Grass Horse – Midnight Current (owner: Lothenbach Stables, LLC : trainer: Joel Berndt).Older Filly or Mare – Midnight Current (owner: Lothenbach Stables, LLC : trainer: Joel Berndt).Older Horse – Doctor Oscar (owner: Peter Mattson : trainer: Tim Padilla).Sprinter – Doctor Oscar (owner: Peter Mattson : trainer: Tim Padilla).Horse of the Year – Doctor Oscar (owner: Peter Mattson : trainer: Tim Padilla).The 4-year-old Minnesota bred colt won three races from four starts including the 10,000 Lakes Stakes, the Crocrock Minnesota Sprint Championship and an open-company allowance.Ĭanterbury Park’s 2023 Horse of the Year and divisional champions: Doctor Oscarĭoctor Oscar, owned by Pete Mattson and trained by Tim Padilla was voted Horse of the Meet. Jason Olmstead won his ninth consecutive quarter horse training title. Edwin Escobedo was leading quarter horse jockey, a title he has held since 2020.

Tom Maher was leading quarter horse owner for the third consecutive season. This was the fourth consecutive title for Lothenbach. won 48 races and $1,223,352 in purse money. Joel Berndt won the thoroughbred training title with 52 wins. Harry Hernandez, with 51 wins, was the leading thoroughbred rider for the second consecutive season. Sprint and the $50,000 Shakopee Juvenile. Of those 10 races cancelled were the $50,000 Tom Metzen H.B.P.A.

Following the running of the third the jockeys determined that course too was not safe and the remaining 10 races were cancelled. The third race, carded for the main track, was transferred. Race one and two were originally scheduled for the turf and were run over a yielding course. The riders originally refused to race on the main track and agreed that remaining races following the first two over the turf could be moved to the grass course. Rain in the Shakopee area over the preceding 24 hours soaked the main and turf tracks. The final program of Canterbury Park’s 53-day season ended abruptly after the running of the third race when jockeys deemed both racing surfaces, dirt and turf, unsafe.

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