Archive for: Horse Racing
2013 Racing Season Starting Soon
The 2013 horse racing season is only about six weeks away here in Minnesota. Canterbury Park has it’s first race scheduled for May 17, 2013. I can’t say that the start of the 2013 gaming season for me has been very good so far. I’ve been to the casino about four times and only recall […]
Breeder’s Cup Simulcast
On November 3rd the 2012 Breeder’s Cup horse races were held at the Santa Anita track in CA. The Breeder’s Cup brings out the best of the best horses, Jockeys, and trainers from around the world. We went to Canterbury Park to watch the simulcast and wager on the last 6 races. I’ve never been to […]
Night Racing
The 2012 horse racing season is almost at a close here in Minnesota. On Friday night, my girlfriend and I went to the track to test our horse picking skills. We don’t usually go to night sessions, which run from 7pm to 10:45 pm, but decided to see what it was like under the lights. […]
Betting tips
This past weekend I made all but one of my wagers using the SAM automated betting machines. I found that it’s easier to make multiple wagers and more exotic wagers using the machine rather than telling someone at the betting window. Say for instance, if you want to make a pick 4 with a combination […]
Handicapping Tips
Handicapping a horse race is more art than a science. I’ve been to about a dozen horse races in the last year, so I still have a lot to learn. One thing I’ve been struggling with, is trying to determine which information is the most important. It’s easy to get information overload when you start […]
Mystic Lake Derby
This Saturday I was at Canterbury Park for the first running of the Mystic Lake Derby. There was a seven horse field looking to take the $150,000 purse. It was a very close match and extremely hard to pick a winner. Unfortunately, there was a dispute between the 1st and 2nd place horses. The replay […]
Hot Horses in MN
This past weekend it was in the 90’s here in Minnesota, which makes it feel like the 100’s with the humidity. The horses ran pretty good despite the warm temps. I went back to betting straight exactas and trifectas instead of boxing them. I think I would have won one extra bet if I had […]
Canterbury Declares Special Dividend
Despite the fact that Canterbury Park has made an agreement with Mystic Lake Casino and declared a 25 cent per share special dividend (payable on July 12 to shareholders of record on June 28), the stock price has been dropping lately. The headlines of the agreement state that the Mystic would pay Canterbury 75 million […]
Wet Day at the Track
It wasn’t supposed to rain on Sunday, but it turned out to be a wet afternoon at the horse track. With over 12,000 in attendance for Father’s Day and half the seats unavailable because of the rain, it wasn’t much fun for families with small children. There were also long lines at the betting windows, […]
Belmont Stakes
This Saturday’s Belmont Stakes went along with the rest of the races that I wagered on. With “I’ll have Another” out of the race, I bet on Paynter to win, and it looked like he was going to do it until Union Rages passed him by a nose at the wire. All day I was […]