Canterbury offers $2 million purse for American Pharoah

Published 10:34 am Friday, June 12, 2015

SHAKOPEE — Minnesota’s Canterbury Park is hoping it has a shot at hosting horse racing’s new Triple Crown star.

The Shakopee track says it’s prepared to put up $2 million to attract American Pharoah, in what it says would be the largest purse offered this summer in North American horse racing.

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