![]() ![]() Although we designed the course with safety in mind, the chance of injury exists with any sport.Come and cheer people on! There will also be vendors, a DJ, food and drinks to enjoy! Spectators will have front row seats to some of the best obstacles.Coolers and outside food and drink will not be allowed. There will be delicious food for sale on site.Yes! If you want to volunteer we would love your help! Individual, teams, and organizations that would like to volunteer click HERE to sign up!.How fast, slow, smooth or ugly you complete them is up to you! In the spirit of competition, we expect you will push yourself to try. However, we have designed the course so that you will be able to at least attempt all the obstacles. PRE-REGISTER to avoid any issues! It’s the only way to be guaranteed to get a FREE t-shirt and discounts. Those who do not pre-register and show up on race day may have to wait for the next available heat. Heats will be capped at 100, so once they fill up, you will have to choose another heat. You can choose from 15 different heats, running every half hour from 8am-3pm.If you choose to register on race day, we will try to let you race with your friends but you may have to wait for the next available heat. Racers 10-17 can run with a parent in the parent/child division with a signed release form. You must be 10 years old by race day with signed release form to race. Anyone under 18 will not be allowed without a signed release form from your parent or guardian. So please register early, bring your ID, a parent or guardian if you are under 18, and it’s cash only on race day. T-shirts will not be for sale the day of the race. You must pre-register in order to get a FREE t-shirt. Yes! You will not be guaranteed to get a FREE t-shirt if you register on Race Day.You will also need an ID if you plan on having a beer or two to celebrate your accomplishment! Some items that may come in handy would be gloves, towel, jug of water for personal wash down, change of clothes, form of payment, and a parent or guardian to sign a release form if you are under the age of 18 on race day. You will need to show a photo ID in order to receive you race packet."We are confident that the show that … Hedrick's puts on is safe, and we have every intention to hold it this Sunday," he said. ![]() If there had been issues, Maday said, they would have been pointed out by Canterbury and the staff of Hedrick's Exotic Animal Farm, the Kansas organization that works with the animals. ![]() In the 10 to 15 years that they've run the races, Maday said, no human or animal has been injured. There are no plans to engage in any conversations with PETA or cancel the upcoming races. Sampson declined to speak with the Star Tribune, but he had seen Guillermo's letter, Maday said. "That's why we decided to take the action of writing to the president and also releasing it publicly," she said. Guillermo said she wrote to the secretary of racing at Canterbury three weeks ago in order to give the track ample time to cancel the event, but she received no response. "They can be to humans, as well as to themselves." ![]() "That kind of frantic, erratic behavior that makes people laugh is the animal showing that they're uncomfortable, that they're frightened," Guillermo said Friday. The letter also said that prey animals are hardwired to panic and run when exposed to loud noises, such as applause and laughter from a crowd at a racetrack. Ostriches aren't built to carry humans on their backs, and doing so while running can cause painful injuries such as sprains and dislocations, she wrote. "Kind people don't view animals as objects to be mocked or forced into submission," wrote Kathy Guillermo, a senior vice president in PETA's equine department, in a July 9 letter to Canterbury President and CEO Randy Sampson. PETA called on Canterbury Park to cancel the exotic animal races. Nondomestic animals aren't meant to carry human passengers, says the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. For 2021, the track has capped attendance at 10,000 due to COVID-19 concerns.īut racing exotic animals for sport is not popular with animal advocates. The races are extremely popular, said Canterbury spokesman Jeff Maday, drawing crowds of 15,000 or more in a typical year. Ostriches, camels and zebras are set to take over the Shakopee track Sunday for the annual "Extreme Race Day" event, and llamas and "unicorns" will entertain the crowd the following weekend. Horses aren't the only animals racing at Canterbury Park this month. ![]()
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