Trainer Mike Biehler wins 1,000th career race; Minnesota native achieves milestone Friday at Remington Park
Thoroughbred trainer Mike Biehler won his 1,000th career race when Medalla Match won the ninth race at Remington Park in Oklahoma City Friday night. Biehler, 59, is a native of Fairmont, Minn. and got his start working at a training center in 1985 nearby what was then Canterbury Downs. He began galloping horses at the […]
Making the Grade
By Noah Joseph In the history of horse racing and breeding, only four horses bred in the state of Minnesota have ever won a graded stakes race. A graded stakes race is a stakes race of the highest quality in both prize money and strength of the competition. The highest level is Grade 1, followed […]
Racehorse Owner: Curt Sampson
By Katie Merritt Curtis Sampson was born and raised in Hector, Minnesota and has been attending the races at Canterbury since it first opened as Canterbury Downs. In 1994, after the track had been closed for two years, Sampson, his son Randy and Dale Schenian purchased the facility and brought live racing back to Shakopee […]
WALLY’S WORLD WAS SPECIAL
The Mike Biehler barn was at work digging up the shed row with pickaxes when one of the grooms predicted that Wally’s Choice would win his first attempt at a mile that day. The young gelding had run once at six furlongs, mostly at five furlongs and was making just his seventh start, so Biehler […]
Can a Three-Year-Old Win The MN Classic?
It is expected that Minnesota Derby winner Hold for More, undefeated in four starts this year and six for seven overall, will tomorrow be entered by trainer Francisco Bravo to run in Sunday’s Wally’s Choice Minnesota Classic Championship. It has been common practice for 3-year-olds to skip the race and not face the top older […]
Canterbury Park Hall of Fame to Add Four Members
The Canterbury Park Hall of Fame Committee today announced the Class of 2015 inductees. The four newest members, who will be honored in a Sept. 5 ceremony, include former jockey Tad Leggett; Minneapolis Star Tribune sports reporter Rachel Blount; state veterinarian Dr. Richard Bowman; and thoroughbred Wally’s Choice. These inductees join a group of more […]
Minnesota-Bred Money Makers
A question was posed this morning by a renowned trainer as to which Minnesota-bred mare has the most career earnings. He knew where the question and the eventual answer likely would go and he was correct. A quick fact-checking mission found the numbers below. If there are errors, feel free to comment with corrections. MN-bred […]
