The Great Schindini: Former Rider Became a Trainer
By Rebecca Roush While some may know Scot Schindler from his days of racehorse riding, most now know him for the horses he trains and owns. Growing up in Fessenden, North Dakota, a town of less than 500 people, Schindler began riding his family’s “ponies” at a local track and slowly moved on to racing […]
Kassie Guglielmino now riding at Canterbury Park
By: Rebecca Roush Kassie Guglielmino, originally from Northport, Washington, is one of several female riders at Canterbury Park this season. This is Guglielmino’s first year in Shakopee, but she has been riding races professionally since 2012. She has had more than 1,400 career starts and 224 wins, earning $1.06 million in purses for her connections. […]
Jareth Loveberry returns to Canterbury Park
Jareth Loveberry made Canterbury Park his summer home for the first time in 2017 and was well rewarded. He won the jockey title. He is back this season as a member of a very deep colony that includes three former champion jockeys: Dean Butler, Ry Eikleberry and Leandro Goncalves. https://youtu.be/4Fvf46dkhBA
Jareth Loveberry Will Ride Again At Canterbury Park
Jockey Jareth Loveberry gave Canterbury Park a try last year for the first time. His first win came on the second day of the 2017 meet on his ninth mount. He rode Lookin Ata Runaway to a maiden win and a mutuel payout of $112.20. Immediately race fans were asking themselves ‘Who is this Loveberry?’ […]
Terry Thompson Always A Top Jockey
Terry Thompson began riding and winning races in the ’90s. He is a graded stakes winning jockey that has won titles at Oaklawn and Prairie Meadows. When the Iowa meet concluded he shifted his tack to Canterbury and made an already deep colony that much deeper. In this interview Terry discusses his past and future. […]
A MEMORABLE WEEKEND FOR LOVEBERRY
BY JIM WELLS No matter how long you’ve been at an endeavor, there is always a first time for something, for just about everybody. Take Hall of Fame trainer Dave Van Winkle, who’s left his mark just about any place his horses have left tracks in Shakopee over the past three decades. His entry in […]
Canterbury Jockey: Andrew Ramgeet
Andrew Ramgeet is a journeyman jockey whose career began in his homeland of Jamaica. Learn more about him here:
CHANGE MEANS HAPPINESS FOR THIS HOF RIDER
Life is simply life, doling out random events that sometimes bring about unexpected consequences, changing level landscape into difficult terrain that calls for a change of perspective and, maybe, a renewed commitment to the process. Or, to put it in a much used nutshell: Be ready! Stuff happens. Somewhere between those two extremes, is the […]
Family Ties Sustain Bell
Two of the most visible youngsters at Canterbury Park this summer have been the daughters of riders Derek Bell and Adolfo Morales. Hailey Bell, 9, and Ximena Morales, 11, have been joined at the hip for much of the meet. They often appear in tandem in front of the jockeys’ lounge, departing after receiving their […]
A New Face in Town
It is a long way from Canovanas, Puerto Rico to Shakopee, and for Carlos Castro the trip was more circuitous than is usually the case. It began in Philadelphia 11 years ago, detoured to Charles Town for a decade and then went to Chicago last year. It was in Chicago that Castro was given the last […]