Canterbury Park

Canterbury Derby

Canterbury Park racing officials have canceled horse racing for June 22 due to projected heat indexes in excess of 105.

With projected heat indexes in excess of 105 well into the evening, Canterbury Park has canceled the June 21 Northern Stars Turf Festival program that had been scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. CT.

Longtime Minnesota owner and breeder Pete Mattson had a big night at Canterbury Park June 7, sweeping both stakes races with Thealligatorhunter and Retired Kathy.

Entries for the first three days of Canterbury Park's 51-day season were robust. A total of 186 horses were entered across 22 races for average entries of 8.45 per race.

Canterbury Park racing officials have released a condition book for the first 10 days of the 2025 season that runs 51 days, May 24-Sept. 20, and its Thoroughbred stakes schedule.

Canterbury Park's request for a 51-day horse racing season in 2025, running May 24-Sept. 20, was approved Dec. 19 by the Minnesota Racing Commission.

Canterbury Park racing officials submitted a request to the Minnesota Racing Commission for a 51-day Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse season in 2025. The season would run from Saturday, May 24, through Saturday, Sept. 20.

Canterbury Park concluded its 30th season of horse racing Sept. 28 showing gains in handle and average field size, categories that were emphasized prior to the start of the race meet.