Canterbury Requests Added Race Date, Schedule Changes

Canterbury Park racing officials have submitted to the Minnesota Racing Commission a request to add to the 2020 racing schedule Thursday, Sept. 3 and to reschedule Sept. 7 and 15 to Thursdays, Sept. 10 and 17.

The added day is a make-up for a six-race cancellation on June 18 due to inclement weather. The shuffling of dates moves racing from a Monday and Tuesday to Thursdays, the most robust day of the week for wagering handle. The change would make Sept. 17 the final day of the season. The racing commission is expected to approve these changes.

The annual Minnesota Festival of Champions, a day of racing dedicated to horses bred in the state originally slated for Sept. 7, will now be Wednesday, Sept. 9. In its 27th rendition, the Minnesota Festival of Champions will offer more than $710,000 in stakes purses, making it the richest day on the 2020 schedule.

First post each day remains 4:30 p.m. More information is available at www.canterburypark.com .

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Del Mar Adds Make-Up Date On Monday, Aug. 31

Del Mar Thoroughbred Club has announced it will run a make-up day of racing on Monday, August 31. It expects to present a 10-race card starting at 2 p.m. The added date means Del Mar will finish up its 2020 summer race meet with two four-day weekends — August 28 to 31 and September 4 to 7.

On the heels of a recently announced 10% purse increase, the seaside track's extra day will bring the number of race days for its 81st summer season to 27. Originally, 28 racing days had been planned.

The track's racing office has been adding extra races to its regular cards to make up for the lost date as the meet moves through its scheduled Friday through Sunday timetable.

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