Month: August 2017

My Game, the big grey gelding from North Dakota

My Game, the big grey gelding from North Dakota

by Bob Gates This week we look back at the unlikely beginnings of one of the most consistent and capable platers to ever run at Assiniboia Downs - brothers, Elery and Marlow Scherbenske's grey gelding, My Game. What attributes make a horse, great? Try as I might I...

Strawberry Shortcake, a Leather Coat and the Flying Filly

Strawberry Shortcake, a Leather Coat and the Flying Filly

by Bob Gates There is nothing sweeter than the memories evoked by one of God's majestic creations - the thoroughbred racehorse.  Almost 50 years have passed since the talented bay filly, Ruling Lark ruled the roost at Assiniboia Downs. I have wanted to do the story of...

Horses made jockey Jimmy Anderson whole

Horses made jockey Jimmy Anderson whole

by Bob Gates When Sir Winston Churchill said that "there's something about the outside of a horse that's good for the inside of a man" it was like he knew Jimmy Anderson. James E. Anderson was the son of track veterinarian Dr. Norm and Mrs. Peggy Anderson.  Jim and...

The Manitoba Derby, The Forgotten Years – 1930 to 1940

The Manitoba Derby, The Forgotten Years – 1930 to 1940

by Bob Gates It's been 57 years since Jack Hardy resurrected our Manitoba Derby in 1960 and this year's Derby is the 69th running of what was once touted as the "Run for the Tartan." I've never been a math genius, but those figures just don't add up. The problem...