by Bob Gates The 2016 live racing season kicks off on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 8, as has become our custom at Assiniboia Downs, and have I got a story for you. It goes like this: An old Cherokee told his grandson, "My son, there is a battle between two wolves inside...
by Bob Season #58 is upon us and our majestic four-legged friends go to post this Sunday, May 10th at 1:30. It's Mother's Day of course, and as has become a tradition, the Downs kicks off the 2015 race meet on the day we honour the woman who is at the core of the...
by George Plus Ultra won the first race on opening day at Assiniboia Downs, the Don Gray Memorial, in front of an excellent crowd that arrived under cloudy skies and departed in sunshine -- especially those who bet the longshot winner of the fourth race....