RACING COMMISSION:
An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota Racing Commission. | |
| Title: | Records. | |
| Dates: | 1980-2016. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Records documenting the activities and administration of the commission. | |
| Quantity: | 8.0 cubic feet (8 boxes) | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
Records documenting the activities of the commission, including annual reports (1983-2003); by-laws, legislation, and minutes and agendas (1983-2001); track and licensure materials (1983-2000); clippings (1980-1999); racing programs (2006-2016); financial audits (1996, 1999); 2001 stakes book; subject files (1985, 1996-2000); and miscellaneous reports concerning the economic impact of racing, legalized gambling regulation, and the proposal to use proceeds from casino games at Canterbury Downs (after 1995, Canterbury Park) to fund a baseball stadium (1990-1997).
The minutes and agendas, which also contain reports, informational items, and correspondence, document the activities of both the full commission and its committees/task forces on rules, industry assistance, research and educational grants, affirmative action, and thoroughbred breeders fund appropriations. Also included are meeting minutes from the Rules Committee.
The track site and licensure materials include reviews of track proposals, financial analysis and assessments of license applications, an assessment of racing in North Central Minnesota, coverage of Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigations, contracts, steward's reports, findings of fact, and card club operation materials. Groups involved include the Metropolitan Council, Touche Ross & Co., Minnesota Racetrack, Inc., Canterbury Park Holding Corporation, Autotote, Inc., and Traverse County Agricultural Association.
The subject files include a 2000 affirmative action plan, attorney general recommendations, 1985 sample horse registration forms, 2000 medication and horse health manuals for trainers and veterinarians, Minnesota Breeders' Fund grant requests, 1996 Minnesota Rules of Racing, special events memoranda, and 1995 University of Minnesota equine research grant proposals.
Collected on a statewide basis by a clipping service, the clippings are mainly photocopies discussing horse racing and gambling. Many of the files include simulcast reports and published articles from other states.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota Racing Commission. Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Provenance:
Many items are from the personal files of commission member Carol Connolly.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 984-161; 985-128; 986-43; 998-108; 999-2; 2001-29; 2006-16; 2018-46
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 001709873
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| 141.B.16.7B | Annual reports, 1983-1992, 1994-2003. | ||||||||||
| The commission’s annual reports through narrative and statistics recount the history of horse racing and pari-mutuel gambling in Minnesota since 1983. Included in the reports are statistical tables and charts detailing attendance, amount wagered for each type of bet, expenses, sources of commission revenue, amount returned to bet winners, and the like. Also of note are drug test results returned from the commission’s analytical lab at the University of Minnesota, and outcomes of subsequent investigations. Charts showing the number of licenses issued for each job position in the horse racing field, disbursements to the Minnesota Breeders’ Fund, and comments on proposed horse racing legislation also appear. Each report includes lists of commission members and their committee assignments and lists of commission staff. | |||||||||||
| 109.F.14.1B | Bylaws, legislation, and miscellany, 1983, 1995, 1996, 2000. 2 folders. | ||||||||||
| Meeting minutes and agenda materials: | |||||||||||
| Minutes of meetings of the full commission and of various of its committees, including the Rules Committee, Industry Assistance Committee, Research and Educational Grants Committee, Affirmative Action Committee and Advisory Task Force, Racing Committee, Card Club Committee, and Minnesota Thoroughbred Breeders Fund Appropriations Advisory Committee. All are interfiled chronologically. Some agenda materials, such as reports, informational items, and correspondence, are also present. | |||||||||||
| 1983-1992. 23 folders. | |||||||||||
| 109.F.14.2F | 1993–June 2001. 19 folders. | ||||||||||
| 110.C.3.5B | Rules Committee meeting minutes, 1983-1999: | ||||||||||
| The Rules Committee met sporadically, and included commissioners and staff from the Racing Commission, and staff from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) and the state Attorney General’s office. | |||||||||||
| 1983-1990. | |||||||||||
| 110.C.3.6F | 1990-1999. | ||||||||||
| 109.F.14.2F | Track site and licensure materials: | ||||||||||
| Metropolitan Council's Review of Racetrack Proposals, December 23, 1983. | |||||||||||
| Financial Assessment Report on Applications for Class A and Class B Licenses, March 19, 1984. | |||||||||||
| Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Investigation Reports of Applicants, March 26, 1984. | |||||||||||
| Horse Racing in North Central Minnesota: A Preliminary Assessment, by Touche Ross & Co.: | |||||||||||
| Draft, December 31, 1984. | |||||||||||
| Final, January 15, 1985. | |||||||||||
| Minnesota Racetrack, Inc.'s Registration Statement for the Securities and Exchange Commission, July 1986. | |||||||||||
| Ladbroke Canterbury Downs Survival Plan for Horseracing, circa 1993. | |||||||||||
| 109.F.14.3B | A/B Licensure and Start Up, December 15, 1993. 1 volume. | ||||||||||
| Canterbury Park Holding Corporation (CPHC) Class A and B Applications, March 21, 1994. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Canterbury Park Holding Corporation (CPHC) Class A and B Supporting Materials; Report on Financial Analysis of Class A and B License Applications, April 22, 1994, April 26, 1994. 2 items in 1 folder. | |||||||||||
| Contracts, 1998-1999. | |||||||||||
| CPHC and Autotote, Inc., owner of the wagering terminals at Canterbury Park. | |||||||||||
| Stewards reports, 1998-2000. | |||||||||||
| Annual report, 1998, 2000; daily reports, May 1999. | |||||||||||
| Canterbury Park Holding Corporation annual reports, 1998-2000. | |||||||||||
| Class "C" license renewal form, 1999. | |||||||||||
| Licensing Procedures Manual, 1999. | |||||||||||
| Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Order, 1999-2000. | |||||||||||
| Applications (unsigned) from CPHC, Canterbury Park, and Traverse County Agricultural Association covering pari-mutuel betting, live racing days, televised racing days, card playing, and telecast transmission of races. Also documents detailing an appeal to a steward’s ruling (1999). | |||||||||||
| Traverse County Agricultural Association Pari-Mutuel Pool Request, 1993, 1999. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| "Card Club" -- Plan of Operation, 2000. | |||||||||||
| For period July 1, 1991 - June 30, 1995. | |||||||||||
| Financial Audit, 1996. | |||||||||||
| Financial Audit, 1999. | |||||||||||
| For period July 1, 1995–June 30, 1999. | |||||||||||
| Stakes Book and Condition Book One, 2001. | |||||||||||
| Subject files: | |||||||||||
| Affirmative Action Plan, 2000. | |||||||||||
| Attorney General recommendations, 1999-2000. | |||||||||||
| Examples of horse registration forms (blank), 1985. | |||||||||||
| Medication and Horse Health Manuals for Trainers and Veterinarians, 2000. | |||||||||||
| Minnesota Breeders’ Fund grant requests, 1998-1999. | |||||||||||
| Minnesota Rules of Racing, 1996. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Special events memoranda, 1999. | |||||||||||
| University of Minnesota Equine Research Grant Proposals, 1996. | |||||||||||
| Other reports (chronological): | |||||||||||
| The Economic Impact of the Horse Racing and Breeding Industry on the State of Minnesota 1990, April 1991. | |||||||||||
| Report to Governor Arne Carlson on Restructuring Legal Gambling Regulation in Minnesota, November 5, 1991. | |||||||||||
| Presented by Harry W. Baltzer, Gambling Control Board. | |||||||||||
| High Stakes: Gambling in Minnesota, March 1992. | |||||||||||
| By Minnesota Planning [Commission]. | |||||||||||
| Advisory Council on Gambling: First Report to the Legislature and Governor, February 1, 1995. | |||||||||||
| Stamped “Draft No. 1." | |||||||||||
| The Canterbury Proposal: Report to the Minnesota Stadium Task Force, August 27, 1997. | |||||||||||
| To permit the State Lottery to operate casino games at Canterbury Park and use the proceeds to help fund a new baseball stadium. | |||||||||||
| News clippings, 1980-1999: | |||||||||||
| Photocopies of newspaper articles collected on a statewide basis by a clipping service, as well as published articles from other states, regarding horse racing and gambling. Many packets of clippings also include simulcast reports. | |||||||||||
| 1980-1991. 8 folders. | |||||||||||
| 141.B.16.7B | 1992-1999. 8 folders. | ||||||||||
| 110.C.3.3B | Racing Programs: | ||||||||||
| 2006-2010. | |||||||||||
| 110.C.3.4F | 2010-2015. | ||||||||||
| 141.B.16.7B | 2016. | ||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Affirmative action programs -- Minnesota.
- Baseball fields -- Minnesota.
- Card games -- Law and legislation -- Minnesota.
- Casinos -- Law and legislation -- Minnesota.
- Equine sports medicine -- Minnesota -- Research.
- Horse breeders -- Minnesota.
- Horse racing -- Minnesota, North Central.
- Horse racing -- Betting -- Law and legislation -- Minnesota.
- Horse racing -- Economic aspects -- Minnesota.
- Horse racing -- Law and legislation -- Minnesota.
- Race horses -- Minnesota.
- Racetracks (Horse racing) -- Finance -- Minnesota.
- Racetracks (Horse racing) -- Law and legislation -- Minnesota.
- Simulcasting of horse racing -- Minnesota.
- Organizations:
- Autotote Systems, Inc.
- Canterbury Downs (Shakopee, Minn.)
- Canterbury Park Holding Corporation.
- Canterbury Park Racetrack and Card Club (Shakopee, Minn.).
- Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities Area.
- Minnesota Breeders' Fund.
- Minnesota Racetrack, Inc.
- Minnesota. Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
- Touche Ross & Co.
- Traverse County Agricultural Association (Traverse County, Minn.).
- University of Minnesota.
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