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 […]
Oracle’s All-Stars : Canterbury Park’s First-Half Review
By The Oracle Last week we passed the halfway point of the 70-day Canterbury Park live racing season. Here is a look inside-the-numbers- at what has transpired on the race track so far in 2018. The following statistics are for thoroughbred races only. The Odds: Favorites are winning 37% of the thoroughbred races at Canterbury […]
The ROI All-Stars
By The Oracle We are nearing the halfway point of the 2017 Canterbury Park live racing season. 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: Favorites are winning 35% of the thoroughbred races at Canterbury Park. This is […]
Canterbury Park First Half All-Stars
by The Oracle We have reached the halfway point of the 2016 Canterbury Park live racing season. It’s a better bet for the players this year with the lowest blended takeout rates in the country, and players who had previously not played Canterbury Park are taking a look this year. Here is a look inside-the-numbers […]
2016 Canterbury Park Live Meet Preview
The 2016 live racing season is just a few short days away. The barns on the backside have come to life, bringing a promise of full fields and competitive racing. A new, lower takeout this year of 15 percent on win-place-show wagers, and 18 percent on exotic wagers has made Canterbury Park one of the […]
Road to Kentucky Contest Week 15 Recap – Waiting for Derby Day
“Let’s get small.” – Steve Martin The contest track for Week 15 in the Road to Kentucky contest was Keeneland, but there was no double point bonus race as all the final prep races for the Kentucky Derby are complete. Scores will reflect this, as the maximum points available of 1,799 should translate to a […]
Bad Trip – Road to Kentucky Week 11 Recap
“It’s like being an eyewitness to your kid being beaten up on the playground. He’s got such a fine move. Just go around.” – Trainer Tom Amoss, lamenting another tough trip for his Kentucky Derby hopeful Mo Tom, who finished fourth as the favorite in the Louisiana Derby. You know it’s going to be a […]
The Need For Speed: Road to Kentucky Contest Week 8 Recap
Track Bias: occurs when a racing surface favors a particular running style or position. If you were watching any racing from Dubai last Saturday, you got a preview at what a significant track bias can do to affect the outcome of thoroughbred races. Early in the card, horses that secured the early lead were winning […]
Chalk Blizzard: Road to Kentucky Contest Week 7 Recap
“The race is not always to the swift nor the battle to the strong, but that’s the way to bet.” – Damon Runyon, American newspaperman and writer (1880-1946) We were back to Gulfstream Park last Saturday for the Road to Kentucky Week 7 contest. The Kentucky Derby prep race of the day was the Fountain […]
Road to Kentucky Week 6 Recap – Bombs Away
Stress: a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances. The Road to Kentucky Week 6 contest track last Saturday was Fair Grounds and the featured race was the Risen Star Stakes. Fair Grounds proved to be a chaotic mess worthy of a mad genius, and if you […]