Best Bet, Longshot, for opening day at the Downs, horse-by-horse analysis of the 139th Kentucky Derby by Rob It’s opening day at Assiniboia Downs on Sunday, May 5 and what better way to precede it than with a Kentucky Derby the day before that features a horse...
We are 100% funded by our patrons Despite what you may have read or heard lately about Assiniboia Downs, we’d like to set the record straight. Assiniboia Downs is a half-century old landmark entertainment facility and a major contributor to the Manitoba...
The 29th Annual Manitoba Thoroughbred Awards were held on April 20, 2013 at Assiniboia Downs and attendance was excellent! The ceremonies were kicked off with a rousing speech by Assiniboia Downs CEO Darren Dunn and all in attendance thoroughly enjoyed the...
by George Young Jamaican jockey Chavion Chow booted home four longshot winners on Saturday night at the Downs to force a Pick-4 carryover of $5,184 carryover and Paul Nolan won four races the night before to take back the lead in the rider standings. Friday and...
by George Pierre Lapin and Dance the Dance recorded the highlight performances of the Labour Day Long Weekend at Assiniboia Downs and a few lucky fans scored big when the $2 Pick-4 on Monday paid $4,747.40. Happy Hour Stable’s Pierre Lapin won his fourth race from six...
by George Pure Glory pounced early under former Jamaican riding champ Trevor Simpson and wired the field in the $50,000 Agassiz Stakes by 3 ¼-lengths on Saturday night at ASD, capping off a $2 Pick-4 that paid a whopping $10,923. Was it gettable? It certainly was for...
by George Sharpen your pencils. Longshot Count of Notia came rolling home wide and fast under jockey Chris Husbands to win the seventh race by a neck at ASD on Friday night and force a Pick-4 carryover of $4,321 heading into the Saturday’s card. Expect the Pick-4 pool...
by George Friday night at the Downs started off great for the chalk players and got progressively wackier, which was good news for the longshot players but bad news for the Pick-4 players. The latter will be back at it again tonight to take advantage of a...
by George Williams If it were a fight they would have stopped it 46.20 seconds into the first round. Balooga Bull had his rivals reeling early in the 64th running of the $75,000 Manitoba Lotteries Derby after a sizzling first quarter in 22.20 seconds. He then...
by George Williams They double-teamed her early and they double-teamed her late. In the end it was the dirt eaters who got the all the money. Witch’s Coven and City Splash rose to the occasion at monster odds for trainer Carl Anderson and came pounding home late to...