Canterybury Park will host 21 juveniles in three trials on Wednesday to the Northlands Futurity and 12 three-year-old in two trials to the Canterbury Park Derby trials.

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BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI

SHAKOPEE, MN–JULY 22, 2024–Twenty-one 2-year-olds are entered in Wednesday's 350-yard Northlands Futurity trials at Canterbury Park.

L Conejo, a stakes-placed son of One Sweet Jess owned and trained by Haley Hobbs, will be stretching out in distance off of his half-length victory in a 330-yard, $17,000 maiden-special-weight dash for Minnesota-bred juveniles on June 27.

The sorrel gelding has earned $16,690 from four races in Minnesota and Oklahoma, and his record includes a third-place finish, two lengths behind winner Kiss My White Socks, in the June 6, 300-yard North Star State Derby (R) at Canterbury Park.

L Conejo drew the rail post and will be ridden by Fernando Fonseca-Soto in the second of three trials.

The 10 fastest qualifiers will meet in the August 16, $86,000-est. Northlands Futurity final.

Also on Wednesday, a dozen sophomores are entered in two 400-yard Canterbury Park Derby trials.

Trainer Jason Olmstead will send out seven of the 12 hopefuls, including Tom Maher's Relentless Robin. A stakes-placed homebred daughter of Hes Relentless, Relentless Robin made her local season debut with a neck victory as the odds-on favorite in a 300-yard, $15,500 non-winners-of-two allowance race on July 3.

Relentless Robin drew post 2 and will be ridden by Ramiro Garcia in the second trial.

The 10 fastest qualifiers will meet in the $50,000-est. Canterbury Park Derby on August 15.

All Canterbury Park races can be seen at Q-Racing Video.com.