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Attack Wins 77th Manitoba Derby, Monster Pick 4 Payoff Tuesday, Girls Night Out Rocks Wednesday!
2025 Manitoba Derby winner Attack (checkered blinkers) and jockey N'Rico Prescod early in the running of the 77th Derby. (Jason Halstead / Assiniboia Photo) By G.S. Thompson The 77th running of the $125,000 Manitoba Derby resulted in record-breaking wagering, trainer...
A Decade of Halstead Racing Memories
By Track Historian Bob Gates The Manitoba Derby is now in our rearview mirror, and we still have another half of the 2025 racing season to enjoy. Where does the time go? Speaking of time, track photographer Jason Halstead is in his 10th year with Assiniboia Downs. It...
Stellar Card for Monday’s $125,000 Manitoba Derby, Two-Year-Olds Put On a Show
Manitoba Derby favourite Take Charge Tom on his way to winning the Derby Trial for trainer Robertino Diodoro and owner Randy Howg. Rasheed Hughes in the saddle. (Jason Halstead / Assiniboia Photo) By G.S. Thompson The 77th running of the $125,000 Manitoba Derby is set...
The History of the Manitoba Derby in Photos
By Bob Gates, Track Historian With the Manitoba Derby just around the corner, how about another one of our Photo Blogs? They say a picture is worth a thousand words—so let’s not waste any time; we’ve got a lot to say. The Derby photo archive is loaded with plenty of...
Twolefttoload Posts Upset in R.C. Anderson Stakes; Keplin, Gourneau, and Balroop Score Four Wins Each
Eventual R. C. Anderson Stakes winner Twolefttoload trails the field early in the race. (Jason Halstead / Assiniboia Photo) By G.S. Thompson Twolefttoload went from last to first to win the 50th running of the R.C. Anderson Stakes; jockey Sven Balroop topped all...
Celebrating Ten Years of the Overnight Stakes Series
June 9, 2017 Overnight Stakes Honouree - Merry's Jay (Gerry Hart) By Track Historian Bob Gates This season, the Assiniboia Downs Overnight Stakes Series has ten burning candles on its birthday cake. Credit for the creation of the Overnight Stakes goes to the Manitoba...
$100 Winner Triggers Monster Pick 4 Payoff, Fans Feast on Stakes
Take Charge Tom and jockey Rasheed Hughes win the $50,000 Derby Trial on Monday evening at ASD. $100 Winner Triggers Monster Pick 4 Payoff, Stakes Feast Entertains Loud Crowds By G.S. Thompson What a week! Four stakes, a $104.10 winner, a $27,239.05 Pick 4, and big...
A Half Century of the R. C. Anderson
R.C. Anderson Trophy (Jason Halstead) By Track Historian Bob Gates On June 11, 1975, Robert Carr “Bob” Anderson, husband of Victoria May Anderson, passed away, and our racing fraternity lost a special friend and contributor. Not long after Bob’s death, a race was...
Nikkitysplit wins Hazel Wright, Whitehall stays hot, Pruitt gets fifth lifetime win
Mechanic Susie, one of four winners for jockey Antonio Whitehall this week. (Jason Halstead / Assiniboia Photo) By G.S. Thompson Antonio Whitehall was the hot jockey for the second week in a row, trainer Jason Homer scored a hat trick and helped apprentice Ciera...
Queen’s Cup and other Historic Trophies
Queen's Cup (Jason Halstead) By Track Historian Bob Gates The Manitoba Derby, Winnipeg Futurity, Gold Cup and R. J. Speers combine for more than 300 years of memorable races. This week our story is about the hardware that’s up for grabs, and not so much the history of...