Ding Dang Dulce wins $71,300 Northlands Futurity by a head
Relentless Rocket easy winner of $42,300 Canterbury Park Quarter Horse Derby Ding Dang Dulce, trained and owned by Haley Hobbs, won Canterbury Park’s richest quarter horse race, the $71,300 Northlands Futurity, on Thursday. The 2-year-old gelding, who paid $3.00 to win, prevailed by a head over longshot Rowdi. Fernando Fonseco-Soto rode the winner. Hobbs purchased […]
Olmstead, Garcia, Maher win $80,400 Northlands Futurity and $50,075 Canterbury Park Quarter Horse Derby
Relentless Robin takes Derby; Relentless Rocket wins Futurity Owner Tom Maher, trainer Jason Olmstead and jockey Ramiro Garcia teamed up to win the $80,400 Northlands Futurity with Relentless Rocket and the $50,075 Canterbury Park Quarter Horse Derby with Relentless Robin on Thursday at Canterbury Park. The Futurity winner paid $3.60, winning the richest race of […]
With a majority of entrants, Olmstead will be a force in Northlands Futurity and Canterbury Park Quarter Horse Derby
Top trainer has three fastest qualifiers in each race Thursday’s program at Canterbury Park features the two richest quarter horse races of the season: the $80,400 Northlands Futurity at 350 yards and the $50,075 Canterbury Park Quarter Horse Derby at 400 yards. Leading trainer Jason Olmstead qualified five 2-year-olds for the Futurity and six 3-year-olds […]
Olmstead sweeps quarter horse trials with fastest qualifiers for Northlands Futurity and QH Derby
Trainer Jason Olmstead won all five quarter horse trials, three for the Northlands Futurity and two for the Canterbury Park Quarter Horse Derby. Jockey Ramiro Garcia won four of the races and Armando Alvidrez won one. Olmstead qualified five of the 10 finalists to the Aug. 15 $80,400 Northlands Futurity including the three fastest. Two […]
Relentless Bay favored in $98,600 Northlands Futurity Wednesday
11 in the gate for $60,000 Canterbury Park Quarter Horse Derby Wednesday’s racing program at Canterbury Park features the richest quarter horse race of the season, the $98,600 Northlands Futurity. The ten fastest qualifiers from trial races held Aug. 2 advanced to the 350 yard final, the last race on a nine-race card that begins […]
Northlands Futurity Trial and Canterbury Derby Trial Results; Biggest Win Payout in Track History
Alotta Oh La La was the fastest qualifier from three trial heats for $105,100 Mystic Lake Northlands Futurity on Wednesday. The 2-year-old filly, pictured above, was ridden by Stormy Smith for trainer Malory Norton and owner Leon Glasser. Norton also qualified Hot Politician Z. Jason Olmstead qualified for of the 10 finalists. The fastest qualifier […]
Jess One Lane Fastest Qualifier for Northlands Futurity
Three trials were conducted Tuesday for the $86,900 Mystic Lake Northlands Futurity with the 10 fastest 2-year-olds qualifying for the Aug. 11 final. Jess One Lane recorded the quickest time, 17.987 for 350 yards, by winning the second trial. The colt was ridden by Ismael Suarez Ricardo for trainer Vic Hanson. Suarez Ricardo won five […]
Trials for the History-Rich Northlands Futurity Tuesday
Tuesday continues the long history of the Northlands Futurity with the running of three trial races to determine 10 qualifiers for the Aug. 11 final with an $86,900 purse. Now in its 33rd rendition, the Northlands Futurity was first conducted in 1986 when this racetrack, in its second year, was called Canterbury Downs. The purse […]
Quarter Horse Racing Straight And Strong At Canterbury Park
American Quarter Horse racing continues to be an important component of the Canterbury Park racing season. The 2020 mixed-meet format will offer more than 100 races offered exclusively for America’s fastest athlete, the quarter horse. Total purses should near $1.8 million. While the first quarter horse condition book won’t be available until mid-May, owners and […]
Reiswig’s Horses Making Presence Felt
BY JIM WELLS You can phrase it several ways…drought, dry spell, slump, but regardless of the nomenclature there is an unmistakable feeling when it changes. Relief Followed sometimes by joy, maybe even elation. “I feel like I just broke my maiden a second time,” said winning rider Josh Romero. “It’s been three weeks since I’ve […]