Ho-Chunk Wittenberg
This past week I stopped at the Ho-Chunk Casino in Wittenberg Wisconsin. The Ho-Chunk tribe operates six casinos in Wisconsin. The one in Wittenberg is located about 30 miles south of Wausau, one mile off of highway 29. The 11,000 sq. ft. facility has 500 slot machines, with a bar and snack area. I found […]
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 […]
Quick Hit at Little Six
There was great weather this Saturday at the horse track, but I only had one exacta win in seven races. Fortunately, that was enough to recover all of my bets and leave me $16 ahead for the day. A lot of long shots were coming in and some days that’s the way it goes. Next […]
First Trifecta Win
Quarter horse racing returned to Canterbury Park this Memorial Day weekend 2012. I got my first trifecta win, but I can’t say I was happy with the $8.20 payout. A quarter horse race is a short quarter mile blast down the track, so there isn’t a lot of time for horses to change position. The […]
Return to Canterbury
We had a good afternoon at Canterbury Park today. I continued my streak from last year by winning a $5 exacta in the first race for $110. Then again in the 5th race I hit on another $5 exacta for $126. My girlfriend called a $5 exacta on the Pimlico Stakes race which was simulcast […]
Gambling on the Buffet
Most of the time the casino buffet is uneventful. People are herded into a large room where they eat more than they normally would. With an all-you-can eat buffet, there is a higher chance that someone at the next table will start choking and the restaurant staff will have to preform the Heimlich on them. That’s exactly what happened […]
MN Gov Signs Track Betting Bill
How do you make money at the horse track without being at the horse track? Well, actually now there are two ways to do this in Minnesota. The Governor signed a bill on 5/4/12 that allows horse races at the two tracks in MN to be simulcast at Indian casinos in the state. Poker players will also […]