Saturday’s Hall of Fame Night at Canterbury Park Features Five Handicaps
Midnight Current defends MN Turf Distaff title Top state bred 3-years-prep for Derby and Oaks Hall of Fame Night Showcases Minnesota’s Best Thoroughbreds Saturday’s Hall of Fame Night at Canterbury Park includes turf races for accomplished older thoroughbreds as well as main track sprints for 3-year-olds whose connections hope they make a name for themselves […]
Horse Racing In Shakopee MN Opens With MN-Bred Influence
A Minnesota bred is the 7 to 2 second choice on the morning line on opening day Friday at Keeneland in the $350,000 Grade 2 Phoenix Stakes at six furlongs. That’s correct. Doctor Oscar, Canterbury Park’s 2023 horse of the meet, is 7 to 2 in a Breeders’ Cup Win And You’re In event. Doctor […]
Xtreme Racing Stables: Learn more about one of Canterbury Park’s leading owners
Betty Jo Goodwin speaks with Vicki McGowan of Xtreme Racing Stables. Xtreme Racing Stables is Mike and Vicki McGowan (pictured above) and they will be well represented in Saturday’s Minnesota Oaks where Cupids Crush will be favored and with Gypsy Reward in the Glitter Star Stakes.
Xtreme Racing Stables – horse owners
by Natalie Hoepner Mike and Vicki McGowan, from Xtreme Racing Stables, were pulled into horse racing through racehorse trainer Joe Bera’s daughter, Dawn. She encouraged Mike and Vicki to visit Canterbury Park to see family horse Cassidilly race, advertising that her dad barbeques. Vicki wanted to “look at all the horses and see them” and […]
