Canterbury Park 2019 Quarter Horse Stakes Schedule
Mystic Lake Northlands Futurity one of seven stakes on Fastest Day in Minnesota Sports, July 7 Canterbury Park’s quarter horse racing stakes schedule was announced today and includes 17 races during the 66-day season that begins May 3. The premier race, the Mystic Lake Northlands Futurity, with a purse estimated to reach $150,000, will be […]
A Win For A Minnesota Horse, Sports Fans
By Jim Wells Call it a flicker of hope, a spark in the ash of the campfire, a glimmer of light in a sea of darkness. Minnesotans were given a reason to raise their heads and applaud again on Sunday. At a sporting event. Just like that, the doubting Thomases of sportsdom stood and feted […]
Canterbury’s Richest Quarter Horse Race To Be Run July 8
With a purse set for $146,400, the Mystic Lake Northlands Futurity is Canterbury’s richest quarter horse race and second richest race of the season. The 350 yard dash features 2-year-olds who had the fastest qualifying times from the June 16th trials (featured below). Horse notes provided by MQHRA Executive Director, Jen Perkins. […]
THE QUARTER HORSES HAVE THEIR DAY
BY JIM WELLS The day was dedicated to the Qs, the quarterpounders, or more appropriately and accurately, the quarter horses, those speedy sprinters on the racetrack who gobble up ground in the same fashion that Usain Bolt covers 100 yards. They are out of the blocks and rocketing toward the finish line in the blink […]
DELGADO LETS SUCCESS DO HIS TALKING
BY JIM WELLS The adrenaline was flowing and Oscar Delgado released it as he strode through the tunnel to the jockeys’ room after winning the first race on Saturday’s card. “That guy never stops talking and I should know because I talk a lot,” said a fellow rider. Yes, Delgado has never been accused […]
Mystic Lake Northlands Futurity Offers Record Purse
by Katie Merritt The 6th race on Sunday is the 350 yard, $167,600 Mystic Lakes Northlands Futurity, the last of six Quarter Horse races on the card and the richest Quarter Horse race to ever be run at Canterbury Park or Downs dating back to the inaugural edition in 1986. The eight fillies and two […]
Trailblazing Jockey Now A Trainer : Tomey Swan
By Katie Merritt Twelve years ago, Tomey Swan wasn’t training racehorses, she was riding them. After the Supreme Court ruling in January of 1969 that allowed women to ride in pari-mutuel races, Swan was one of the first to do so, paving the way for future women in the racing industry. In her 35-year career […]
News & Notes plus Northlands Futurity trials results
Six trials for the $167,600 Mystic Lake Northlands Futurity were conducted Sunday. The 10 fastest qualifiers for the richest quarter horse race in the history of Canterbury Park or Downs are below. The final will be run Sunday, July 2. Marcus Swiontek rode the quickest of the 10, Olivias Jett. Nik Goodwin rode the winners […]
Thursday ‘Buck Night’ Racing Returns to Canterbury Park as Four-Day Race Weeks Begin
Saturday is ‘Belmont Stakes Block Party’ with four local stakes races Canterbury Park begins racing four days each week, Thursday through Sunday, when horse racing resumes tonight with the popular “Buck Night” promotion that offers $1 admission and other $1, $2 and $3 food and beverage specials. Post time on Thursdays and Fridays will be […]
Mystic Lake Northlands Futurity Tops Canterbury Park’s Quarter Horse Stakes Schedule
Canterbury Park’s American Quarter Horse stakes schedule will offer 13 races with purses expected to total more than $600,000. The schedule is highlighted by the 30th running of the Mystic Lake Northlands Futurity July 2 with an estimated purse exceeding $160,000, racetrack officials announced today. “Quarter horse racing is an important piece of Canterbury Park’s […]
