Canterbury’s 2021 Race Dates Approved; Purses Projected To Increase 35 Percent

Canterbury Park's request for a 65-day 2021 Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing season, May 18 through Sept. 16, was unanimously approved on Thursday by the Minnesota Racing Commission.

The Shakopee, Minn. track will conduct a Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday race schedule with racing also held on Memorial Day and Labor Day. as well as Saturday, July 3.

Purses are anticipated to be approximately $14 million, $220,000 per day, a projected increase of more than 35 percent in total and 12 percent per day as compared to 2020. A 2012 cooperative marketing and purse enhancement agreement reached with the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, owners and operators of nearby Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, will supplement purses by $7.28 million. The agreement extends through 2022 with more than $80 million going toward purse supplements and joint marketing of the two properties.

Post time on Sundays and holidays will be 1:00 p.m. while weekday racing on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday racing will begin at 5:00 p.m. On July 3, racing will begin at 4:00 p.m. The 2021 Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse stakes schedules are expected to be announced in January with stall applications and the first condition book available shortly thereafter.

Canterbury Park's 24/7 card casino and simulcast racebook remain temporarily closed due to Executive Order 20-103 issued by Gov. Tim Walz to slow the spread of COVID-19. Visit www.canterburypark.com for more information.

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Joel Rosario Will Be Back Aboard Tom’s D’Etat In Next Saturday’s Whitney

With the jockey colony at Saratoga under COVID-19 restrictions, regular rider Joel Rosario will get back aboard Tom's d'Etat in next Saturday's Grade 1 Whitney Stakes, reports the Daily Racing Form.

In his most recent start, the 7-year-old son of Smart Strike was guided to victory by Miguel Mena in the G2 Stephen Foster at Churchill Downs. Trainer Al Stall has breezed the horse just twice since the June 27 effort, including on Friday at Saratoga.

Rosario rode Tom's d'Etat in that breeze, receiving an official time of 48.22 seconds for a half-mile. Tom's d'Etat has won all five of his starts with Rosario in the saddle.

“He's just a special horse,” Rosario told drf.com. “He's nice to ride; he knows his stuff. He's special because he's very smart, he knows what he's doing out there. He's there for you when you ask him. If you leave him alone, he just takes his time. He felt good.”

Read more at the Daily Racing Form.

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