Street Warrior returned from a layoff as sharp as ever on Saturday night when he powered to a 3 3/4-length win over Haunted Haze in the 10,000 Lakes at Canterbury Park.
The race was one of two $50,000 stakes for Minnesota-breds on the card. Thunders Rocknroll won her second $50,000 Lady Slipper.
Street Warrior ($2.80), who last raced in October, set the pace in the 10,000 Lakes, leading his rivals through fractions of 21.89 seconds for the opening quarter and 43.89 for the half-mile before covering six furlongs on a fast track in 1:09.15.
Constantino Roman was aboard for trainer Joel Berndt.
Suzanne Stables bred and owns Street Warrior, a son of Barbados who has now won 7 of 12 starts and earned $200,800.
Lady Slipper
Thunders Rocknroll ($2.10) returned to racing with fillies and mares in the Lady Slipper and was a three-length winner over Carson Bay.
Thunders Rocknroll came into the Lady Slipper off a fourth-place finish against males in the $100,000 Bosselman/Gus Fonner Stakes on April 25 at Fonner Park.
In Saturday's race, she set fractions of 22.42 for the opening quarter and 45.33 for the half-mile before winning the six-furlong stakes in 1:11.12.
Manuel Americano was aboard for trainer Patrick Swan.
Bob Lindgren bred and owns Thunders Rocknroll, a daughter of Maclean's Music who has now won six stakes races. Overall, she is 12 for 33 for earnings of $458,137.
*** Sushi Man ($2.60), who won last year’s Canterbury Derby and Minnesota Derby, launched his season with a 4 1/4-length allowance win over the local turf course Saturday night. He covered the mile on firm ground in 1:36.29.
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