Opening Weekend Highlights; More to Come Friday
The first race of the Canterbury 2017 live race meet, an allowance optional claimer, was won by Aces High. The 6-year-old chestnut gelding is owned by Pocket Aces Racing, LLC, trained by Eric Heitzmann, and ridden by Alex Canchari. “I’m leading trainer!” joked Heitzmann in the winners’ circle after the race. “It feels great to […]
Mac Robertson – A Canterbury Park Institution
By Katie Merritt Mac Robertson was the leading trainer in 2016, the tenth time that he has won the title at Canterbury Park. He accumulated 71 wins, the fourth most in Canterbury Park and Downs history, and more than $1.5 million in purses. He also trained Majestic Pride to Horse of the Meet honors, the […]
Stable Area Welcomes Horsemen; Track Opens for Training Thursday
Canterbury Park’s stable area officially opened today. Horses by the trailer and van load will be arriving over the next several weeks to ready for opening day, Friday, May 5. The main track opens for morning activity Thursday at 6:00 a.m. The training track will open April 25. Stall superintendent Andrew Vold expects the 33 […]
RIDING TITLE COMES DOWN TO FINAL RACE
BY JIM WELLS There were trailers backed up to certain stables on the backside at Canterbury Park Saturday morning, some of them awaiting their equine passengers, others simply being loaded with a variety of tack needed by a particular trainer for the next destination. Throughout the last several days, a horseman could be found here […]
Majestic Pride Wins $41,600 John Bullit Overnight Stakes
Majestic Pride, the 4 to 5 favorite, held off a late charge from Fear the Cowboy to win the $41,600 John Bullit Overnight Stakes Friday evening at Canterbury Park. The 4-year-old colt, owned by Hugh Robertson, Jeff Ryan, and Gary Chanen, was ridden by jockey Dean Butler and is trained by Mac Robertson, leading trainer […]
CHAMPIONS CROWNED ON FESTIVAL DAY
Fireman Oscar BY JIM WELLS Sunny skies, cool breezes and a surprise or two provided the perfect conditions for the annual Minnesota Festival of Champions, a card designed exclusively for Minnesota-bred horses Sunday. The card included a bit of everything, including what might not have been a race for the ages, but […]
Trainer Mac Robertson Wins 1,000th Race
Thoroughbred trainer Mac Robertson won his 1,000th career race when Thunder and Honey crossed the finish line in first place in the seventh race on Saturday at Canterbury Park. The multiple graded stakes-winning trainer achieved the milestone in the 4,412th start of his career. Robertson has earned more than $23.5 million in purse money for […]
Road to Kentucky Contest Week 10 Recap – CUPID
“When Baffert ships there (Oaklawn Park), he’s doing one of two things. He’s going there with live horses, and he’s also exposing the competition.” – Mike Watchmaker from Daily Racing Form after selecting Cupid to win the Rebel Stakes. The contest track for Road to Kentucky Week 10 was Oaklawn Park for the featured Rebel […]
Mac Robertson
By Kristin Bechthold Mac Robertson has been a prominent trainer at Canterbury Park since 2005, having been the champion leading trainer for nine consecutive years, from 2005 to 2013. He is currently on the leader board for the leading trainer of the 2015 meet. Robertson grew up in the racing industry since his father was […]
Canterbury Park First Half in Review
Hey now, you’re an All-Star – Smash Mouth We have reached the halfway point of the 2015 Canterbury Park live racing season. With two months of live racing still ahead of us, here is a look inside-the-numbers at what has transpired on the race track so far in 2015. The following statistics are for […]