Mechanic Susie, one of four winners for jockey Antonio Whitehall this week. (Jason Halstead / Assiniboia Photo) By G.S. Thompson Antonio Whitehall was the hot jockey for the second week in a row, trainer Jason Homer scored a hat trick and helped apprentice Ciera...
Dwayne McIvor and family having fun at ASD. By G.S. Thompson Sometimes the stars just align for you. Just ask Dwayne McIvor, who celebrated his 45th birthday on July 8th by capturing his first ASD Handicapping Challenge victory in dominant fashion, turning his $48...
Mike Nault’s assistant trainer Brittany Bergen leads Frank Arnason Sire Stakes winner Betterlucknexttime out of the winner’s circle on Wednesday. (Jason Halstead / Assiniboia Photo) by G.S. Thompson Antonio Whitehall was the hot jockey in a lightning-shortened week of...
Leading trainer Steve Keplin, Jr. (right holding trophy) was all smiles after winning the Chantilly Stakes with Ginas Serenade on Wednesday. (Jason Halstead / Assiniboia Photo) By G.S. Thompson Trainer Steve Keplin, Jr. won three of the four stakes and opened up a big...
Longshot Just a Pose (inside) wins the fifth race at ASD on Wednesday evening for trainer Lise Pruitt, giving new jockey Mathew Bennett his first ever win at ASD and triggering a huge Pick 4 payoff. (Jason Halstead / Assiniboia Photo) By G.S. Thompson Two days of live...
ASD 2024 Leading Rider Prayven Badre with his double stakes-winner Blazing Bo in trainer Mike Nault's barn. (George Williams) by G. S. Thompson Jockey Prayven Badrie is back to defend his 2024 riding title, and he's ready! But he’ll have quite a bit of competition for...
Groom Katie Morris in the ASD backstretch (George Williams photo) Horses have arrived in the ASD backstretch for 2025! Trainers Wendy Anderson, Mike Taphorn, and Devon Gittens all have horses in the backstretch now with more coming in shortly. The training track is...
by Bob Gates The 2021 season gets underway on Monday, May 24. This will be the second year of the pandemic "No Fans in the Stands" season of racing. Sure, it's not what everyone wants, but it beats the blazes out of seeing the local racing scene fade into obscurity. I...
Milestones & Memories Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at the 1970 Manitoba Centennial Derby by Bob Gates Welcome to the new "normal" as the Downs makes the final preparations to open for its inaugural "No Fans In The Stands" 2020 race meet. We have all lived the...
by Bob Gates On May 16, 1969, 19-year-old, Barbara Jo Rubin became the first female jockey to win a race at Assiniboia Downs. It's hard to believe, but a half century has passed since Barbara Jo's record-setting performance. Miss Rubin was a young jockey struggling to...