Stakes Races Highlight Holiday Cards
The upcoming holiday schedule will bring out some of the best state bred horses in the barns for racing on Tuesday and Wednesday, including two making a quick turnaround from recent races. Stakes races are scheduled both days, along with an annual fireworks display on Tuesday evening and hot dogs for a buck on the […]
Barn Hopes To Toast Jagermeister
BY JIM WELLS He has a name that elicits respect and perhaps a bit of homage, at the very least a nod or a tip of the hat accompanied by a certain savoir faire. Mr. Jagermeister. What a splendid name to consider, with all that it suggests…..Mr. Von Buckingham, meet Mr. Jagermeister. Almost regal, you […]
Hardboot Ships from California for Mystic Lake Derby
Trainer Michele Dollase has what she considers a pretty good California bred 3-year-old colt but nowhere to run him at home. That 3-year-old is Hardboot, winner of the $100,000 Silky Sullivan at Golden Gate Fields in April, and most recently second in the $200,000 Snow Chief Stakes, both restricted to state breds and both on […]
Canterbury Quotes and Notes & A Tip Of The Hat For Justify
BY JIM WELLS The internet was alive on Sunday with acclamations, just as various corners of Canterbury Park were on Saturday afternoon, the networks after the race and the sportscasts later that evening. Racing had its 13th Triple Crown champion. A moment of silence, if you will, and please remove your cap. Justify had done […]
Will Mr. Jagermeister Run in Mystic Lake Derby?
After seeing success from Mr. Jagermeister last week, Valorie Lund is ready to try training him on the turf. Lund will look at how his breeze goes and get feedback from his rider to determine the best move. “A lot of running on the lawn is just being relaxed and he is very confident and […]
Canterbury Fans Get Their Own Show
BY JIM WELLS There was a race on the undercard of the Preakness Stakes Saturday that featured an astounding runner named Mitole, the swiftest 3-year-old sprinter in the country, a colt with a dazzling turn of speed. Mitole put on a show for anyone watching, leaving an entire field of horses in his wake after […]
10,000 Lakes Attracts Six Winners
By Jim Wells Every so often a race comes along that elicits anticipation, chatter and an element of pride, a bit of hometown hubris even. There might be some of that surrounding the final stakes race on Saturday’s card, the $50,000 10,000 Lakes six-furlong sprint and its all star cast of Minnesota-bred geldings and an […]
Mr. Jagermeister Favored in 10,000 Lakes Stakes Saturday
Plus, see the 143rd Preakness simulcast at 5:48 p.m. Shakopee, Minn. — Saturday’s 10-race program at Canterbury Park, which begins at 12:45 p.m., features two $50,000 stakes sprints for horses bred in Minnesota, the 10,000 Lakes and the Lady Slipper. In the 10,000 Lakes, each of the six entrants previously won stakes races at Canterbury […]
Mr. Jagermeister Ready for The Bachelor
Minnesota bred Mr. Jagermeister faces six other 3-year-olds in the $150,000 Bachelor Stakes today at Oaklawn Park. This kicks off the three-day Racing Festival of the South at the Hot Springs, Ark, racetrack. Mr. Jagermeister arrived at Oaklawn earlier this week from his Phoenix base with trainer Valorie Lund and has settled into the shedrow […]
Lund Weighs Options For Mr. Jagermeister
Minnesota-bred 3-year-old Mr. Jagermeister continues to train at Turf Paradise as trainer Valorie Lund determines the next race for the 2017 Northern Lights Futurity winner. “There’s not a lot for us unless we want to go in derbys or (Kentucky) Derby preps, which we don’t,” she said. The plan is to “keep him sprinting for […]
