Stevens Ready For Belmont
It’s a whirlwind trip, really, a two-day excursion that despite its brevity will take a special place in the library of memories his career has become. Gone Friday morning and back by Sunday a.m. to ride that afternoon’s card. From Canterbury Park to Belmont Park in a 48-hour swing that places him in an opening […]
Catching Up With Scott Stevens
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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 […]
Canterbury Connections – Week 1
The live season has ended for 2013, but the blogging shall not. The bulging fields put forth at times for our race cards this year increased difficulty for both horseman and handicappers. It may not necessarily translate to national prominence, but already a few faces from our live racing have popped up in winners’ circles […]
Royal Birth Touches Canterbury
Superstitions abound around any racetrack, among the riders, the trainers and the public as well. So wrap your belief in signs, omens, precursors and presentiments around this tidbit: birthdays were being celebrated along with actual births at Canterbury Park on Thursday and some of the results were eye-opening. Lori Keith, Canterbury’s third leading rider at […]
There’s No Place Like (Almost) Home
He last trained in the Sonoran desert but Robertino Diodoro has the characteristics of a long-time Minnesotan. He knows all about cold and ice. He grew up in it. He knows all about the game of hockey. He grew up playing it and is a National Hockey League fan. He doesn’t like it but shoveling […]
