Canterbury Park Announces 2015 Stakes Slate
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The 2015 Canterbury Park Thoroughbred stakes schedule is comprised of 24 races and $1.825 million in purses, officials announced Dec. 17.
Highlights of the 70-day race meet include the 22nd Minnesota Festival of Champions Sept. 6, a day of racing reserved for horses bred in the state with $400,000 in purse money; and the $200,000 Mystic Lake Derby, the largest single-race purse on the stakes schedule Aug. 23.
The Minnesota Derby and Minnesota Oaks, both scheduled for Aug. 8, will offer $80,000 purses, the largest for these restricted Minnesota-bred races since the 1980s.
The live racing season begins May 15 and runs through Sept. 12 at the Shakopee racetrack and card casino. Condition books and stall applications will be available in January.