by George Magic D' Oro let champion Balooga Bull have things all his own way in the $30,000 Free Press Stakes at Assiniboia Downs on Friday night, and still beat him. In fast time. Balooga Bull went right to the lead and took the inside as expected in the first stakes...
Two tough bulls featured in stellar Father's Day racing card by George Can you ride a bull? No, not a real one, a mechanical one? Sure you can, on Father’s Day at the Downs! Make sure to enter the draw as soon as you arrive on Father’s Day Sunday. Remember the...
People who had never been to the track before came just to see him by Bob This week’s featured stakes race is the 53rd running of the $30,000 Free Press Stakes. The Free Press, run on Father's Day Sunday, June 16, is the first major stakes race for 3-year-olds...
by George Schillerthekiller went from last to first with a big move on the turn and drew out to win the $30,000 Free Press Stakes on Sunday in front of the largest Father’s Day crowd seen at Assiniboia Downs in decades. The fans began streaming into the Downs around...
by Rob I was right! I was right! You heard it here first, that I’ll Have Another would not win the Triple Crown. Obviously that was not the way I wanted to be proven right. It’s bad for the sport and just sour in general. Look for many of the top 3-year-olds to come...
by Bob This Sunday’s running of the Free Press Stakes will be the 52nd edition of the race. The Winnipeg Free Press trophy has a long and storied association with the Downs, beginning with Fremarcton winning the inaugural running of the race in 1960. From 1960 to 1981...