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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...
Maiden Wins Gold Strike Mile, Singh Scores Triple, Superfectas Pay Big
by George Kola Kat was the only maiden in the field heading into the $15,000 Gold Strike Mile on Friday night. He’s a maiden no more. Ridden by Tim Moccasin, Kola Kat took advantage of a cat and mouse pace battle between favourite Danger Rules and 6-1 Charlie Waffles...
Handicapping the Visual: Going Beyond the Past Performances
by Rob When beginners come out to the races one of the first things they do is go down to the paddock, pick out the prettiest horse in the race and bet them. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t, but is there validity to a method of handicapping that centers...
The Gold Strike Mile and Assiniboia Downs – A True Harlequin Romance
by Bob Okay, now there’s a title in need of an explanation! Over the next two weeks the Gold Strike Mile will be the featured stakes race and it will be run in two divisions. On July 20 Manitoba-bred 3-year-old colts and geldings will run one mile for a $15,000 purse...
Trip Handicapping, The Way, The Truth and the Light Version 2.0 of Course
by Rob In the ‘70s a thought process came about that revolutionized handicapping. A long-haired Harvard dropout developed a set of numerical ratings to evaluate horses that ran on different days at different distances on different tracks around the country. That man...
Lucky Number 3 Pays Off in Pick-4
by George If you’re a numbers player AND your lucky number is 3, you probably did alright on the Pick-4 Wednesday night. If not, you can always take another shot at the pool on Friday. It’s usually in the $5,000 range. Just use a different set of lucky numbers....
R. C. “Bob” Anderson – Master of Hillside Farm
by Bob The 37th running of the $50,000 R. C. Anderson Stakes for 3-year-old Manitoba-bred fillies goes Friday night and it is named in honour of Robert Carr Anderson. R. C. “Bob” Anderson was a well known and respected cattleman with a fondness for horses and the...
Reid wows crowd again, Wins 4/8 races, Boots home Wheat City longshot, Forces Pick-4 carryover of $4,425
by George If you thought Jennifer Reid got lucky on Friday night at the Downs you’d be wrong. Following up on her 4-for-8 performance on Friday, the 107-pounder from Saskatchewan gave an encore performance on Saturday night, winning four of the eight races including...
Apprentice Reid Wins 4/8 Races on Friday Night, $2 Pick-4 Pays $8,033
by George It was Girls' Night Out at the races on Friday for at least one lady. She just happened be a jock. Apprentice Jennifer Reid won four of the eight races on Friday night at the Downs, including the middle legs of a $2 Pick-4 that paid a whopping $8,033 for the...
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Every live race night at ASD!
Girls Night Out at ASD!
Every Wednesday in August!
