“I told Scott we could wait a week or two if we had to, but he said no, that the horse was ready now,” Porter said. Porter, who also owns the horse, didn’t want to rush Smuggler’s Hold into action. “He let him get some dirt in the face,” Porter explained, “so that when it happened on the track it wasn’t a new experience to him. Stevens worked Smuggler’s Hold for Porter and dropped him in behind two other horses for a spell. “He’s very good at teaching a horse what it needs to know before it races.” “He handles two-year-olds really well,” said Porter, who trains winters at Turf Paradise in Phoenix where Stevens rides. Stevens was on Smuggler’s Hold, a two-year-old gelding who broke his maiden in the first race Saturday, and trainer Bryan Porter had an explanation for that victory. “I’ve always had luck with two-year-olds. That made him seven for 17 at Canterbury this meet, a superb figure particularly considering that it applies to unpredictable and in some cases truly green young horses, still afraid of their own shadows in many cases. He demonstrated more of his aptitude with the babies on Saturday, riding the winners of the first and third races, both two-year-olds. The subject is Stevens’ delicate touch with two-year-old horses, his ability to take them to the winner’s circle or set them up for future success. Head over to the Canterbury Park YouTube channel to see replays of all the extreme races of the day.Hall of Fame rider Scott Sevens chalks it up to good luck, something impossible to explain. Guess there’s no justice for ostrichplayers, either. The announcer points out that one bird crossed over and there should have been an inquiry. Watch how in this year’s running, two birds lose their riders right out of the gate and a third mid-race: An ostrich will allow humans to saddle them and ride them with a bit, however they are much more difficult to control than horses as I’m sure you can imagine.
It is still popular in South Africa these days. Ostrich racing is unusal in the United States today, but it was once a much more common occurence at race tracks as a novelty event between races. One thing Canterbury can boast, however, is that they held the only 20 horse field this year, since Hoppertunity scratched from the Kentucky Derby to make that field 19! Track officials were unhappy with the lopsided dirt victory so they plan to tinker with the race details for next year. The first turf horse to finish ran sixth. The next four finishers were also on the dirt. The winner, 7-1 Joshua’s Journey, was a dirt horse, of course. The different distance was due to track factors and the class of the horses competing on the different surfaces. They also held a race they dubbed the “Battle of the Surfaces.” A field of 20 horses competed at the same time on two different surfaces - eight on the dirt at 1 mile and 12 on the turf at 1 1/16 miles. Between regular thoroughbred horse racing, fans were able to witness a zebra race, a camel race, and an ostrich race - all with jockeys on board! This past Saturday Canterbury held one of the most unusual cards of racing in history.
This year Canterbury Park brought back a recent addition to their summer lineup: Extreme Race Day.
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They’ve been known to be inventive in their quest to bring in new customers - from adding a poker room to running the annual Claiming Crown series for claimer-level horses. has been running a small summer race meet since 1985. (Photo courtesy of Canterbury Park)Ĭanterbury Park in Shakopee, Minn. Battle of the Surfaces at Canterbury Park.
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