By Travers Cummings Bears over Steelers (Sunday noon): After having a pretty comfortable lead in the AFC North, all of a sudden the Steelers find themselves only one game up on the Baltimore Ravens for the division lead. Last week's victory didn't come without a loss...
Bengals over Jags (Sunday noon): The Bengals very well could be 0–1 right now instead of 1–0, but thanks to the Browns’ kicker missing a field goal and an extra point, Cincinnati snuck out a 17–16 win. I really don’t understand why the Bengals get off to these slow...
by Bob Gates Fred was a thoroughbred who only knew one racetrack, Assiniboia Downs. His first start came as a 2-year-old on July 30, 1976. His final call to the post took place 11 years later, on May 24, 1987. He had reached the ripe old age of 13 and retirement...
by Bob Gates Who's kidding who, you're being short-changed this time around. Our weekly history blog isn't about a historical horse racing figure or event. That's right, no person, horse or anything else was researched for today's tale. However, in an effort to pacify...
by Bob Gates Let's celebrate a Diamond Jubilee, shall we? This year marks the 60th anniversary of jockey George Richard "Dickie" Armstrong's first leading-rider title (1962) at Assiniboia Downs. The Maple Creek, Saskatchewan native would go on to top the Downs...
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by Bob Gates The end is near! Okay, perhaps that's a little too melodramatic, but this is my final blog story as the season draws to a close on Sunday, September 9. Wow, it seems like we just got started. Is it me or do the meets just go by faster every year? Consider...
by Bob Gates What do you get when you combine seven St. Boniface school teachers, $1,500 and a desire for fun and adventure? Back in May 1970 you'd get Hoarse Stable and a four-year-old thoroughbred called Windsor Moon. Who remembers him? This dark bay gelding was the...