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Canterbury, Running Aces Request Minnesota Race Dates For 2022

The Minnesota Racing Commission has formally received the requests for 2022 live race days from Canterbury Park and Running Aces Casino, Hotel, and Racetrack, and is set to discuss them in its full commission meeting on Dec. 16, 2021.

Canterbury Park is requesting 65 days of live Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing, to begin on May 18, 2022 and end on Sept. 17, 2022. The proposed calendar asks for racing on every Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday, with all post times except Sundays, special holiday races, and exceptions starting at 5:00 PM.

Running Aces Casino, Hotel, and Racetrack is requesting 56 days of Standardbred harness racing, to run from May 15, 2022, to September 17, 2022. Racing at Running Aces is proposed to take place every Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday with three event exceptions. All post times are slated to begin at 7:00 PM.

Pursuant to State of Minnesota rules and statutes, the Minnesota Racing Commission will conduct a public hearing to hear testimony, receive comment, and allow witness to the discussions. The Minnesota Racing Commission holds regulatory jurisdiction on live horse racing conducted with pari-mutuel betting in the state of Minnesota.

The public hearing will be on Thursday, December 16, 2021. It will begin promptly at 3:30 PM and be held over Microsoft Teams.

Those wishing to view or participate can contact Chad Peterson at chad.peterson1@state.mn.us or 651-925-3951 during business hours for information on how to join the Microsoft Teams meeting. All persons wishing to comment are encouraged to register beforehand or send written mail and must limit themselves to the subject of the 2022 race day requests. Written comment must be received before Dec. 10, 2021. Those who would like to give written comment can email Chad Peterson or send by mail to:

Minnesota Racing Commission
15201 Zurich St. NE Suite 212
Columbus, MN 55025

About the Minnesota Racing Commission
The Minnesota Racing Commission operates in the public interest to ensure the integrity of horse racing and card playing, to oversee the proper distribution of funds back into the industry, and to provide for the safety and welfare of the human and equine participants. The Commission works to promote the horse racing and breeding industry in Minnesota in order to provide economic stimulus, offer residents and visitors an exciting entertainment option, and support agriculture and rural agribusiness. Visit mn.gov/mrc for more information.

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Golden Gate Fields Winter Meet Gets Purse Boost For Claiming, Maiden Claiming, Starter Allowance Races

Golden Gate Fields officials announced Friday that, beginning Sunday, Dec. 26, all starter allowance, maiden claiming and claiming races at at the Bay Area track in Albany, Calif., will receive purse increases of $3,000. For most of these races, the increase ranges from 20% to, at the highest, 30%.

“We're really pleased to be able to deliver this purse increase to the horsemen at the most appropriate time,” said David Duggan, vice president and general manager of Golden Gate Fields. “We appreciate our owners, breeders, trainers, jockeys and all of the people who work for them who continue to support our racing product.”

Lower level claiming conditions will see the highest increase, ranging from a 25% to 30% increase per level. Most mid-level claiming purses, both winners and maidens running for a tag, are improving at a 15% to 25% rate. Higher claiming conditions are also set for the same $3,000 purse increase as the lower level races. $40,000 claimers-the highest claiming condition currently offered in Northern California-will elevate from the current $25,000 purse to $28,000. “Non-winners of 2” starter allowance races will bump up an additional $3,000, too (from $19,000 to $22,000), as will all other starter allowance conditions.

Dec. 26, 2021 is opening day of the Winter/Spring meet of 2021/2022 at Golden Gate Fields. The Winter/Spring meet commencing the day after Christmas and runs through mid-June.

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Trainer/Owner Adolfo Macias Suspended 90 Days After Barn Search

Adolfo Macias has had both his owner's and trainer's licenses suspended for 90 days by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, beginning Dec. 1 and running through Feb. 28, 2022. According to a ruling issued on Nov. 13, the suspension stems from a barn search at Ashwood Training Center on July 28, 2021, which turned up injectable medications, hypodermic needles and syringes.

In an additional ruling issued on the same date, Macias' trainee Enraged has been disqualified from his win at Ellis Park on July 9, 2021. Industrial Laboratories indicated that a post-race sample from Enraged was positive for dexamethasone, and the split sample was confirmed by Texas A & M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory. The KHRC also fined Macias for the violation, his first in 365 days.

Macias, who has been training since 2005, has saddled 127 winners from 1,165 starters.

According to thoroughbredrulings.com, Macias has previously been cited for positives of phenylbutazone (Jan. 22, 2009; March 7, 2009; May 3, 2011), flunixin (May 3, 2011), and dexamethasone (Dec. 30, 2012)

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Trainer Herbertson Enters No Contest Plea In Sexual Assault Case

Trainer Ari Herbertson has entered a plea of no contest in Alameda Superior Court to one count of sexual penetration by a foreign object in connection with an assault case brought against him in 2020.

Herbertson, of El Sobrante, Calif., was charged with four felonies in February of last year after an assault that took place near Golden Gate Fields. Herbertson was arrested at the racetrack after law enforcement indicated a DNA match to Herbertson had been made in the case.

Herbertson did not saddle any more runners after his 2020 arrest, though he did resume training this year. He has not had any more starters at Golden Gate Fields. His training license with the California Horse Racing Board remains active and does not expire until the end of this year.

“We cannot just suspend someone's license based on arrest or allegation,” said CHRB spokesman Mike Marten. “When a criminal investigation is taking place, especially on an incident that occurs off the track, we do not interfere with the local investigation and prosecution but assist in any way we can. We monitor the process, as we did in this case from the beginning, and if and when there is a conviction, we obtain the appropriate documents and determine whether we can file a complaint alleging a rule violation, which we are doing now. In other words, we cannot just take someone's license without a hearing and the criminal part always goes before the administrative one.”

Herbertson started 59 runners in 2021 and 25 in 2020 at Fresno, Emerald Downs, and Turf Paradise.

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