Canterbury Park : May 6, 2017 - THOUGHTLESS WINS L'ETOILE DU NORD STAKES >

CANTERBURY PARK

1100 Canterbury Road

Shakopee, MN 55379

Thoughtless Wins $50,000 L'Etoile du Nord Stakes Upset winner in Paul Bunyan Stakes as Shrewd Move pays $34.40 For Immediate Release:

Saturday, May 6, 2017

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Shakopee, Minn. -- Trainer Mac Robertson entered only one horse for the two-day, seventeen-race opening weekend at Canterbury Park. That lone entry was 5-year-old mare Thoughtless in the $50,000 L'Etoile du Nord Stakes. She did not disappoint Canterbury's 2016 training champion. Thoughtless won by 3 1/4 lengths under jockey Alex Canchari in a final time of 1:03.72 for the 5 1/2 furlong sprint.

"That's all I need if they win," Robertson said.

Thoughtless is owned by Hugh Robertson and Barry Butzow. She paid $4.40 to win as the wagering favorite.

The co-featured $50,000 Paul Bunyan Stakes yielded a converse result to the L'Etoile du Nord as Shrewd Move, at the longest odds in the six-horse field, won by three-quarters of a length and returned $34.40.

Shrewd Move is trained by Dan McFarlane and was ridden by Nik Goodwin. The 5-year-old gelding is owned by Yeaman's Racing Stables LLC. Final time for the Paul Bunyan was 1:03.25.

It has been eight seasons since Canterbury Park has opened its annual summer race meet on Kentucky Derby weekend. Racing continues Friday at 6:30 p.m. The 67-day meet concludes Sept. 16.

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For a Paul Bunyan Stakes photograph please use this link: https://canterburypark.egnyte.com/fl/o92uDCqoGk For a L'Etoile du Nord photograph please use this link: https://canterburypark.egnyte.com/fl/znCouqMbgJ

Please Credit Coady Photography