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“Palatial Whittier Park Racetrack” Celebrates Centenary

“Palatial Whittier Park Racetrack” Celebrates Centenary

by Track Historian Bob Gates Tucked away between the Red River and the CNR main line embankment in St. Boniface lies a recreational green space called Whittier Park. However, Father Time and the flood of 1950 have erased any evidence of the old racetrack. The only...

Memories of Whittier Park, Grandfather of Assiniboia Downs

by Bob If horse racing were going to flourish in Winnipeg it was clear that River Park would not be the answer. A new track had to be built. The idea for Whittier Park was hatched in 1923 by R. James Speers, construction began the same year, and the new track was...