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15 Minutes with Clayton Gray, The Man from Dominion City

15 Minutes with Clayton Gray, The Man from Dominion City

by Bob Gates What can I say?  Those of you who know Clayton Gray will see the humour in the title of this week's blog story. Let's face it; you are more likely to see pigs fly than have a 15 minute conversation with the Dominion City native. Clayton's wife, Margaret...

The Gray Boys dominated the ASD trainer standings from 1970-80

by Bob What more can be said about two men – brothers who dominated the leading trainer standings at Assiniboia Downs from 1970 to 1980? Clayton Gray won seven training titles (1970, 72, 73, 74, 76, 79, 80) and older brother Don Gray won three titles (1975, 77, 78)....

R. C. “Bob” Anderson – Master of Hillside Farm

by Bob The 37th running of the $50,000 R. C. Anderson Stakes for 3-year-old Manitoba-bred fillies goes Friday night and it is named in honour of Robert Carr Anderson. R. C. “Bob” Anderson was a well known and respected cattleman with a fondness for horses and the...