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Honorable Lady Lives Up to Name with No-Quit Win in $30,000 La Verendrye Stakes at ASD
by George Honorable Lady has always been the kind of horse that keeps coming at you whether she has anything left or not, and it finally paid off for her on a rainy Saturday night at Assiniboia Downs with a 1 ¼-length victory in the $30,000 La Verendrye Stakes....
Balooga Bull Wins $30,000 Golden Boy to Stay Perfect at 6-for-6, Belmont Stakes Saturday
by George Balooga Bull made it 6-for-6 with a display of natural speed that made his competition look slow in the $30,000 Golden Boy Stakes at Assiniboia Downs on Friday night as he continued his march towards the $75,000 Manitoba Lotteries Derby on Monday, August 6....
Breaking News: I’ll Have Another Scratched from 144th Belmont Stakes, Triple Crown Bid Halted
by George I’ll Have Another has been scratched from Saturday’s Belmont Stakes due to tendonitis in his left front foreleg and has been officially retired from racing. Seen to the right and in the video below taking light exercise this morning at Belmont Park, I'll...
Betting Against I’ll Have Another in the Belmont Stakes, Best Bets for the Weekend at ASD
by Rob Late Update: I'll Have Another scratched from Belmont Stakes Maybe I just don’t like the horse. Maybe I’m completely missing out on his brilliance. Maybe I’m completely wrong and I’ll Have Another will be the 12th Triple Crown winner, but I think not. Here’s...
Singh Wins Three and Survives Claim of Foul
by George Jockey Rohan Singh did his imitation of a hobo chasing a hotdog to win three races, survive a claim of foul and make an unsuccessful foul claim of his own on Wednesday night at the Downs. Singh won the second race aboard Lite the Cigar ($16.40) for trainer...
1982 Golden Boy Stakes Winner De Cat was a “Great Horse”
by Bob This week’s featured stakes race is the 36th running of the $30,000 Golden Boy, which pits the undefeated Balooga Bull against four rival 3-year-olds going six furlongs. Should Balooga Bull win the Golden Boy, which goes as the third race on Friday, he would...
She’s Regal Wins $25,000 Hazel Wright Sire Stakes, Rarick Continues Hot Streak with Longshot
by George She’s Regal lived up to her favoured status in the $25,000 Hazel Wright Sire Stakes on a gorgeous Saturday night at Assiniboia Downs and trainer Wade Rarick continued his hot streak with a longshot in the last. Opening a short but clear lead early on the...
Triactors and Superfectas Pay Good Despite Favourite Dominance at Downs
by George There was a steady procession of favourites at ASD on Friday night until Rohan Singh broke the barrier and won the seventh race aboard Waronthehomefront ($17.80) for Off 2 Win Stable and trainer Ardell Sayler. That winner made the Late Pick-4 pay a solid...
Friday’s Feature Race at ASD Wide Open, Hazel Wright Sire Stakes Saturday, Maintenance Man Longshot
by Rob The live racing season is off to an exciting start and it will only get better as the first stakes race of the year, the Hazel Wright Sire Stakes, takes place on Saturday night. That’s a good reason in itself to come out to the races, but there’s also more to...
Pierre Lapin Wins Feature for Simpson, Pick-4 Pays $2,542.90, Two $15,000 Claims
by George Pierre Lapin came rolling home under Trevor Simpson to win the featured third race Wednesday at ASD on an evening when the betting pools were large and lucrative and two horses were claimed out of the same race for $15,000. Each. Claims over $10,000 are rare...