Must Be Divine Intervention

It happened to Paul when he was knocked from his horse by a bolt of lightning. The best selling book of all time has numerous other examples of divine intervention, but heretofore none have been documented at Canterbury Park until Thursday night. In fact, three examples were brought forth recently, putting the track itself in line […]

Paychecks Being Decided by Inches… and Photos

It’s a game of inches (and photo finishes) this summer for the riders in Shakopee where increased purses have expanded the jockey colony and spread out available horses. Sunday, for instance, there was a different rider in the winner’s circle after each race. Competition is the name of the game, for mounts of any kind […]

Video: Walking Machines

Canterbury’s hot walkers allow adequate cool down and warm up time for the nearly 1,600 racehorses on the premises. Today’s Canterbury spotlight takes you behind the scenes to learn more about the hot walkers on the backside of Canterbury Park. Narration provided by Jilique Eikleberry. Here’s a video giving you an inside look at the […]