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Clear The Runway – Big Long Strider – 2012 Manitoba Derby Contenders
by George Williams Clear The Runway ~ Big Long Strider Pedigree: Broken Vow-Smokey Diplomacy by Dynaformer Owner: Riversedge Racing Stable, Ltd. Trainer: Greg Tracy Jockey: Rico Walcott When a trainer with multiple championships to his credit at different racetracks...
So Shiny – The Little Horse That Could – 2012 Manitoba Derby Contenders
by George Williams So Shiny ~ The Little Horse That Could Pedigree: Will He Shine-Noble Nannie by Shananie Owner: Melissa Peach Trainer: Melissa Peach Jockey: Prayven Badrie If you’re looking for a longshot in the Manitoba Lotteries Derby, “Shiny” might be your horse....
Balooga Bull – Comeback Kid – 2012 Manitoba Derby Contenders
by George Williams Balooga Bull~ Comeback Kid Pedigree: Flashy Bull-Proud Crusader by Crusader Sword Owner: Paul Brandt Trainer: Ardell Sayler Jockey: Paul Nolan Can one of the fastest 2-year-olds ever seen at Assiniboia Downs bounce back from his only career loss in...
Handicapping Manitoba Lotteries Derby Weekend 2012
by Rob Monday, August 6, is Manitoba Lotteries Derby Day. It’s our biggest day of live racing and it’s shaping up to be incredibly exciting! The four stakes races carded for Derby Day should all have large competitive fields with no clear cut favorites – which means...
A Derby Tale Out of This World
by Bob On Monday, August 6, the Manitoba Derby will celebrate its 64th running, but this past July 19 marked the 43rd anniversary of what might have been the best ever Derby run at Assiniboia Downs – one that was just out of this world. The 1969 classic had all of the...
She’s Regal romps in Gold Strike Mile, Singh and Reid score four, Manitoba Derby beckons
by George Jockeys Rohan Singh and Jennifer Reid each won four races on the weekend, the Friday Pick-4 paid big and we saw one of the largest win-place-show pools in Assiniboia Downs’ history when someone bet a fortune to show on She’s Regal in the $15,000 Gold Strike...
Could Gold Strike Mile result in biggest bridge jump wager ever?
by Rob Friday night’s feature is the $15,000 Gold Strike Mile for Manitoba-bred 3-year-old fillies, which goes as the third race on the card with four horses. She’s Regal is the obvious standout and I am willing to bet that she will take incredible amounts of money....
Nolan Scores Wednesday Triple, Pick-4 Pays $3,542.90
by George So much for Paul Nolan not being able to win a route race. Nolan won both halves of the early Daily Double at ASD on Wednesday night, and both races were around two turns. He took the first race at a mile aboard Sorry ($4.70) for trainer Ardell Sayler and...
Precambrian rock solid as one of the winningest horses ever at ASD
by Bob Which horse holds the record for the most wins in a single season at Assiniboia Downs? Well, if I’ve done my homework correctly there are two steeds that can lay claim to the honour. Navy Days and Major Action each won 11 races in a single season here. Navy...
Gray Wins 3, Selman Scores Double, Brown Tops Lucrative Superfecta
by George It’s been awhile since trainer Clayton Gray won three races on a card, but that’s just what the seven-time leading trainer at Assiniboia Downs did on Saturday night. Gray won the third race with Sis Draper ($4.80), the fifth with Adieu My Friend ($7.90) and...