Ask the Patch Pros: About Horse Racing and Betting
Want to know how to wager on the horses? What's a post time? Can I view the horses in the paddock before picking my winner? We've got you covered in this installment of Patch Pros.
"At Canterbury Park, race 4, $2 to win, on horse 5.” Um, what? From post time to pari-mutuel betting, learning how to bet on the horses is key to long-term enjoyment at ther track, according to the Canterbury Park website. But what if you're a first-timer? There's plenty to learn. In fact, there's so much that Canterbury offers a five-week course called Canterbury College. While many of us don't quite have time for that, we do have an all-star crew to answer your questions. So we encourage you to ask anything you've ever wanted to know about horses, racing and betting. Our panel of experts includes: Jeff Maday, Canterbury Park's media relations/player development manager Andrew Offerman, Canterbury Park's social media coordinator Dave …
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Dave Astar
12:06 pm on Friday, May 25, 2012
Lisa, it is rain related. Whenever the turf gets soggy most tracks will remove the races from the turf and move them to the dirt for general safety reasons. With some exceptions for bigger stakes races this almost always happens. The turf track is typically termed to be "firm" normally and when it's a bit soggy but they still race on the turf it's called "yielding". The dirt track is normally … more ›