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A Decade of Halstead Racing Memories

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...

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A Half Century of the R. C. Anderson

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...

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