Minnesota’s Canterbury Park recently kicked off its 2022 live racing season and 1/ST BET is proud for the first time to be the official wagering app for all the action. For those new to handicapping Canterbury, or for long-time Canterbury horseplayers looking to take advantage of the 1/ST BET app handicapping features, let’s dig into some key points about playing the local races.

The 1/ST BET app allows handicappers to apply more than 50 traditional handicapping factors to any race, from speed to class to pedigree and more. But which factors have fared best at Canterbury? We went back to 2016 and listed each factor that has produced 25% or better top-pick winners and separated them by race type.

TURF SPRINT (NON-MAIDEN)
FACTOR Win %

Off Odds Rank 34.00%
ML Odds Rank 29.30%
Last Purse Rank 27.70%
Speed Last Race Rank 27.40%
Best Speed Last3 Rank 27.40%
Avg Speed Last3 Rank 26.30%
Best Speed This Distance Rank 25.30%
Avg Best 2 of last 3 Rank 25.10%
Trainer Current Year Rank 25.10%

TURF ROUTE (NON-MAIDEN)
FACTOR Win %

Off Odds Rank 35.50%
Last Purse Rank 27.90%
Days Since Last Race Ranks 27.80%
Avg Speed Last3 Rank 27.30%
Last Race Class Rank 27.10%
Best Speed Last3 Rank 26.80%
ML Odds Rank 26.10%
Avg Best 2 of last 3 Rank 25.60%

DIRT SPRINT (NON-MAIDEN)
FACTOR Win %

Off Odds Rank 42.50%
Avg Speed Last3 Rank 37.10%
ML Odds Rank 35.60%
Avg Best 2 of last 3 Rank 33.10%
Best Speed Last3 Rank 32.60%
Speed Last Race Rank 31.20%
Trainer Current Year Rank 28.60%
Avg E2 Pace Rank 28.50%
Last Race Class Rank 28.30%
Last Purse Rank 28.30%
Best Lifetime Speed Rank 28.00%
Trainer 1 yr. Win % Rank 27.90%
Best Speed Fast Track Rank 27.50%
Trainer Current Meet Rank 26.90%
Trainer 6 mo. Win % Rank 26.50%
Lifetime Earnings Rank 25.80%
In The Money % Rank 25.60%
Best Speed Todays Track Rank 25.40%
Last E2 Pace Rank 25.20%
Best Speed This Distance Rank 25.10%

DIRT ROUTE (NON-MAIDEN)
FACTOR Win %

Off Odds Rank 37.70%
ML Odds Rank 31.00%
Best Speed Last3 Rank 30.30%
Trainer 1 yr. Win % Rank 30.00%
Avg Speed Last3 Rank 29.10%
Speed Last Race Rank 28.90%
Last Purse Rank 28.70%
Trainer 6 mo. Win % Rank 28.30%
Avg Best 2 of last 3 Rank 28.20%
Last Race Class Rank 27.90%
Trainer Current Year Rank 27.70%
Trainer Current Meet Rank 27.00%
Jockey Current Meet Rank 27.00%
Avg E2 Pace Rank 26.00%

DIRT MAIDEN RACES
FACTOR Win %

Off Odds Rank 41.80%
Last Purse Rank 37.00%
Avg Speed Last3 Rank 36.40%
ML Odds Rank 35.70%
Avg Best 2 of last 3 Rank 34.60%
Best Speed Last3 Rank 33.90%
Speed Last Race Rank 33.70%
Best Speed Fast Track Rank 32.20%
Best Lifetime Speed Rank 31.50%
Last Turn Time Rank 30.60%
Last Race Class Rank 30.10%
Lifetime Earnings Rank 30.00%
Best Speed Todays Track Rank 29.80%
In The Money % Rank 29.80%
Avg Turn Time Pace Rank 28.40%
Last 3 Purse Rank 27.90%
Avg Earnings Todays Track Rank 27.90%
Avg E2 Pace Rank 27.50%
Trainer 1 yr. Win % Rank 26.90%
Trainer Current Year Rank 26.60%
Best Speed All Weather Rank 26.50%
Days Since Last Race Ranks 26.10%
Trainer Current Meet Rank 25.70%
% Horses Beaten Rank 25.60%
Last 3 Race Class Rank 25.50%
Trainer 6 mo. Win % Rank 25.20%
Last E2 Pace Rank 25.20%

TURF MAIDEN RACES
FACTOR Win %

Off Odds Rank 39.00%
Last Purse Rank 38.80%
ML Odds Rank 34.50%
Best Speed Last3 Rank 33.30%
Best Lifetime Speed Rank 33.30%
Avg Speed Last3 Rank 32.90%
Best Speed Turf Rank 31.90%
Avg Best 2 of last 3 Rank 31.70%
Best Speed This Distance Rank 30.80%
Best Speed Todays Track Rank 30.70%
Speed Last Race Rank 27.80%
% Horses Beaten Rank 27.40%
Last Race Class Rank 27.40%
Avg E2 Pace Rank 27.00%
In The Money % Rank 26.60%
Turf Earnings Rank 26.50%
Trainer Current Meet Rank 26.40%
Avg Earnings Todays Track Rank 26.30%
Lifetime Earnings Rank 26.20%
Best Speed Fast Track Rank 25.40%
Trainer 1 yr. Win % Rank 25.20%
Avg Earnings Todays Distance Rank 25.00%