We’re just over 1 week away from the MTA’s 2020 Yearling Sale. 51 MN-bred yearlings are being prepped throughout Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Kentucky. The consignors are working hard to bring you a top-quality product and Canterbury Park is working hard to provide a safe venue for all of our consignors and buyers.
While we understand that the Yearling Sale is often a time to bring the kids, reconnect with old friends and scope out the future competition on the racetrack, COVID-19 is forcing some changes for our 2020 sale. Because of the recommendations surrounding the current pandemic, we ask that you attend the preview and sale only if you have a real interest in purchasing one of the MN-bred yearlings for sale. While we love having a crowd, this year we are limited and would hate to have real buyers shut out by spectators. We will be following every protocol and precautions that have been established by Canterbury Park, the Minnesota Racing Commission, the Minnesota Department of Health and the State of Minnesota. We know that our consignors and buyers will agree that following the rules is critical to continued live racing at Canterbury this summer. We’re fortunate to have live racing, be able to attend (even in smaller numbers), visit the Backside and hold a yearling sale. Your cooperation is important and expected so that our sale will not, in any way, jeopardize the remainder of the season.
To dispel any rumors you may have heard, THERE WILL BE A LIVE AUCTION! You will be able to preview the yearlings, with a reservation on Saturday evening and Sunday. Phillip Pierceall with Swing City Auction Company from Plano, Texas, will be calling the auction. Brian Arrigoni, Canterbury’s Paddock Analyst, will be reading pedigrees. MN-bred yearlings will be presented in the auction ring. Bidders will register to attend the 3:00 p.m. Sale on August 30th. After that, it’s business as usual – raise your hand, sign the contract, pay the invoice and take your new yearling home.
The links to make your reservations for the Preview and the Sale are shown below.
Sale Preview:
https://v2.waitwhile.com/welcome/mtasalepreview
- Click “Register Here”
- Select the number of people in your party, no more than 2 and click “Next”
- Click “Show Calendar” and select the date August 29 or 30
- Select an Arrival Time
- Enter Details and click “Confirm”
- Separate Reservations are Required for Each Day
Sale:
https://v2.waitwhile.com/welcome/mtasale
- Click “Register Here”
- Select the number of people in your party, no more than 2 and click “Next”
- Click “Show Calendar” and select the date August 30
- Select 3PM
- Enter Details and click “Confirm”
Registrants will enter near the Expo Center, go through the Canterbury Park COVID-19 health screening process and receive a wristband. Masks are required and hand sanitizer will be available.
If you have questions, please contact the MTA Office or check back here. With so many unknowns and plans that could possibly change at the last minute, we will have the correct and current information that you need to know!
