Item 8.01 - Other Events

On August 24, 2012, Canterbury Park Holding Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of an additional 100,000 shares of the Company's common stock under a stock buy-back plan it adopted in 2008. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits

The following are filed or furnished as Exhibits to this Report:

Exhibit Description of Exhibit
No.
99.1 Press release dated August 24, 2012.