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Minnesota Thoroughbred Association’s Online Stallion Season Auction Set To Begin Jan. 3

The Minnesota Thoroughbred Association (MTA) will conduct its 2022 Stallion Season Auction Jan. 3 through Jan. 10, featuring more than 50 premier stallions from Kentucky, Florida, Texas, Oklahoma, and Minnesota. The online auction will be hosted at www.thoroughlybred.com.

A $1,000 incentive is being offered again for this year's auction from the Minnesota Breeders' Fund. Any breeder who purchases a stallion season through the 2022 MTA Stallion Season Auction and foals in Minnesota, will receive a $1,000 check when the foal is registered with the Minnesota Racing Commission in 2023.

“As we look forward to 2022, organizers at the Minnesota Thoroughbred Association are excited to provide breeders with these premier stallion seasons to bid on. Our partner stallion farms have been wonderful to work with and we encourage breeders to support these farms that help support regional programs like ours,” said Kay King, Executive Director of the MTA.

Bids will be placed on a rolling basis for all seven days of the sale which begins on Jan. 3. Stallion seasons can be searched by state or name on the website. New stallion seasons may continue to be added through the duration of the sale.

For the current Stallion Season Auction list, visit minnesotabred.com/.

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MTA To Host Online Stallion Season Auction

The Minnesota Thoroughbred Association (MTA) will conduct its 2022 Stallion Season Auction from Jan. 3, 2022 through Jan. 10, 2022, at www.thoroughlybred.com. The auction will include seasons to more than 50 premier stallions from Kentucky, Florida, Texas, Oklahoma and Minnesota. A $1,000 incentive is being offered from the Minnesota Breeders' Fund. Any breeder who purchases a season through the auction and foals in the state will receive a check for $1,000 when the foal is registered with the Minnesota Racing Commission in 2023.

“As we look forward to 2022, organizers at the Minnesota Thoroughbred Association are excited to provide breeders with these premier stallion seasons to bid on,” said Kay King, Executive Director of the MTA. “Our partner stallion farms have been wonderful to work with and we encourage breeders to support these farms that help support regional programs like ours.”

Bids will be placed on a rolling basis for all seven days of the sale. Seasons can be searched by state or name on the website. New stallion seasons may continue to be added through the duration of the sale.

For additional information, visit minnesotabred.com.

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Over $600,000 Paid Out In Minnesota Breeders’ Awards For 2021

Over $600,000 was awarded to horse breeders in 2021 by the Minnesota Breeders' Fund for the achievements of Minnesota-bred horses in 2021, continuing the decades-long tradition of reward and recognition.

The Minnesota Racing Commission (“MRC”) administers the Minnesota Breeders' Fund, which pays awards to the breeders of Minnesota-bred horses who are registered with the MRC. Awards are based on qualified purse earnings during the 2021 racing season. In appreciation of those who contribute to the horse racing and breeding industry in Minnesota, the Minnesota Breeders' Fund was established in 1983 alongside the MRC and has paid awards every year since.

The 2021 Minnesota Breeders' Fund Awards have now been processed and paid to the earning breeders in the categories of Thoroughbred Breeders' Awards, Thoroughbred Stallion Awards, Quarter Horse Breeders' Awards, Quarter Horse Stallion Awards, and Standardbred Breeders' Awards.

The top-earning Thoroughbred breeder was Bob Lothenbach of Lothenbach Stables, earning nearly $30,000. Twelve other Thoroughbred breeders earned over $10,000 in awards, and a total of over $400,000 was earned between all breeders. Kela Minnesota, LLC topped the Thoroughbred Stallion Awards with almost $20,000 earned in awards. The Minnesota Breeders' Fund paid a total of $53,564 in Stallion Awards.

Quarter Horse Breeders' Awards winners earned $68,268, with Lunderborg LLC earning the most at nearly $10,000. Darin Meyers, Jessica Meyers, and Dale Borchers received over half of the $1,776 paid out to Quarter Horse Stallion Awards winners for their efforts.

With respect to the Standardbred Breeders' Fund Awards, Set the Pace Racing LLC topped the earner's list with over $8,000 awarded for horses who raced at Running Aces Casino, Hotel, and Racetrack.

For 2021, most breeders in each of the categories of Thoroughbred Breeders, Thoroughbred Stallions, Quarter Horse Breeders, and Standardbred Breeders earned at least $1,000.

Reflecting on the past two years, the Minnesota Racing Commission's Breeders' Fund coordinators Nicole Edstrom and Stephanie Jenson thank all the award recipients.

“I greatly appreciate the commitment and resiliency of our Minnesota breeders and stallion owners – the unwavering support during these historic times is truly incredible,” Edstrom said. “The Minnesota Breeders' Fund is pleased to be able to thank those who have assisted Minnesota agriculture and business via these awards, no matter their location in the United States.”

For information on participating in the Minnesota Breeders' Fund, contact Nicole Edstrom at nicole.m.edstrom@state.mn.us, visit mnbreedersfund.com, or call the Minnesota Racing Commission at 952-496-7950 during open business hours.

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Canterbury Park Requests 65 Race Dates For 2022

Canterbury Park officials intend to offer 65 days of live horse racing in 2022. A request for a meet that would run Wednesday, May 18 through Saturday, Sept. 17 has been submitted for approval to the Minnesota Racing Commission. Purses are projected at $225,000 per day, similar to the 65-day 2021 season.

In 2021, all-sources wagering reached a record $90.9 million with racing conducted Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings and Sunday afternoons, surpassing the $68.4 million record set in 2020 when 53 days of racing were conducted. The 2022 request would replace Tuesdays with Saturday evening racing programs while continuing Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday programs. Racing would begin at 1:00 p.m. on Sundays and 5:00 p.m. on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

Sunday afternoon out-of-state wagering in 2021 exceeded company officials' expectations with an average $894,736 in off-track handle, nearly triple the pre-pandemic 2019 figure when the Shakopee, Minn. track last conducted Sunday programs. The success in maintaining wagering levels with the shift to Sundays in 2021 leads to optimism amongst track officials about the possibilities regarding the return of Saturday racing, absent since 2019.

“Canterbury Park has been successful over the past two seasons in drawing the interest of the national horseplayer through running a race schedule focused on the less competitive days of the week and by providing a strong value proposition for the wagering dollar,” company president Randy Sampson said. “In 2022, we plan to continue to offer a strong wagering proposition at opportunistic times in the weekly calendar while making it easier for our passionate on-track fan base to return to the races by adding Saturday evening programs,” Sampson said.

Canterbury first experimented with weeknight-only racing in 2020 when pandemic restrictions caused a delay to the start of the race meet with severe limitations on attendance. National handle soared as a result. Mondays were eliminated last season in favor of Sunday afternoons.

The 2022 schedule also includes a nine-day break from July 18 through July 26 to accommodate Twin Cities Summer Jam, an annual multi-day music festival held in the racetrack infield.

The Minnesota Racing Commission, a nine-member panel appointed by the state's governor tasked with overseeing the integrity and safety of horse racing at Minnesota's two pari-mutuel racetracks, is expected to consider Canterbury's race date request at its December meeting. Minnesota Administrative Rule 7872.0100 requires Canterbury Park to submit its request for 2022 racing dates no later than November 15, 2021.
Canterbury Park's 24/7 card casino and simulcast racebook remain open daily. For more information, visit www.canterburypark.com .

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