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Canterbury Park First Half in Review with ROI All-Stars

by The Oracle We are near the halfway point of the 2024 Canterbury Park live racing season, coming off a nine-day break.  Here is a look inside-the-numbers- at what has transpired on the race track so far.  The following statistics are for thoroughbred races only. The Odds:  It was no secret that last year the […]

Canterbury Park First Half in Review

By The Oracle We recently passed the halfway point of the 2023 Canterbury Park live racing season. Here is a look inside-the-numbers- at what has transpired on the race track so far in 2023. The following statistics are for thoroughbred races only. The Odds: Favorites are winning 48% of the thoroughbred races at Canterbury Park […]

2021 Canterbury Park Live Meet Preview

by The Oracle Follow The Oracle on Twitter at @Oracle 65 He will provide selections daily. Opening day of the 2021 Canterbury Park live racing meet is Tuesday, May 18!  That means it’s time to look back at the 2020 Canterbury Park live meet from a statistical standpoint and use that data to help us […]

Canterbury Park First Half in Review

By The Oracle We recently passed the halfway point of the 2020 Canterbury Park live racing season.  Here is a look inside-the-numbers- at what has transpired on the race track so far this summer.  The following statistics are for thoroughbred races only. The Odds:  Favorites are winning 35% of the thoroughbred races at Canterbury Park […]

2020 Canterbury Park Live Meet Preview from The Oracle

Opening day of the 2020 Canterbury Park live racing meet is tomorrow, Wednesday, June 10!  That means it’s time to look back at the 2019 Canterbury Park live meet from a statistical standpoint and use that data to help us better predict the outcomes of the 2020 Canterbury Park races. Also, please note that the […]

Canterbury Park First Half in Review

by The Oracle Before racing took a short break for the summer concerts, we passed the halfway point of the 2019 Canterbury Park live racing season. Here is a look inside-the-numbers- at what has transpired on the race track so far in 2019. The following statistics are for thoroughbred races only. The Odds: Favorites are […]

The Oracle Provides Insight

By The Oracle The 2019 live racing season is upon us!  Every year brings a unique excitement for the season to come, as horses arrive from all parts of the country.  The ever-challenging handicapping puzzle brings these horses together, and it’s up to us to predict what will happen once the gates open. Here’s a […]

The Horseplayer

Jay Lietzau has a passion for playing the horses. He’s been doing so since the ’80s. A week ago Lietzau used his skill and knowledge of local racing to find success on Canterbury’s biggest weekend of handicapping contests. He participated in the Ultimate NHC Qualifier handicapping contest via an entry he won in an August […]

Handicap Your Way To Cash and Vegas

Winning the annual $2 million National Horseplayers Championship is one of the most difficult feats in handicapping. Players must qualify to get to the February event in Las Vegas and this weekend Canterbury offers a pair of contests that can initiate that journey. Saturday’s Ultimate Handicapper’s Weekend Satellite, with a $100 entry fee, will move […]

The Eighties Get Rained Out

By Jim Wells Friday nights  offer a special blend of racing and music and occasionally enhance the evening with a variety of promotional activities.  This time nostalgia became part of the mix. It was Eighties Night, a celebration of a decade known for a variety of bands, movies and characters, and employees from various levels […]