No Derby Prep But Free Handicapping Contest Continues
This Saturday lacks a Kentucky Derby prep race but Canterbury’s Road to Kentucky Handicapping Contest, with $850 in weekly prize money and $25,000 overall, continues nonetheless using Gulfstream Park’s 12-race program. Post time in Florida, and thus the contest entry deadline, is 11am. There will be no double-point prep bonus race but the mythical $20 […]
Week 5 of Road to Kentucky Saturday
The Road to Kentucky Handicapping Contest this past Saturday began with favorites winning the first two races. There would be just one more betting choice victorious on the 12-race program as winning prices ranged from $13.80 to $50.80 in the other nine events. Contest entrant Alberto Dabu found several of those longshots and recorded a […]
R2K Continues, NHC news and Derby Future Pool 2
Canterbury Park’s Road to Kentucky Handicapping Contest, the weekly skills test that takes horse players right up to the First Saturday In May, continues Saturday at Tampa Bay Downs as they conduct the $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes, a Grade 3 race at 1 1/16 miles. First post of the 12 race card, which also […]
Longshot Key to Win in Road to Kentucky; This Saturday Features Three Derby Prep Races in Free Contest
There was only one winning favorite in the 12-race Pegasus card last Saturday which was the focus for week 2 of Canterbury’s $25,000 Road to Kentucky Handicapping Contest. That meant a mix of prices with one standout that was a must-have to win the week. Spooky Channel, a 5-year-old who started his career at Turf […]
R2K Handicapping Contest visits Pegasus Saturday
The Road to Kentucky Handicapping Contest, featuring the top 3-year-olds headed toward the first Saturday in May, continues each Saturday through May 2 but takes an occasional diversion on weeks when there are no Kentucky Derby prep races. This coming Saturday is an example when the contest with a $300 weekly top prize will feature […]
“Even the Losers…Get Lucky Sometimes”
Ah yes, Tom Petty had it right so many years ago. Russ Jubert has been playing the ponies at Canterbury since it was called “Downs”, not “Park”. Over the past 30+ years, he has been a weekend warrior, handicapping the races, betting a couple of dollars, enjoying a small beer and building friendships. Russ is […]
Pegasus World Cup is Saturday
A full field has been assembled for Saturday’s Pegasus World Cup Invitational at Gulfstream Park. Fourteen horses are entered and 12 will run in the 1 1/8 dirt race with a purse of $16.3 million. All eyes are focused on Gun Runner, the 4/5 morning line favorite. In 2017, Gun Runner won five of six […]
Beat PA and Join Us on the Road to the Kentucky Derby
Excitement is building for the year’s most popular horse race, the Kentucky Derby. And at Canterbury Park, we’re counting down the weeks with our $25,000+ Road to Kentucky handicapping tournament! Prove your handicapping skills and claim your share of $25,000 as we count down to the year’s biggest horse race, the Kentucky Derby! Our Road […]
$25,000 Road to Kentucky Contest continues Saturday
Even though the Kentucky Derby prep races are complete, Canterbury’s Road to Kentucky Contest action continues Saturday, offering weekly cash prizes to the top performers. The contest track will be Keeneland. Have a look at the previous winners and contest rules here. Live Racing Returns Friday, May 5 First post on opening day is 4:00 […]
Kentucky Derby: Full Court Press
Romans, Loutsch unfazed by downgraded status as J Boys Echo getting final prep in G2 Blue Grass by Jennie Rees LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Trainer Dale Romans and owner Albaugh Family Stable would rather that Saturday’s $1 million Toyota Blue Grass Stakes was designated a Grade 1 race rather than Grade 2, a demotion handed down […]
