Fond memories of opening day at the Downs by Bob It’s hard to believe that seven months have passed since we put a wrap on the 2012 live racing season. The winter was a tough one and spring posed more challenges for the Manitoba Jockey Club than Chair, Harvey...
Manitoba horseracing history
River Park – The Great Grandfather of Assiniboia Downs
by Bob In family tree terms, the “father” of Assiniboia Downs was Polo Park race track. The “grandfather” in this imaginary ancestry, with apologies for the lack of female references, was Whittier Park. The “great-grandfather” and we will go back no further, was River...