ECP Canterbury Park Holding Corp

CUSIP No. 13811E 10 1

1.

Names of Reporting Persons
Curtis A. Sampson

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)

o

(b)

o

3.

SEC Use Only

4.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

5.

Sole Voting Power
884,225

6.

Shared Voting Power
11,300

7.

Sole Dispositive Power
884,225

8.

Shared Dispositive Power
11,300

9.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
895,525

10.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)  o

11.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
21.76%

12.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN

Item 1.

(a)

Name of Issuer
Canterbury Park Holding Corporation

(b)

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices
1100 Canterbury Road, Shakopee, Minnesota 55379

Item 2.

(a)

Name of Person Filing
Curtis A. Sampson

(b)

Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
1100 Canterbury Road, Shakopee, Minnesota  55379

(c)

Citizenship
United States

(d)

Title of Class of Securities
Common stock, $.01 par value

(e)

CUSIP Number
13811E 10 1

Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

(a)

o

Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).

(b)

o

Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(c)

o

Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(d)

o

Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).

(e)

o

An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(f)

o

An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

(g)

o

A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

(h)

o

A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

(i)

o

A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

(j)

o

Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

Item 4.

Ownership

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

(a)

Amount beneficially owned:   

Mr. Sampson beneficially owns 895,525 shares of the outstanding common stock of the Issuer, which includes: (i) 856,925 shares of common stock owned by Mr. Sampson individually; (ii) options held by Mr. Sampson and exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2007 to purchase 27,000 shares of common stock; (iii) 11,300 shares of common stock owned by Mr. Sampson’s spouse, for which beneficial ownership is disclaimed; and (iv) 300 shares held by the Sampson Family Foundation, a charitable foundation of which Mr. Sampson is the sole trustee.

(b)

Percent of class:   

21.76% based on 4,115,951 shares of the Issuer’s common stock outstanding as of November 2, 2007 as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 and including all 895,525 shares that could be deemed to be beneficially owned by Mr. Sampson.

(c)

Number of shares as to which the person has:

The Reporting Person has the power to vote or dispose of the shares as follows:

(i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote   

884,225 (includes options held by Mr. Sampson and exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2007 to purchase 27,000 shares of common stock).

(ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote    

11,300

(iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of   

884,225 (includes options exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2007 to purchase 27,000 shares)

(iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of   

11,300

Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following   o .

Item 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

Not Applicable

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person

Not Applicable

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

Not Applicable

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group

Not Applicable

Item 10.

Certification

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

February 8, 2008

Date

/s/  Curtis A. Sampson

Signature

Curtis A. Sampson

Name/Title