Rod Grzesik – Minnesota HBPA Groom of the Week
Each week, the Minnesota Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Agency, the organization that represents trainers, grooms and owners, honors a groom in a winner’s circle presentation. This week the honored groom is Rod Grzesik. Rod is both a groom and the shedrow foreman for trainer Troy Bethke. According to Troy, Rod always gets to the barn […]
Tony Jones – Cross Country on Horseback
Tony Jones, a longtime horseman, decided to set out on the first of two cross country journeys on horseback in 2016. Jones saw issues that American veterans were facing and decided to ride across the country to spread awareness and meet people along the way. “I went out looking for one person, and I found […]
Super Stats Dave Seeks MN Derby and Oaks Gold
Dave Handeland of Dave’s Faves tip sheet fame visited the stable area this week in search of longshots capable of winning the $100,000 Minnesota Derby and $100,000 Oaks. He stopped at trainer Troy Bethke’s barn to gain insight on two 3-year-olds that could pull the upset.
Simply Charming
Simply Charming By Noah Joseph They say that looks aren’t everything, and that applies to race horses too. But sometimes a horse stands out because of how it looks. Whether it be an unusual marking, odd tail, or shade of color. While most of these horses are average on the track, some of them turn […]
Happy Father’s Day!
Happy Father’s Day from Canterbury Park! We interviewed some father daughter duos on the backside at Canterbury Park to celebrate! Check out this interview with racehorse trainer Troy Bethke and his daughter Olivia. Check out this interview with pony rider Mackenzie Kane and her dad Steve. Here is an interview with horse trainer Joel Berndt […]
NO PLACE LIKE HOME FOR THIS HORSE AND RIDER
BY JIM WELLS He was there the day the horse was foaled, watched him grow from a splay-legged newborn through his weanling stages into a growing, active playful yearling. And when the time came, he was ready and waiting, dedicated to breaking this son of Magic Cat. Then, on Friday night, 16-year-old Scott Bethke got […]
Dear Hrishi – The ATM
Rodney Miller has owned around 120, perhaps 130 horses since he bought his first thoroughbred in the late 1980s. In the time since, he has watched the racing industry crash and rise again Phoenix-like with the arrival of the Sampsons in the mid 1990s and now with the Mystic Lake agreement. He has seen much […]
Equine Eye Candy
Sometimes horses, like people, are just too good lookin’ for their own good. Or anybody else’s for that matter. Remember the junior high ne’er-do-well who had all the girls ga-ga? Well, no one is about to put Supreme Ghost in the same company as a teen-age loser; he’s anything but. Yet he does attract attention wherever […]
Boneafide Cat Does it Again
Boneafide Cat stamped herself as the most likely favorite for the Claiming Series Championship winning her second qualifying race in Thursday night’s opener at Canterbury Park. Adolfo Morales was aboard for the victory for Larry Donlin and owners Metzen, Kaplan & Strangis. The victory marked Boneafide Cat’s third consecutive victory at Canterbury Park this meet. She […]
