Canterbury Park racing officials announced a stake and overnight handicap schedule spread across the 54-day season, offering opportunities for open-company and Minnesota-bred thoroughbreds to race on ...

The 25th anniversary of live pari-mutuel horse racing in Minnesota was marked on Saturday at Canterbury Park. The celebration was a bit more modest than what took place on June 26, 1985, the Wednesday ...

Dale Schenian, who teamed with Curtis and Randy Sampson in 1994 to buy the defunct Canterbury Downs and reopen it as Canterbury Park, died Friday. He was 82. A native of South St. Paul, Schenian is ...

David VanWinkle would much rather talk about his horses than himself. Yet the 63-year-old horseman is dealing with a new degree of media attention this week at Del Mar as he prepares to have his first ...

There are 19 horses slated to run in the 149th Kentucky Derby, but only one horse and its jockey have a unique connection to Shakopee’s Canterbury Park. It was just eight months ago when Two Phil’s, a ...

They were racing more than horses recently at Canterbury Downs in suburban Minneapolis. The Minnesota racetrack held its annual Extreme Day, always one of the fan favorites. Camel, ostrich and zebra ...

The first legal horse race in Minnesota took place on June 26, 1985, at what was then known as Canterbury Downs. Although initially successful, financial issues ensued and the racetrack was closed ...

Canterbury Park begins its 31st season of live Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing Saturday, May 24 with a 5 p.m. first post. The 51-day season will include many of the popular promotions that have ...

SHAKOPEE, Minn. — It only took a minute — well, 1 minute, 11 seconds — for some to see Two Phil's was special. The 2-year-old Kentucky colt stepped on the track at Canterbury Park last September for ...