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45000+ Minnesota Quarter Horse Derby 2017 MEDIA GUIDE 67 Race Dates May 5 - September 16 2017 Media Guide by Jeff Maday and Abby Monnens Photos by Coady Photography Welcome to Canterbury Park Media Information The Dark Star Press Box Phones: For your convenience, phones are available on the press box work desk. Dial 9 for an outside line. Welcome to Canterbury Park. Our press box staff is here to assist you. Wireless Internet Access: Canterbury’s wireless is available for your use by connecting to the wireless network (Please ask staff Jeff Maday for details). This media guide can also be found in pdf format Media Relations Manager on the media relations portion of our website found at www. [email protected] canterburypark.com. Media Credentials: Credentials are required to access the paddock Katie Merritt area and the winners’ circle, no exceptions. Press Box Assistant Jockeys’ Room: Entry to the jockeys’ room must be cleared in Follow Canterbury Park on Twitter: advance by the state racing officials. Canterbury Press Box: @CBYTrackFlack Canterbury Park: @CanterburyPark Photography/Video: Photographers must have credentials. Safety of the photographers, jockeys, and horses is a priority. Please see the Press Box Staff for details on accessible areas and to obtain Press Box Phone: 952.496.6408 a credential. Under certain circumstances, permission from state Press Box Fax: 952.496.6476 racing officials is required. Photography on the racetrack and in the infield must be cleared in advance for safety reasons. 2017 Live Racing Calendar & Post Times MAY JUNE JULY S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 1 7 8 9 10 1112 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 AUGUST SEPTEMBER 12:45 PM First Post S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1:45 PM First Post 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 4:00 PM First Post 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 6:00 PM First Post 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 6:30 PM First Post 2021 22 23 24 25 26 Schedule Subject to Change No Racing 27 28 29 30 31 Page 3 Canterbury Park Information Canterbury Park Contact Information Card Casino Our 18,000-square-foot card casino features 60 gaming tables with comfortable Mailing Address 1100 Canterbury Road seating, full bar, menu with table service, and check cashing service. Shakopee, MN 55379 Racing Phone................................................(952)-445-7223 Toll Free.............................................(800)-340-6361 Grandstand Lower Level – Administrative Offices, the Minnesota Racing Commission Fax....................................................(952)-496-6400 office, jockeys’ room, track photographer and the Horsemen’s Bookkeeper. Tickets/Reservations.......................(952)-445-7224 First Level – Canterbury Card Casino, Track Apron with seating, Wild Horse Race Results......................................(952)-496-6451 Saloon, Silks Bar, mutuel windows, information center, and eateries. Card Casino Phone................................................(952)-445-6870 Second Level – Reserved seating, handicapping tables and box seats, a Toll Free...................(800)-667-6537 (MN-POKER) Simulcast Racing Center with 250 seats, as well as multiple bars and eateries. Fax....................................................(952)-233-4800 Third Level – Table seating on the trackside terrace and flats in the clubhouse, and Paddock Pub handicapping areas; information center, the Triple Crown Racing Commission Phone................................................(952)-496-7950 Club, and a Racebook with 250 seats. Fax....................................................(952)-496-7954 Press Box Level – TV department, stewards’ room, photo finish, Dark Star Press Box Phone................................................(952)-496-6408 Press Box, announcer and Equibase office. Fax....................................................(952)-496-6476 Catering & Events Phone................................................(952)-496-6416 Parking Our parking lot accommodates 10,000 vehicles. General parking is free; valet Special Events Phone................................................(952)-496-6448 parking and designated tour bus parking is also available. Website www.canterburypark.com E-mail [email protected] Horse Stabling Area Our stable area includes a ⅝ mile training track, an equine aquatic exercise facility, dormitories, the Dean Kutz Memorial Chapel, racing office, and 33 About the Area barns with 1,564 stalls. Canterbury Park is located on 408 acres in Shakopee, Minnesota; 25 minutes from downtown Minneapolis; 15 minutes from the Mall of America and Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport. Race Track Canterbury’s sandy loam one-mile oval has three chutes: 3 and ½ furlongs, 6 and ½ furlongs, and 1 and ¼ miles. The turf course is a ⅞ mile inner oval with Canterbury Card Casino a diagonal chute that accommodates races at several distances. Open 24/7, the Canterbury Card Casino presents a unique mix of both poker and casino games. The card casino offers year round tournaments, jackpots, table-side food and beverage service, simulcast wagering, and the friendliest Television Production and Distribution staff in Minnesota. Our television department has full HD production capabilities. Live racing is broadcast both in-house and to simulcast locations nationwide. 700 televisions Opened in 2000, the Canterbury Card Casino is an integral part of the success are located throughout the building which show racing from around the world, of the facility, attracting gaming enthusiasts to Shakopee year-round. Card 364 days per year. Casino revenues have contributed significantly to horse racing purses. The Canterbury Card Casino offers poker and table games: Age Requirements Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult and are admitted There are 31 poker tables featuring Texas Hold’em, 7-Card Stud, and Omaha free. No one under the age of 18 is allowed in the Card Casino. Hi-Lo Split with limits from $2/4 to $50/100. Live poker is offered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in addition to tournaments and bad beat jackpots. Special Events The table games provide casino style action around the clock. Blackjack and The business of Canterbury Park goes beyond the horse racing and the Card other table games are offered with limits ranging from $5 to $300. Casino. Each year Canterbury Park is host to a wide range of events including concerts featuring national acts, the Midwest’s largest arts and crafts show Through popular promotions and big-money tournaments Canterbury’s Card and many other events in the 30,000 square foot Expo Center. Thanks to Casino has become a Twin Cities’ gaming destination. these events, Canterbury Park has become one of the premier year-round entertainment destinations in the Midwest. Page 4 Total Purses 2011 $6,401,869 2012 $9,761,737 2013 $12,453,268 2014 $13,120,706 2015 $14,152,043 2016 $14,401,205 2017 $14,000,000 On June 4, 2012, Canterbury Park Holding Corporation and the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) announced a 10-year cooperative marketing and purse enhancement agreement. Highlights of the Agreement Purse Enhancements • Substantially increased purses for live races during Canterbury Park’s race seasons through a purse enhancement program funded by SMSC, a commitment totaling approximately $71 Purse Marketing Year million over the life of the agreement. Enhancement Payment • New joint marketing opportunities between Canterbury Park and SMSC’s Mystic Lake 2012 $2,600,000 $300,000 Casino Hotel, taking advantage of their proximity to one another in the southwest corner of 2013 $5,300,000 $600,000 the Twin Cities metropolitan area, including annual payments to Canterbury Park for joint 2014 $5,840,000 $660,000 marketing totaling $13.4 million over ten years. Mystic Lake Casino Hotel and Canterbury Park are located less than four miles from one another along Canterbury Road/Mystic Lake 2015 $6,216,200 $943,800 Drive in Scott County. 2016 $6,688,100 $1,197,900 2017 $7,103,372 $1,581,228 2018 $7,280,000 $1,620,000 2019 $7,280,000 $1,620,000 2020 $7,280,000 $1,620,000 2021 $7,280,000 $1,620,000 2022 $7,280,000 $1,620,000 Canterbury Park Purse Comparison by Class Level Class Level 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Open Allowance $25,000 $30,000 $40,000 $40,000 $40,000 $40,000 $40,000 Allowance N1X $16,000 $21,000 $27,000 $28,500 $30,000 $30,000 $30,000 Maiden Special Weight $14,500 $20,000 $25,000 $27,000 $28,000 $28,000 $28,000 $5/6.25K Maiden Claiming $7,000 $9,000 $10,000 $10,500 $10,500 $10,500 $10,500 $25/20K N2L Claiming $11,000 $16,500 $18,000 $19,000 $19,000 $19,000 $19,000 $5/6.25K N2L Claiming $7,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,500 $10,500 $10,500 $10,500 $3.5/4K Claiming $7,000 $9,000 $9,000 $9,500 $9,500 $10,000 $10,000 Page 5 Canterbury Park Corporate Giving Canterbury Cares Quality of Life Foundation Canterbury Park is a proud supporter of our local community. As The Minnesota Horseracing Quality of Life Foundation seeks to improve a member of the Minnesota Keystone Program, we pledge to give the quality of life for backside workers and their families through five percent of our pre-tax profits to the community each year. support of organized recreational and educational opportunities, and by offering drug and alcohol treatment services for anyone working at Employee & Company Giving Minnesota racetracks.
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