Hastabealeader Wins Northern Plains
Just as trainer Bob Johnson was leaving the paddock shortly before the final race on Sunday’s card he was presented with a thought to consider. If everything went all right, would that be what it would take. “That’s all it should take,” he offered. You have to read between the lines here, but basically that’s […]
The Cash Caravan Returns
Sunday marks the return of a race that has not been held at Canterbury Park in four years: the Cash Caravan Stakes. The Cash Caravan is restricted to Minnesota-breds, three-year-olds and up, running at the classic distance of 440 yards. Cash Caravan’s racing career spanned three years; the Welika Cash gelding earned over $80,000 in […]
The Filly & Mare Bonus Challenge
Filly power is in full force on Saturday, August 4th, as Canterbury hosts its second annual Fillies Race for Hope event, raising money and awareness for the fight against breast cancer. The no-boys-allowed race card includes four stakes, one of which is reserved for the fastest girls on the track: the Fillies and Mares Race […]
Bob Morehouse On Tap
Some of Canterbury’s top older horses return to the track this week for the 13th running of The Bob Morehouse Memorial Stakes, a 400-yard race for three-year-olds and up. Though it is an open event, preference goes to Minnesota-breds, and only one entry in the field hails from outside the state. Thursday, July 26th: The Bob […]
Tiny… the Big Horse
She wasn’t quite sure what kind of horse he was the first time he walked past the barn, and there are times yet today, 12 years later, when she must wonder, too. This much seems clear: The horse doesn’t know when to quit working, and he chows down as if he hasn’t had another meal […]
Stakes Racing Recaps
There has been plenty of quarter horse stakes action over the past half dozen racing days at Canterbury Park. Who won? Who lost? Who set a new track record? Here’s a recap of Canterbury’s recent big races: Great Lakes Stakes Stakes action kicked off last week with the 16th running of the Great Lakes Stakes, […]
11,000+ Enjoy Rescheduled July 4th Festivities
Who was your favorite winner over the weekend: Serena Williams, the Bulls at Pamplona, Oscar the wiener dog, Lori Keith, Soonerette, Huckleberry Mojito or the hot dog champ? They all deserve a tip of the cap, but Soonerette and Huckleberry Mojito (pictured above) were truly the stars of Saturday’s card in Shakopee. There were 11,337 […]
Top Quarter Horses On Tap
This week brings us two major quarter horse stakes races at Canterbury Park: The Northlands Futurity on Thursday and the Canterbury Park Quarter Horse Derby on Saturday. These are the two biggest quarter horse races of the meet for open company and feature some of the best 2-year-old and 3-year-old quarter horses on the grounds. […]
Nik Goodwin – The Local Boy
Nik Goodwin got his first look at the backside of Canterbury Downs in late spring of 1986. His father, Duane, trained a single quarter horse and Nik, a fifth grader, spent the summer with him, cleaning stalls and hanging out on the backside. His father and grandfather had raced in the bushes and at small […]
“Q” Stakes Previews & Recaps
Summer is the peak season of quarter horse racing, and this year is no exception. Let’s recap a few of the recent major races and use them to identify future handicapping opportunities. June 9th brought us the Minnesota Stallion Breeders and North Central Derby, featuring three-year-olds running 400 yards for $12,500. Fastest qualifier and even-money […]
