Canterbury Park racing officers submitted a request to the Minnesota Racing Fee for a 51-day thoroughbred and quarter horse season in 2025 that might run from Saturday, Might 24 via Saturday, Sept. 20. Racing can be performed totally on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 5 p.m. central and Sundays at 1 p.m. Thursday racing applications are additionally deliberate for six dates, July 3, 10 and 24, Aug. 7 and 21 and Sept. 18 and would start at 5 p.m. A nine-day break from racing can be proposed from July 14 to July 22. The 2025 racing calendar affords three fewer dates than 2024, starting one week later and concluding one week sooner than the previous season.
“Now we have proposed a calendar that works nicely for our horse inhabitants and affords a number of alternatives to enter and race,” firm president Randy Sampson stated. “We glance to construct on the success of final season with continued deal with and subject measurement progress.”
The not too long ago concluded 54-day race meet noticed a 13% enhance in deal with and 13% enhance in thoroughbred subject measurement.
Stall functions might be out there in March and due in mid-April. The secure space is predicted to be open for arrivals within the second week of Might. The primary situation guide and stakes schedule might be launched within the first quarter of 2025.
A $15 million secure space and racing infrastructure enchancment venture is nearing completion. The venture started in 2023 with the addition of a 36-unit dormitory, an entire alternative of the principle monitor lighting system and reconfiguration of the coaching monitor. The previous season noticed the opening of three new barns that offered a summer time dwelling to greater than 300 horses, the set up of a brand new security rail on the principle monitor, the relocation of the secure entrance gate and building of a predominant monitor chute to accommodate races at seven furlongs.
Anticipated to be full in Might is a 33-pad everlasting RV park and newly paved circulation roads all through the bottom and barn areas.
“We imagine enhancements and adjustments made to our backstretch and racing infrastructure make Canterbury Park the most effective and most secure place to coach and race within the Midwest,” Sampson stated.
The Minnesota Racing Fee will take into account Canterbury’s race date request at its December assembly. The fee, a nine-member panel, is appointed by the state’s governor and tasked with overseeing the integrity and security of horse racing at Minnesota’s two pari-mutuel racetracks. Minnesota Administrative Rule 7872.0100 requires Canterbury Park to submit its request for 2025 racing dates no later than November 15.
For PDF of proposed 2025 racing schedule use this hyperlink: https://canterburypark.egnyte.com/dl/IQM8DqsBc4
Canterbury Park’s 24/7 on line casino and simulcast racebook are open every day. For extra data, go to www.canterburypark.com.
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