In its continuing coverage of horseracing, the StarTribune published a top-of-the-homepage story by Rachel Blount, a story that details how the reduction in H-2B visas has negatively impacted the trainers at Canterbury Park. Featured prominently, in order of appearance in the article, were the views of trainers Bob Johnson, Francisco Bravo and Bernell Rhone. The…
The reduction in H-2B visas has exacerbated the difficulty trainers have in finding workers, as was highlighted during Derby week. But as we see in this story from the New York Times, other industries are being hurt as well. And this may turn out to be good news for horse racing. The story details the…
The legislative session at the capitol in St. Paul closed with mixed results for Minnesota horsemen.
Decades ago, not unlike many major markets in the country, the Twin Cities had a vibrant newspaper landscape. There were four separate papers: the Minneapolis Daily Star, the Minneapolis Tribune, the St. Paul Pioneer Press and the St. Paul Dispatch. By the mid-80s, there were two papers as consolidation took place in the form of…
Management at Canterbury Park decided to open the meet this year on Friday, May 5th, Kentucky Oaks Day, one of the biggest days of racing in the country and preceding the biggest day of racing in the Kentucky Derby. By almost all accounts the decision was a wise one. Canterbury management knew one of the…
Horace William “Salty” Roberts, founder of Race Track Chaplaincy of America (RTCA), passed away Friday at the age of 85. Salty died at a hospice care center in Hollywood, Florida, located near his home in Cooper City, following a sustained illness. Salty witnessed and experienced firsthand the needs of what he considered to be his…
The International Forum for the Aftercare of Racehorses (IFAR) will hold its first conference in Washington, D.C., on May 17 and 18, 2017, coinciding with the Pan American Conference. “This aftercare conference provides horse racing representatives from around the world with the opportunity to discuss the aftercare of our Thoroughbred racehorses,” said James L. Gagliano,…