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Minnesota Racing Commission Approves 2022 Race Dates For Canterbury Park, Running Aces

The Minnesota Racing Commission (“MRC”), the State regulatory body for Minnesota horse racing, has approved requests from Canterbury Park and Running Aces Casino, Hotel & Racetrack to host live horse racing in 2022.

Pursuant to State of Minnesota rules and statutes, the MRC held a public hearing to receive public testimony and comments regarding the dates proposed by the two racetracks. The hearing began on Dec. 16, 2021 and resumed after a recess on Dec. 28. Both requests were approved.

In 2022, Canterbury Park will have 65 days of live Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing, beginning May 18 and ending Sept. 17. Racing will take place every Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. Post time will be at 5:00 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, and 1:00 p.m. on Sundays. From July 18-26 there will be a weeklong break from racing, as Canterbury Park is hosting the Twin Cities Summer Jam concert series, and Sunday, July 3 post time will be at 4:00 p.m. in recognition of Independence Day.

Running Aces Casino, Hotel & Racetrack plans to host 56 days of live Standardbred racing, from May 15 through Sept. 17. Racing will be Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays. Special out-of-schedule racing is planned on Aug. 3, Sept. 16, and Sept. 17. All post times will be at 7:00 p.m.

At the hearing, the Minnesota Racing Commission also took time to commemorate the individuals lost by the racing community of Minnesota this year.

“The MRC is happy to continue the tradition of honoring those in the industry that we have lost since last December. The horsepeople of Minnesota are the key to this great industry, and we are saddened by the loss of these individuals,” said Steve May, MRC Executive Director.

Those remembered by the MRC include:

Jay Corey, Standardbred breeder
Ramiro Flores, Track Superintendent at Canterbury Park.
Cliff Owens, Standardbred trainer and driver
Rodney Pinsky, Standardbred owner and trainer
Nat Wess, longtime racing executive at many tracks, including Canterbury Park, and
Steve Wiseman, longtime Standardbred owner, trainer, and driver

The Minnesota Racing Commission is responsible for the oversight and regulation of horse racing and card casinos in the state of Minnesota. For questions about licensing for 2022, please contact us by calling 952-496-7950 or by emailing mrclicensing@state.mn.us. For questions about backside opening dates and stall applications, please contact the relevant racetrack.

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Canterbury Park Approved For 65-Day Race Meet In 2022

Canterbury Park's request for a 65-day 2022 Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing season, Wednesday, May 18 through Saturday, Sept. 17, was unanimously approved Thursday by the Minnesota Racing Commission. The Shakopee, Minn. racetrack will conduct a Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday schedule, with racing also conducted on Monday, July 4.

Post time on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays will be 5:00 p.m. CDT while Sundays and July 4 racing will begin at 1:00 p.m. On Sunday, July 3, racing will begin at 4:00 p.m. 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.

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.

Tuesday racing will be replaced with Saturday evening racing programs in the coming season in an effort to build on the on-track success, and maintain the more recent off-track wagering levels, experienced on Sundays in 2021 when crowds returned to pre-pandemic numbers while off-track handle averaged $894,736, nearly triple the 2019 figure. From 2015 through 2019, average daily attendance exceeded 6,500 with heavily promoted days often surpassing 18,000.

Purses are projected to reach $15 million, exceeding $230,000 per day. The 2022 thoroughbred and quarter horse stakes schedules will be announced in early January with stall applications, full details of Canterbury Park's shipping incentive programs and the first condition book available shortly thereafter. The Canterbury Park stable area, which can accommodate more than 1,400 racehorses, will open Wednesday, April 27.

Canterbury Park's 24/7 card casino and simulcast racebook remain open daily. For more information, visit www.canterburypark.com.

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Colonial Downs Approved For Expanded Race Meet In 2022

Fresh on the heels of a record setting Thoroughbred racing season in 2021, racing dates for an expanded 2022 Colonial Downs Race Meet presented by Woodford Reserve were approved Wednesday at the Virginia Racing Commission meeting which was held at the New Kent track.

The number of race days will increase from 21 to 27, and daily average purse monies will rise from $522,000 in 2021 to an expected $600,000 in 2022.

The upcoming 9-week campaign will run from July 11 – Sept. 7.

The race day schedule will mirror the '21 slate, with racing every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 1:30 PM (EDT).

The highly successful 2021 meet featured 21 race days and an average daily betting handle of $2,240,000. A total of $10.4 million in purse monies were distributed and average field size was a healthy 8.36 starters per race.

Details on the 2022 stakes schedule, including the Grade 3 Virginia Derby, will be announced in the coming weeks. Colonial Downs is home to the Secretariat Turf Course, widest grass racing surface in the country, and a 1 1/4 miles dirt oval, second longest only to Belmont's 1 1/2 miles track.

For more information, visit colonialdowns.com.

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‘Horse Population Isn’t Improving’: Charles Town Approved For 220 Dates Next Year, But May Adjust Downward

Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races has been approved for its 2022 live racing days, with a 220-day calendar that will see next year's season kick off on Thursday, Jan. 6 at the track's standard 7:00 P.M. EST first post.

As per West Virginia state code, Charles Town is required to submit a request for at least 220 live days before attempting to adjust it downward.

While the current schedule calls for 220 live days, it's the track's hope that this will not represent the 2022 calendar in its final form.

“We are in discussions with the Charles Town HBPA on amending this calendar and it's certainly our hope to have a resolution as to what next year will look like sooner than later,” said Charles Town's Director of Racing Operations Charlie McIntosh. “The unfortunate reality is that our field size is down nearly one-half a horse compared to 2020, there are almost 300 empty stalls in our barn area currently and the situation with the horse population isn't improving.”

Charles Town has eight live days remaining in its 2021 season including this evening's program with the current year's live racing wrapping up on Dec. 18.

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