Canterbury park

Canterbury Park, Minnesota’s best entertainment center: Canterbury Park is considered the premier attraction at Shakopee, Minnesota. Inaugurated in 1995, the Canterbury Park Holding Corporation engages in horse racing and gaming facilities. Horse gaming, 24-hour card clubs and slot gaming are major attractions of Canterbury Park. Apart for racing and gaming, the Park also hosts snowmobile racing, music concerts, craft shows and even business meetings. All this has made Canterbury Park the most trendy entertainment terminus on Minnesota.

The creators of Canterbury Park are currently planning a major expansion program. This includes a casino, conference center and hotel. Some of the plans have already turned into reality, however the major portion is still to take shape. The expansion project is called ‘Racino at Canterbury Park’. Canterbury is known for its card games, the most famous one being the Texas Hold’em and Blackjack. Canterbury Park’s racetrack and card club are located within close proximity of Downtown Minneapolis and St.Paul.

Canterbury Park model: Canterbury Park is mainly known for two activities, gaming or card games and racing. After the expansion program, Canterbury Park model card club is the first racino to be built. The place sports a very professional look and the service is unbeatable. Canterbury Park is touted as Minnesota’s best club. The most popular card games played are Seven Card Stud, Texas Hold’em and Omaha. In addition, there is an exciting array of other casino games that are played in the backroom.

The Card club is open 24/7 and offers its guests a variety of games. The Canterbury Card club is the best place to play live poker and the live poker room floor is strictly a non-smoking zone, with food and beverages available round the clock. The other amenities include valet parking and the famous Chips Bar, which serves excellent beverages till two in the morning.

Canterbury Park-pride of Shakopee: Canterbury Park has a very illustrious history. Canterbury Park was first opened in 1985 in Shakopee, Minnesota and was called Canterbury Downs. From 1990, however the property kept on changing hands and its name until 1994. Curtis and Randy Sampson, in 1994, renewed and named it Canterbury Park. Simulcast racing was started again and slowly the company pulled itself out of debt.

At present, Canterbury Park, Shakopee has a one-mile oval horse racing track and a long turf course. The seating options are available outdoors, as well as indoors and there are a number of restaurants and bars in the building. The Canterbury poker room offers 34 tables to play various poker and card games and successfully hosts ‘Claiming Clown’, ever since the club started.

Horseracing at Canterbury Park: The star attraction of Canterbury Park is horseracing and the company has profited greatly by this activity. The company even flaunts the horse as its logo. Initially, Canterbury Park started with horse racing, however due to financial difficulties the company kept changing hands and horseracing was discontinued. In 1994, when Sampson revived the company, horse racing returned.

Currently, the horse racing season starts in early May and goes on till Labor Day. ‘Racing under the stars’ is scheduled on Thursday and Friday evenings and the afternoon races are conducted every weekend and on declared holidays. Canterbury Park also features America’s finest simulcast racing. This enables the guests to watch the race and even bet from the luxury rooms fitted with multi screen TVs and tables.