STEVENS WATCHES FROM THE SIDELINE
Horse racing is full of ups and downs, highs and lows and truly can be the bi-polar addition to mankind’s pantheon of sporting activities. No one understands that any better than Canterbury Park Hall of Fame rider Scott Stevens, who has experienced the sport’s polar opposites at various times throughout his distinguished career, and has […]
Injury Ends Stevens Season Early
The Minnesota Derby was over and Scott Stevens turned his mount to gallop back. Bet Your Socks, the three-year-old gelding he had ridden, took about three strides and stumbled. Stevens got the horse back on his feet but he stumbled again, this time sending the rider to the ground. “I don’t know. I guess I […]
Thrills and Chills of Extreme Day
Canterbury Park will send out exotic animals and accompanying jockeys for Saturday’s annual Extreme Day, an occasion when caution and civility are thrown to the wind and some people are caught downwind from the camels, zebras and ostriches. It is an occasion of fun and games along with the regularly featured thoroughbred races, including a […]
Broadway Empire Update
At one point Saturday track veterans were decrying the weather and the untimely arrival of heavy rain that significantly reduced attendance and all but destroyed the two feature races. Yet there was still the anticipation of seeing Broadway Empire, who ran sixth against some of the top horses in the game in the Metropolitan Mile […]
Broadway Empire in Mystic Lake Mile
The horses had departed the paddock for the racetrack on a recent afternoon when another one seemed to appear out of nowhere, circling the oval at the hand of an assistant trainer, on his toes one minute, then back at a gentle walk whenever his handler shook the lead rope. The horse in question was […]
Rains Subside, Summer Arrives
The first day of summer brought with it sunny skies, warm weather and absolutely no rain, although a person half expected to see an ark unloading its cargo upon arrival at soggy Canterbury Park. The seas were calm, islands were beginning to emerge from the depths once again, and a person no longer needed […]
Chalk Pub Talk with Scott Stevens
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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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Stevens Back For Another Season
By Jim Wells As winters go, it couldn’t have been better if your tack was at Turf Paradise in Phoenix. While nearly every other place in the country was stricken with cold, draught, torrential rain or mountains of snow, Phoenix experienced a balmy, blissful and beautiful stretch of weather during those same months. […]
