Legislative session ends, government doesn’t shut down, but no Lights On Bill
The legislative session at the capitol in St. Paul closed with mixed results for Minnesota horsemen.
StarTribune’s strong Canterbury racing coverage an anomaly for major market
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…
Canterbury Park Kentucky Oaks/Derby Weekend Season Opener A Success
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…