter contest runs every Saturday through Kentucky Derby Day and awards $25,000 in cash and prizes including an entry to the $3 […]

Kight Soars in Spring Tune-Up Super Satellites

For those that play handicapping tournaments and contests in the Canterbury Park Racebook, the name Pamela Kight would not be unfamiliar.  Her name often shows up as a qualifier in the weekly $10 super satellite contests.  The Spring Tune-Up Super Satellite series began Feb. 23 and Kight finished second in the first session, earning a […]

Meyer wins Canterbury Handicapper of the Year a fourth time

Bruce Meyer captured Canterbury Park’s Handicapper of the Year title for the fourth time. He did so by out-performing other local handicappers throughout the 2016 calendar year in various contests for which points are awarded to top finishers. Meyer finished second in the 20th annual Dog Days of Summer Tournament which helped cement the HOY […]