A Year to Remember at Canterbury Park!Business Editors SHAKOPEE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 4, 2003 Turnstiles spin in record numbers Increases in every statistical category were reported by Canterbury Park Canterbury Park is a horse racing track located in Shakopee, Minnesota, USA. It runs a meet that consists of 69 racing days from early May to Labor Day, generally holding scheduled races Thursday through Sunday, with racing added on several holidays throughout the meet. officials in a summary of the final results of the 2003 live racing meet, which ended Monday Monday: see week. , September September: see month. 1. The 2003 meet, with 63 days of live racing, saw 302,771 racing fans pass through the Canterbury Park gates. The season total represents an increase of 14.1% over the 61-day 2002 meet. The average daily attendance was 4,806 compared to 4,350 last year, representing a 10.5% increase. Both the total attendance and average daily attendance are the highest since the track re-opened in 1995 and extended to seven the consecutive years of attendance gains. Canterbury Canterbury, city (1991 pop. 34,046) and district, Kent, SE England, on the Stour River. Tourism, services, and retail are the city's main industries. There is also some light manufacturing. Canterbury is famous as the long-time spiritual center of England. In 597, St. Park's attendance increases were reflected in the handle figures. Total live on-track handle of $17.6 million represented an increase of 15.5% compared to 2002. The average daily live on-track handle increased by 11.8%, with the most noticeable jump occurring on Thursday Thursday: see week. nights - up by 26.4%. While average daily simulcast figures increased by less than 1%, the average daily total on-track handle (live and simulcast) still was up by 8.9%. The most significant factor in the marked handle increases is the return of the Claiming Crown races to Canterbury Park. On that day (Saturday Saturday: see week; Sabbath. , July 19) Canterbury Park reported a record total handle of $3,560,228. The import wagering wa·ger n. 1. a. An agreement under which each bettor pledges a certain amount to the other depending on the outcome of an unsettled matter. b. A matter bet on; a gamble. 2. on Claiming Crown day was $2,463,864, ultimately resulting in an increase in out-of-state wagering of 12.6% for the 2003 season. Total average daily purse PURSE. In Turkey the sum of five hundred dollars is called a purse. Merch. Dict. h.t. payments of $127,302 represented an 11% increase from $114,730 in 2002 thanks to the presence of Claiming Crown in 2003 and to the continued success of the Canterbury Card Club. "These are results we could have only dreamed about heading into 2003." said Canterbury Park President Randy The name Randy generally derives from the names Randall or Randolph (meaning wolf with a shield). Randy is used as a given name primarily in the US and Canada. Men known as Randy
Canterbury Park Holding Corporation owns and operates Canterbury Park, Minnesota's only pari-mutuel pari-mutuel Betting pool in which those who bet on competitors finishing in the first three places share the total amount bet minus a percentage for the management. First introduced in France c. horse racing horse racing, trials of speed involving two or more horses. It includes races among harnessed horses with one of two particular gaits, among saddled Thoroughbreds (or, less frequently, quarterhorses) on a flat track, or among saddled horses over a turf course with facility. The company also operates a Card Club, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and conducts year-round simulcast pari-mutuel horse racing and seasonal live pari-mutuel horse racing. Canterbury Park also promotes a variety of other entertainment events at its facility in Shakopee, Minnesota Shakopee is a city in Scott County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 20,568 in the 2000 census, with an estimated 2004 population of just short of 30,000, representing a growth of around 43 percent. It is the county seat of Scott County6. . A summary of the operating data for the 2003 live racing season at Canterbury Park follows.
CANTERBURY PARK HOLDING
CORPORATION
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SUMMARY OF LIVE MEET
STATISTICS
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2003 2002 Change
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Total Attendance 302,771 265,367 14.1%
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Average Daily Attendance 4,806 4,350 10.5%
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Race Days 63 61 3.3%
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Live Races Conducted (TB & QH) 616 578 6.6%
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Total Handle:
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Simulcast on Live Days $16,001,992 $15,397,312 3.9%
Live On-Track $17,616,337 $15,255,902 15.5%
Live Out-of-state $13,090,261 $11,256,422 16.3%
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Total Handle, All sources $46,708,590 $41,909,636 11.5%
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Average Daily Handle:
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Simulcast on Live Days $254,000 $252,415 0.6%
Live On-Track $279,624 $250,097 11.8%
Live Out-of-state $207,782 $184,532 12.6%
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Average Handle, All sources $741,406 $687,043 7.9%
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Purses (TB & QH)
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Total $8,020,036 $6,998,542 14.6%
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Average Daily Purse $127,302 $114,730 11.0%
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