by George The Frank Arnason Sire Stakes probably wasn’t as close as it looked and the Pick-4 still paid decent despite being weighed down by favourites on a beautiful Saturday afternoon of racing at ASD. Heavily favoured Danger Rules went to the lead early in the...
by George Plus Ultra made all the running under jockey Tyrone Nelson to win the $30,000 Chantilly Stakes for 3-year-old fillies on Friday night at the Downs and made sure there were no winners in the Pick-4 when she paid $26.90 to win. Opening a short lead early, Plus...
by George First, my sincere condolences to the family and friends of the late A. E. “Bert” Blake – a friend, a true gentleman and a tremendous horseman who unselfishly taught so many people so much. I worked for Bert in the ‘80s and spent good bit of time with him...
by George Schillerthekiller went from last to first with a big move on the turn and drew out to win the $30,000 Free Press Stakes on Sunday in front of the largest Father’s Day crowd seen at Assiniboia Downs in decades. The fans began streaming into the Downs around...
by George The track was muddy but the odds were great on a sunny Saturday afternoon at the Downs, and someone took home $4,495 as the lone winning ticket holder on the Pick-4. The day started off with a bang when $25 winner Sharp A held on to win by a neck under...
by George The Pick-4 came close to paying $4,000 on Friday night at ASD but Maintenance Man ($24.10) just couldn’t get by favored female Hurrionby ($2.65) no matter what her name said. Still, Maintenance Man received an excellent trip from jockey Paul Nolan, who...
by George It was DQ night at the Downs on Wednesday and we don’t mean Dairy Queen. Two of the seven races resulted in disqualifications and there was also a third claim of foul in the last race that didn’t hold up. In the third race Let’s Rocket ridden by Paul Nolan...
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....
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....
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...