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Five-Day Race Week at Canterbury Park Begins July 3

Fireworks light up the Shakopee sky following races July 3 and 4 Canterbury Park kicks off a five-day week of racing that begins at 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 3 with two stakes races and a fireworks display following the11th race, and concludes Sunday, July 7 with 10 quarter horse races including seven stakes, with a […]

A P is Loose,  Some Say So Stakes Winners

BY JIM WELLS There is something about horses that can put a guy’s stomach right where his throat should be sometimes. Take the $50,000 Blair’s Cove Stakes Tuesday night. It’s not just the horses, of course, it’s the connection they have to so many other elements around us, including family, memories…. The race drew a […]

What’s on Tap for July 3rd

Canterbury’s July 3rd card may be the best of the season to date. The eleven races are comprised of three stakes and 107 entries (3 of which are on the also-eligible list) including two state-bred turf stakes, the $50k Blairs Cove and the $50k Princess Elaine. In the Blairs Cove, a one mile and one […]