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Sugar Business, ridden by Derek Bell, sets a stakes record for the Northern Lights Futurity by covering six furlongs in 1:10.32.
SHAKOPEE, Minn.– A record Festival Day crowd of 17,053 witnessed Minnesota’s championship day of racing at Canterbury Park. The previous record of 11,214 was shattered on a gorgeous late summer afternoon.
The large crowd saw trainer Mac Robertson and jockey Tanner Riggs sweep the two Minnesota Classics.
In the $50,000 Minnesota Classic, Coconino Slim took command early in the 1 1/16-mile race and never looked back, turning back a late run by Samendra while drawing off to win by 2 1/4 lengths as the even-money favorite paying $4.20. The time of the race was 1:44.28.