SHAKOPEE, MN – Canterbury Park released it’s 2019 Quarter Horse stakes schedule featuring the $150,000 (estimated) Mystic Lake Northlands Futurity headlining a day of only Quarter Horse racing on July 7.  July 7th will feature seven stakes races including the Futurity worth over $400,000.

The other stakes race on the Seven on the Seventh card include: the $75,000 estimated Canterbury Park Quarter Horse Derby, the $45,000 added Bank Of America Canterbury Park Championship Challenge, the ARC Distaff Challenge, the Distance Challenge, the MQHRA Stallion Auction Futurity, and the Northlands Juvenile for 2-year-olds that did not qualify for the Northlands Futurity.

“This is the Fastest Day in Minnesota Sports,” senior director of racing Andrew Offerman said. “Minnesota quarter horse racing has produced some very solid runners in recent years and deserves a showcase like this. We will feature the best and fastest quarter horses on a single day competing for the biggest purses Canterbury Park offers.”

The late Cam Casby, a leading breeder of both Thoroughbred and Quarter Horses in Minnesota, will be honored with a namesake Futurity.  The $20,000 Cam Casby Futurity will be run on August 10 and is open to Minnesota bred 2-year old Quarter Horses.  Casby bred and owned multiple Quarter Horse stakes winners including four Minnesota Futurity and one Minnesota Derby winners.

The entire Quarter Horse stakes schedule, 17 races worth over $700,000, can be found here: http://www.canterburypark.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2019-Quarter-Horse-Stakes-Schedule.pdf