Canterbury Park - Race 7 - July 19

If anyone wants to watch a horse race they have never seen before, then check out the 7th at Canterbury today. 20 horses racing - 12 on the turf, 8 on dirt - AT THE SAME TIME. The dirt horses are going 1 mile, the turf horses are going 1 1/16 miles. How to bet this race - no idea. But it'll sure be fun to watch.

I feel extremely bad for the race caller.

1 1 Gentle as a Breeze (FL) 4/G BL $7,500 J Shepherd 123 M A Silva 10/1
2 2 Hurricane Houston (KY) 6/G BL $7,500 W O Dieguez 119 B Porter 20/1
3 3 Porfido (CHI) 12/H BL $7,500 C A Ordaz 119 D L McFarlane 12/1
4 4 Where's the Remote (CA) 8/G BL $7,500 J Carreno 119 R Diodoro 15/1
5 5 Seven Tuff (OR) 7/G BL $7,500 Q Hamilton 119 J C Robertson 20/1
6 6 Little Wagon (KY) 11/G BL $7,500 L Keith 119 R Oberlander 15/1
7 7 Tragic Magic (KY) 6/G BL $7,500 D Velazquez 119 R R Scherer 20/1
8 8 Saturday in May (KY) 7/G BL $7,500 D P Butler 119 B B Rhone 12/1
9 9 Threefiftysevenmag (KY) 5/G BL $7,500 I Hernandez 119 J Berndt 15/1
10 10 Oughterson (KY) 6/G BL $7,500 R Eikleberry 119 M E Biehler 15/1
11 11 Saratoga Boot (AR) 7/G BL $7,500 E Martin, Jr. 121 M Chambers 6/1
12 12 Our Family Affair (MN) 7/G BL $12,500 M Swiontek 1145 D Oliver 20/1

Also Eligibles:
13 13 Heartland Flyer (OK) (MTO) 4/G BL $5,000 N G Goodwin 123 T Shaw 20/1
14 14 Ivory Fudge (KY) (MTO) 7/G BL $5,000 S A Stevens 123 R Diodoro 15/1
15 15 Joshua's Journey (KY) (MTO) 6/G BL $5,000 A Canchari 123 V Lund 8/1
16 16 Miles Heir (FL) (MTO) 7/H BL $5,000 J G Rivera 123 L Litfin 20/1
17 17 Setnmupknocknmdown (KY) (MTO) 5/G BL $5,000 J L Olesiak 123 L D Donlin 10/1
18 18 Super Candy (FL) (MTO) 5/G BL $5,000 M Escobar 123 M Chambers 15/1
19 19 Titian (CA) (MTO) 6/G BL $5,000 E Lopez 123 P Hartman 10/1
20 20 George Ray (KY) (MTO) 10/G BL $5,000 S B Martinez 123 T P Padilla 12/1

Yikes, and egads. Never have even looked at Canterbury, but will probably watch this insanity. Better than holding "wiener-dog race" promotions. I think.

I'll take one from column A: Threefiftysevenmag...
and one from column B: Setnmupknocknmdown...

Quote: FinsRule

I feel extremely bad for the race caller.

...just to cause maximum torment for the dude with the microphone up in the booth trying to spit out everything.

I thought Canterbury was probably a bullring? Guess not, if they have a turf course.

They're doing wiener dog races today too. And camels, ostriches and zebras. But you can't bet on those.

I was in Vegas about ten years ago at a race book and another track (maybe Tampa Bay Downs...nut sure) did something similar. They had a mile dirt race and amile turf race go off at the same time, maybe 8 horses each. IIRC, the dirt horses were even #'s and turf were odd #'s. The turf course was faster than the dirt course and the top four finishers were all on the turf course.

Awww shucks, my attention got diverted into other races in other places, and I missed the whole zoo. I trust they were able to keep the contestants from eating each other in front of the kids while trying to herd the safari in the general direction of a finish line. I'd be a bit richer tonight if I'd just settled in to watch the ostriches do whatever it is that ostriches do.

Quote: FinsRule

They're doing wiener dog races today too. And camels, ostriches and zebras. But you can't bet on those.