Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Want to know how to wager on the horses? What's a post time? Can I view the horses in the paddock before picking my winner? We've got you covered in this installment of Patch Pros.
"At Canterbury Park, race 4, $2 to win, on horse 5.” Um, what? From post time to pari-mutuel betting, learning how to bet on the horses is key to long-term enjoyment at ther track, according to the Canterbury Park website. But what if you're a first-timer? There's plenty to learn. In fact, there's so much that Canterbury offers a five-week course called Canterbury College. While many of us don't quite have time for that, we do have an all-star crew to answer your questions. So we encourage you to ask anything you've ever wanted to know about horses, racing and betting. Our panel of experts includes: Jeff Maday, Canterbury Park's media relations/player development manager Andrew Offerman, Canterbury Park's social media coordinator Dave …
Monday, May 23, 2011
The veteran legislator from Inver Grove Heights is part of a bipartisan effort to tie a racino proposal to the development of two new stadiums in the metro area.
In one stroke, District 39 Sen. Jim Metzen (DFL) would permit slot machines at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, and use the gambling revenue generated by those machines to fund the construction of two new sports stadiums in Minnesota. That's the gist of new bill, proposed by District 27 Sen. Dan Sparks (DFL) and co-authored by Metzen and District 24 Sen. Julie Rosen (R). Under the legislation, introduced last Friday, gaming machines would be allowed at certain, licensed horse tracks, including Canterbury Park in Shakopee. Revenue from the machines would be funneled into a "Multi-Stadium Revenue Fund" and used to help construct a football stadium for the Minnesota Vikings and a new ballpark for the St. Paul Saints. “I don’t believe that general…
Monday, March 28, 2011
Sen. Jim Metzen is listed as a co-author on a bill that would permit slot machines at two horse racing tracks in Minnesota.
District 39 Sen. Jim Metzen (DFL) believes that the state, faced with a $5 billion deficit, needs every source of revenue it can get. Which is why Metzen has cast his support behind a Republican-backed bill to allow video slot machines at two horse tracks in Minnesota — Canterbury Park in Shakopee and Running Aces Harness Park in Columbus. If passed, the measure could generate $250 million to $500 million annually, Metzen said, some of which would be funneled back into state funds. Proposed by District 29 Sen. David Senjem (R) and introduced on March 25, the bill creates an account called the "Minnesota Future Fund" and dictates that a portion of the money generated by slot machines at the horse tracks be deposited in the fund. Under the …
Dave Astar
12:06 pm on Friday, May 25, 2012
Lisa, it is rain related. Whenever the turf gets soggy most tracks will remove the races from the turf and move them to the dirt for general safety reasons. With some exceptions for bigger stakes races this almost always happens. The turf track is typically termed to be "firm" normally and when it's a bit soggy but they still race on the turf it's called "yielding". The dirt track is normally … more ›