Her 116 is on the lower end of recent Moir winners, which in turn pale in comparison to Buffering who ran 121 in 2015 and 124 in 2014. Able to lead on the rail this time, Coolangatta made the most of her 50kg and a red-hot Jamie Kah to fend them off. Those settling near the speed finished near the front, and those settling out the back finished out the back. Her second best rating (109) was actually on debut, having been very consistent in between just below that level, including running 107 first up when third in the McEwen Stakes.įor the most part, the Moir was run in two parts. More information is available at The post 2018 Dates Approved, Record Purses Expected For 70-Day Canterbury Park Meeting appeared first on Horse Racing News | Paulick Report.How did the Moir Stakes won by Coolangatta rate, and who is the #1 Manikato Stakes seed?ĬOOLANGATTA winning the Charter Keck Cramer Moir Stakes Picture: Colin Bull / SportpixĬoolangatta became just the second filly to win the Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m) in 17 years at Moonee Valley on Friday night, able to lead all of the way and record a narrow victory, earning her a Timeform rating of 116- a clear new peak. The promotional calendar, which includes several popular events such as Corgis & Cupcakes and Extreme Race Day, will be announced in March. The agreement extends through 2022 with more than $83 million going toward purse supplements and joint marketing of the two properties and the region known as RiverSouth-Land of Big Fun.Ĭanterbury Park racing officials will release the 2018 stakes schedule in January. That increased exposure will not only generate what we expect to be exceptional handle on Wednesdays but will also translate to added wagering on other race days as horse players across the country continue to become more familiar with the Canterbury Park brand of racing.”Ī 2012 cooperative marketing and purse enhancement agreement reached with the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, owners and operators of nearby Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, will supplement purses by $7.28 million in the coming race season. “Wednesday night racing will also display our signal more prominently on the simulcast landscape nationally. “While Wednesday night racing in August will be new to our fans, we hope to capture the same success we have experienced on Thursday and Friday nights in a month when Sundays have been soft,” Sampson said. The Wednesday start time will be 6:30 p.m.
In August, Canterbury will race the first four Wednesdays of the month with no Sunday racing. and will be followed by a fireworks display that last July attracted more than 20,000 onlookers. and weekend and holiday racing at 12:45 p.m. On Thursdays and Fridays in 2018, racing will begin at 6:30 p.m. The season again opens on Kentucky Derby weekend. With record purses that could reach $15 million, we expect to continue our upward trend in attracting quality stables and creating great wagering opportunities,” Canterbury Park President Randy Sampson said. “We’re thrilled to offer our fans and horsemen 70 days of great racing and wagering action. Seventy days of racing were held in 2015. This will be only the second time in 23 seasons that Canterbury has raced as many days. The Minnesota Racing Commission approved the Shakopee, Minn., racetrack’s request to run Friday, May 4 through Saturday, Sept. Canterbury Park will conduct 70 days of horse racing in 2018.
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