Horse Racing at Canterbury Park

Another cheap site to visit if you are from Minnesota is Canterbury Park. Cost of admission is $5 (we had a BOGO coupon). Sorry, I don't know what the age limit is on kids get in free, but The Boy is only 18 months, so his admission was free. He loved watching the horses race and there is plenty to do during the breaks in racing. Including a large outdoor park to play at, you can watch horses get their place ribbons or keep your eye on them in their stalls. And on Sundays there are free pony rides! August 17 and 31 are listed on their site as free admission days.

The kids don't even have to know that you sneak inside to bet your retirement savings on PUTYOURLEFTFOOTIN being riden by jockey Garcia. Indeed he has a good chance, the race program states "This horse should challenge the top choice for the lead and if Garcia can sprint to the lead he may have a chance at a wire to wire score."

You may not want to take my betting advice, although we did walk away with $1.20 in winnings!