A MEMORABLE WEEKEND FOR LOVEBERRY
BY JIM WELLS No matter how long you’ve been at an endeavor, there is always a first time for something, for just about everybody. Take Hall of Fame trainer Dave Van Winkle, who’s left his mark just about any place his horses have left tracks in Shakopee over the past three decades. His entry in […]
CANCHARI RIDES TALL IN THE SADDLE
BY JIM WELLS Yes, that was Alex Canchari on his high horse after the feature race on Monday, a very high horse in fact. Seventeen hands and then some. In what had seemed to degenerate into a so-so race earlier in the day actually had a thrilling finish as the two top choices battled head-to-head […]
Dachshunds Dash on Labor Day
The annual Wiener Dog Wars will be held on Monday, Sept. 5. A total of seven races, six trials and a final, will be interspersed between horse races. The eight-race equine card begins at 12:45 and concludes with the $55,000 MTA Stallion Auction Stakes, a 6.5 furlong sprint for 3-year-olds which are progeny of stallions […]
HAS EVERYTHING GONE TO THE DOGS?
In an alternate universe, one yet beyond the probing telescopes of NASA, there is a wiener dog track at which thoroughbred races are sometimes featured. Fans turn out in droves to watch their favorite ponies on these novelty afternoons. Fantasy? First hear this: Canterbury’s player development director Clair Kratochvil was asked Monday by a fan […]
