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Tom Crann

The ostriches are back at Canterbury Park

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Ostrich racing at Canterbury Park
Cantebury Park chaplain Tommy Bartram rides some ostriches at the racetrack. Bantram won second place in Canterbur's 2007 ostrich race.
Photo Courtesy of Tommy Bartram

This Sunday at Canterbury Park in Shakopee the horses get to take a breather while giant birds take to the track.

Also on the bill are camel races.

It's "Extreme Race Day" at Canterbury and there are all sorts of questions about how it works. So Tom Crann asked Tommy Bartram, the track chaplain at Canterbury, to come into the studio to explain it.

Bartram is also an ostrich jockey himself from time to time.

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Camel races
Tommy Bartram has also participated in the camel races at Canterbury Park.
Photo courtesy of Tommy Bartram
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Ostrich racing at Canterbury Park
Cantebury Park chaplain Tommy Bartram rides some ostriches at the racetrack. Bantram won second place in Canterbur's 2007 ostrich race.
Photo Courtesy of Tommy Bartram
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Ostrich racing
Jockeys race ostriches at Canterbury Park in Minnesota.
Photo provided by Canterbury Park 2008