1967

Pool to Market and Bobby Stewart, magic in the 1967 Gold Cup

Pool to Market and Bobby Stewart, magic in the 1967 Gold Cup

by Bob On August 5, 1967 the stars above Assiniboia Downs aligned perfectly for rider Robert Roy "Bobby" Stewart and his chestnut charge Pool to Market, and the pair put on a fabulous show for the 5,000-plus patrons that filed into the track that evening. The closest...

Wake Island, Rosemary’s Baby, together again

  Special horse made headlines during summer of '67 at ASD while Winnipeg hosted Pan-Am Games by Bob It was Canada’s Centennial and Winnipeg was playing host to the Pan American Games, yet a young racehorse, Wake Island, found a way to make headlines in the local...