Tonight’s Ninth Race Features Two Of Minnesota’s Best
Friday’s ninth race is a high-quality sprint featuring a pair of Minnesota-breds that have a chance to become the biggest purse winners at Canterbury Park and/or Downs: Bourbon County and Hold for More. Bourbon County is currently sixth in all-time earnings at the Shakopee oval with $264,272. The incomparable Crocrock leads the way with $340,452. […]
Minnesota Thoroughbred Breeder Awards Top $400,000
(from Minnesota Racing Commission press release) There is more than just “Nice” coming out of Minnesota these days, especially in relation to the Thoroughbred horse racing industry. After another outstanding race season at Canterbury Park in 2015, which saw total handle rise 11.3 percent and a record purse distribution of $14.2 million, breeders also […]
Hold for More-2015 Horse of the Year
Canterbury Park’s 2015 divisional champions: · Horse of the Year – Hold for More (owner: Dale Schenian; trainer: Francisco Bravo) · Three-Year-Old Colt or Gelding-Hold for More (owner: Dale Schenian; trainer: F. Bravo) · Sprinter – Bourbon County (owner: Rake Farms LLC; trainer: Bernell Rhone) · Older Horse – TIE :Bourbon County (owner: Rake […]
Can a Three-Year-Old Win The MN Classic?
It is expected that Minnesota Derby winner Hold for More, undefeated in four starts this year and six for seven overall, will tomorrow be entered by trainer Francisco Bravo to run in Sunday’s Wally’s Choice Minnesota Classic Championship. It has been common practice for 3-year-olds to skip the race and not face the top older […]
American Pharoah’s Road plus news and notes
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. – Robert Frost “The Road Not Taken” The Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park on August 2 marked the highly anticipated return of American Pharoah. The Triple Crown champion did not disappoint, as […]
STARS SHINE UNDER SATURDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
BY JIM WELLS They might start referring to this August experiment as Saturday Night Lights, and thereby turn it into something permanent for future meets. Then again, the jury is still out with most of the month still ahead. Nonetheless, Saturday night’s mix of stake races and enticing repasts from a variety of concessionaires who […]
Hold for More favored in $80,000 Minnesota Derby
Saturday evening racing at Canterbury Park features the Minnesota Derby and Minnesota Oaks, each with an $80,000 purse, and two $40,000 overnight stakes. Hold for More, a 3-year-old thoroughbred owned by Dale Schenian of South St. Paul, Minn. and bred in the state by Wood-Mere Farm, is expected to be the prohibitive favorite in the […]
