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Memories of “Old” Polo Park

Memories of “Old” Polo Park

by Sheri Glendinning | Sep 18, 2025 | ASD History, The Inside Track

 Polo Park circa 1950 (ASD archives) By Track Historian Bob Gates Good morning! It’s early on a Saturday and I find myself in my usual spot, sitting at our dining room table. As I prepare to write this week’s blog story, I stare out the patio doors, alone in my...

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Records are Made to be Broken!

Records are Made to be Broken!

by Sheri Glendinning | Sep 11, 2025 | ASD History, Live Horse Racing, The Inside Track

By Track Historian Bob Gates … at least that’s what they say, and who exactly are “they?” Even AI – Overview wasn’t much help. “There isn’t a single person credited with originally saying "records are made to be broken" it’s a common sentiment that various athletes...

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Richard William Mathes – But please call him “Bud”

Richard William Mathes – But please call him “Bud”

by Sheri Glendinning | Sep 4, 2025 | ASD History, The Inside Track

R.W. Mathes (Assiniboia Downs) By Track Historian Bob Gates “Bud” Mathes was an Alberta horseman with ties to the early days of racing in Winnipeg. As tends to be the case with our history blog, the name of our honouree may not be familiar to all of us. After all,...

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Hazel Bochinski – More than the sum of her parts!

Hazel Bochinski – More than the sum of her parts!

by Sheri Glendinning | Aug 28, 2025 | ASD History, The Inside Track

Hazel Bochinski - November 24 1942 - October 21, 2021 (Bochinski Family) By Track Historian Bob Gates Whether she was teaching young minds at Shaughnessy Park or Lord Nelson Schools, or training race horses at Assiniboia Downs, Hazel was a natural. She was able to...

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1975 – It was a Very Good Year Part II – July 11 to September 2

1975 – It was a Very Good Year Part II – July 11 to September 2

by Sheri Glendinning | Aug 21, 2025 | ASD History, The Inside Track

L'Enjoleur on the cover of the 1976 Stakes Book highlighting stats from 1975. By Track Historian Bob Gates Let’s see, where were we? Oh yeah, 1975, the year of leisure suits, PEZ candy and heaven forbid, Disco. Events of the time included: Movies: One Flew Over the...

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1975 – It Was a Good Year. Part I – May 16 to July 9

1975 – It Was a Good Year. Part I – May 16 to July 9

by Sheri Glendinning | Aug 14, 2025 | ASD History, The Inside Track

Jim Wright with General Manager Bill Clubb (Gerry Hart) By Track Historian Bob Gates If you remember Mood Rings, Rubik’s Cubes or Pet Rocks then you were a graduate of 1975. News events of the day included: Jimmy Hoffa disappears from a restaurant parking lot in...

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A Decade of Halstead Racing Memories

A Decade of Halstead Racing Memories

by Sheri Glendinning | Aug 7, 2025 | ASD History, The Inside Track

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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The History of the Manitoba Derby in Photos

The History of the Manitoba Derby in Photos

by Sheri Glendinning | Jul 31, 2025 | ASD History, The Inside Track

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...

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Celebrating Ten Years of the Overnight Stakes Series

Celebrating Ten Years of the Overnight Stakes Series

by Sheri Glendinning | Jul 24, 2025 | ASD History, The Inside Track

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...

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A Half Century of the R. C. Anderson

A Half Century of the R. C. Anderson

by Sheri Glendinning | Jul 17, 2025 | ASD History, The Inside Track

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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