Mystic Lake Derby Attracts 41 Nominations
Nominations for Canterbury Park’s richest race, the $200,000 Mystic Lake Derby, closed Thursday night with 41 three-year-olds being named as possible contenders for the one-mile turf race on Aug. 29. Several nationally prominent trainers and owners are on the nomination list. National Hall of Fame Trainer Bill Mott has nominated four horses. Mott, a […]
On The Radar
· Entries close Thursday at midnight for the Aug. 29 $200,000 Mystic Lake Derby. Look for an update here Friday late morning when the nominee list is released. · The $30,000 added Cash Caravan Stakes will be run Thursday evening as race 2. Defending champion Dirt Road Queen, the 5 to 2 morning […]
$200,000 Mystic Lake Derby Moved To August 29
The $200,000 Mystic Lake Derby, the richest race of Canterbury Park’s 2015 season, will be run Saturday, Aug. 29. The one-mile turf race for 3-year-old thoroughbreds had originally been scheduled for Aug. 23 but Canterbury officials made the decision to change the date, allowing for the Mystic Lake Derby to be run on the same […]
Notes from the Final Day of the Season
LONG ON VALUE CAPTURES MYSTIC LAKE DERBY Long On Value turned out to be modest in value, sent off at 5/2, and had an easy time of it on Saturday, winning the $200,000 Mystic Lake Derby, Canterbury Park’s premiere race of the season, in convincing fashion as expected. The three-year-old son of Value Plus began […]
Turf Stakes at Turf Paradise
While some of our runners from this summer have wrapped up their 2013 seasons, action still continues to the south with some of our Canterbury Connections. I’ll try a little something different this week, since two stakes in Arizona line up in a pick five with Minnesotan runners in both. Not all runners from Shakopee […]
Dorsett to Tackle Hawthorne Derby
The first set of Canterbury Connections was a complete bust, We were seeking prices and found overmatched horses. More combatants are taking to other racetracks now that the season’s been done for a few weeks, so we’ll try again. Many Canterbury horses are showing up in the entries at Hawthorne, and even though I only […]
Dorsett in Del Mar Derby
Dorsett, winner of the 2013 Mystic Lake Derby, is 6-1 in the second division of the Grade II Del Mar Derby to be held today at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in California. Trained by Michael Stidham and owned by Terry Hamilton, Dorsett, 6-1 on the morning line, will be ridden by perennial top California rider […]
General Jack in With Anticipation
General Jack, winner of the inaugural Shakopee Juvenile Stakes – a part of of the 2013 Mystic Lake Derby card – is favored on the morning line in Thursday’s Grade II With Anticipation Stakes at Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York. Trained by Michael Maker, General Jack will be ridden by Rosie Napravnik – […]
Goebels Honored
The humidity draped over Shakopee Saturday afternoon like a damp garment clinging to every available inch of a person’s torso, making it difficult to breathe, think clearly or drink more than two or three cups of hot coffee at a time. How to describe such a day? The term ‘oppressive’ comes to mind. Or how […]
Sunday Racing Musings
Once the obligations of winning such a race were attended to, once the handshakes, backslaps, hugs and nods of congratulation had been received, the interviews conducted and the rush of adrenaline subsided, there was time for family, close friends and the owners of the horse. Yes, there are duties concomitant with riding the winning horses […]