Canterbury Park
Location | Shakopee, Minnesota |
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Coordinates | 44°47′22.67″N 93°28′48.36″W / 44.7896306°N 93.4801000°W |
Owned by | Canterbury Park Holding Corporation |
Date opened | June 26, 1985 |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Notable races | Claiming Crown |
Official website |
Company type | Public |
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Nasdaq: CPHC |
Canterbury Park (formerly Canterbury Downs), is a
Canterbury Park hosted the
A two-week series of poker tournaments, Fall Poker Classic, is held each fall at Canterbury Park.
History
Canterbury Downs was founded by Walter Brooks Fields Jr. and other investors. According to David Miller of the
In 1990, Ladbroke Racing Corporation bought Canterbury and renamed it New Canterbury Downs. In December 1992, it closed its doors after a disastrous live racing season that saw an enormous drop in attendance. In late 1993, Canterbury was bought by
In 1999 the legislature authorized a card room with poker tables at Canterbury Park. This had the effect of allowing poker tables at the state's Indian tribe casinos as well.[3]
Due to the 2011 Minnesota state government shutdown, Canterbury was forced to close.[4] Ramsey County District Judge Kathleen Gearin rejected a court case by Canterbury's owners to reopen it.[5] Canterbury Park reopened on July 20, 2011, when the government shutdown ended.
In June 2012, Canterbury Park and the
Canterbury Park also hosts corgi dog races, wiener dog races, and the annual Running of the Bulldogs.
Staff members include KFAN radio personality and Vikings announcer Paul Allen and Bally Sports North commentator Kevin Gorg.
In 2019, Canterbury Park was the site of the Twin Cities Summer Jam.[8]
Near the end of the 2023 race meet, Canterbury Park director of racing Chris Merz announced that the track would eliminate the runup for races–the distance between the placement of the starting gate and the location where timing of the race begins–in an effort to be more transparent and present a better product to gamblers with the advent of sports betting in the country.[9] About two weeks later, Merz announced that he had resigned from Canterbury Park and a track spokesman said that the decision to eliminate the run-up would be reconsidered.[10]
References
- ^ Shinar, Jack (28 July 2012). "Hammers Terror Nails First Mystic Lake Derby". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ "Site Index". Retrieved July 20, 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "Gambling in Minnesota" (PDF). Minnesota House Research Department. March 2005.
- ^ "What's open, what's closed: your guide to the state shutdown". Minneapolis Star-Tribune. StarTribune. 2011-07-02. Archived from the original on 2011-07-03. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
- ^ Von Sternberg, Bob (2011-07-03). "Judge: Zoo can open, but no horse races". The Minneapolis Star Tribune. StarTribune. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
- ^ Fiecke, Shannon. "$75 million deal: Canterbury, tribe shake hands". SWNewsMedia.com. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
- ^ Blount, Rachel. "Canterbury Park announces trimmed thoroughbred stakes schedule". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
- ^ "Summer Jam prices drop". swnewsmedia.com. 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
- ^ Hegarty, Matt (17 October 2023). "Canterbury to time races straight from the gate, eliminating 'run-ups'". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ Hegarty, Matt (31 October 2023). "Merz resigns position at Canterbury Park". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 31 October 2023.