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...
By Travers Cummings Vikings over Bengals (Sunday noon): I can’t imagine anyone had Carson Wentz vs. Jake Browning on their bingo card when they saw the Week 3 matchup between the Vikings and Bengals. How did we even end up with this mess? I’m going to blame Bengals...
Mechanic Susie and Antonio Whitehall win the $40,000 Distaff Stakes on Wednesday at ASD. (Jason Halstead / Assiniboia Photo) By G.S. Thompson Fans were treated to some sizzling stakes action courtesy of the best horses on the grounds this week at ASD, with one of the...
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...
The Assiniboia Racing Club packed the winner’s circle after winning the first race on Wednesday with Bandera Azteca, conditioned by Devon Gittens. (Jason Halstead / Assiniboia Photo) By G.S. Thompson Trainer Jason Homer and jockey Shavon Townsend were the hotties of...
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,...
By Travers Cummings Steelers over Jets (Sunday noon): Old, washed-up Aaron Rodgers is on his retirement tour this season (he’s hinted this will be his last), and what better way to start it off than against the team that dumped him this past summer? Whatever ambitions...
Jockey Renaldo Cumberbatch is congratulated after winning the Already Dia Stakes aboard Malibu S S on Tuesday at ASD for trainer Jerry Gourneau and owner Henry S. Witt, Jr. (Jason Halstead / Assiniboia Photo) Take Charge Tom returned with a vengeance last Saturday in...
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...
TravyFootball by Travers Cummings Before I dive into my season preview, I want to give a quick shoutout to the late Brian Gory—aka Ivan Bigg, aka Mr. Tomato, and a few other aliases he was known by. Brian was the one who encouraged me to start writing this weekly...