The Inside Track 2025

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Past Issues of the Inside Track from 2025

• A Little Good News, Unsung Heroes. Issue #216 (December 26/25)
• The Tale of Taboga and Her Heavy Heart. Issue #215 (December 19/25)
• Remembering Donna Johnston, La Prevoyante Stakes. Issue #214 (December 12/25)
• Top Five Manitoba-bred Earners of 2025. Issue #213 (December 5/25)
• John Whitehill wins November Player’s Choice Tourney, Weekend Stakes. Issue #212 (November 28/25)
• Leading Earners. Top 5 Horses at ASD in 2025. Issue #211 (November 21/25)
• Remembering Rick Ball and the Horse Who Floated, Weekend Stakes Picks Issue #210 (November 14/25)
• ASD 2025 Live Season in Photos, Weekend Stakes at Woodbine and Aqueduct – Issue #209 (November 7/25)
• 2025 Breeders’ Cup Picks, Analysis and Links- Issue #208 (October 31/25)
• Trevor Tilston-Jones Wins Player’s Choice Tourney for Third Time, Closing Weekend at Santa Anita, Keeneland- Issue #207 (October 25/25)
• Tanis Atras wins ASD Handicapping Challenge, Steve Keplin, Jr. Interview- Issue #206 (October 17/25)
• Assiniboia Downs Closes With Record-Breaking 2025 Season, Steve Keplin, Jr. and Damario Bynoe Win First-Ever Titles- Issue #205 (October 10/25)
• 2-Year-Old Stars Impress in Winnipeg Futurity and Buffalo Stakes, Bynoe and Keplin Take Big Leads Into Final Week- Issue #204 (October 3/25)
• Longshots Trigger Lucrative Pick 4, Bynoe and Keplin Maintain Big Leads in Standings – Issue #203 (September 26/25)
• Bynoe Puts on a Riding Clinic, Gourneau, Taphorn Win Big in Championship Races – Issue #202 (September 19/25)
• Manitoba-Breds Star in Stakes Action, Chief Murray Clearsky Honoured, Williams Wins Osiris – Issue #201 (September 12/25)
• Jason Homer, Shavon Townsend Score Hat Tricks, Keplin Increases Lead in Trainer Standings – Issue #200 (September 5/25)
• Jerry Gourneau on a roll, Yearling Sale topper brings $36,000, Take Charge Tom wins Canadian Derby – Issue #199 (August 29/25)
• The Gold Rush Is On: CTHS Manitoba Yearling Sale This Sunday, Canadian Derby Saturday – Issue #198 (August 22/25)
• What a Week for Favourites! Ride of the Week Goes to Javaniel Patterson. – Issue #197 (August 15/25)
• Attack Wins 77th Manitoba Derby, Monster Pick 4 Payoff Tuesday, Girls Night Out Rocks Wednesday! – Issue #196 (August 8/25)
• Stellar Card for Monday’s $125,000 Manitoba Derby, Two-Year-Olds Put On a Show – Issue #195 (August 1/25)
• Twolefttoload Posts Upset in R.C. Anderson Stakes; Keplin, Gourneau, Balroop, Score Four Wins Each – Issue #194 (July 25/25)
• $100 Winner Triggers Monster Pick 4 Payoff, Fans Feast on Stakes – Issue #193 (July 18/25)
• Nikkitysplit Wins Hazel Wright, Whitehall Stays Hot, Pruitt Gets Fifth Lifetime Win – Issue #192 (July 11/25)
• Antonio Whitehall Gets Hot, Wins Five Races Including Frank Arnason Sire Stakes – Issue #191 (July 4/25)
• Trainer Steve Keplin, Jr. Wins Three of Four Stakes, Opens up in Standings – Issue #190 (June 27/25)
• Bynoe and Badrie in Heated Battle for Top Spot, Nault and Gourneau Score Hat Tricks – Issue #189 (June 20/25)
• Trainers Steve Keplin, Jr, Devon Gittens hot, Pick 4 Pays 9K – Issue #188 (June 13/25)
• Steve Keplin, Jr., Antonio Whitehall, Stars of Stakes-Filled Week at ASD – Issue #187 (June 6/25)
• Monster Pick 4 Payoff, Huge Pools, Highlight Week at ASD – Issue #186 (May 30/25)
• Steve Keplin, Jr. and Rachaad Knights Maintain Narrow Leads in Standings – Issue #185 (May 23/25)
• Million Dollar Handles Highlight Opening Week at ASD, Lucrative Pick 4 Payoff Wednesday  – Issue #184 (May 16/25)
• Jockey Prayven Badrie Ready to Defend Title on Opening Night Tuesday. Trainer Race Wide Open. – Issue #183 (May 9/25)
• David Smook Wins Player’s Choice Tourney, Kentucky Derby Saturday – Issue #182 (May 2/25)
• Caribbean Connection: Parris and Ellis Making Their Mark at ASD – Issue #181 (April 25/25)
• Lise Pruitt Looking Forward to 2025 Season at ASD – Issue #180 (April 18/25)
• Judy Hunter, Saskatchewan Racing Royalty at ASD – Issue #179 (April 11/25)
• Longshot Les Buzzell wins Player’s Choice Tourney, Jared Brown Back With Strong Stable – Issue #178 (April 4/25)
• Remembering Brian “Ivan Bigg” Gory, Mike Taphorn Making His Mark at ASD – Issue #177 (March 28/25)
• Mike Nault Has Strong Stable for 2025, 4 Spots Left in Groom School – Issue #176 (March 21/25)
• Groom School Open for Paid Training Course Applications – Issue #175 (March 14/25)
• Manitoba Stallion Profile: Nonios – Issue #174 (March 7/25)
• Roger Jones Wins Player’s Choice Tournament, Manitoba Stallion Profiles – Issue #173 (February 28/25)
• Downs All-Time-Leading Rider Ken Hendricks Dies at 75 – Issue #172 (February 21/25)
• Manitoba/Saskatchewan Sire Profiles – Vengeful Wildcat and Edison – Issue #171 (February 14/25)
• Manitoba Stallion Profiles – Kentucky Bear, Keepcalmncruiseon – Issue #170 (February 7/25)
• Scott Anderson Romps in Player’s Choice Tourney – Issue #169 (January 31/25)
• Stretch Picks the Pegasus – Issue #168 (January 24/25)
• Manitoba/Saskatchewan Sires for 2025 – Issue #167 (January 17/25)
• New Curlin Stallion for Manitoba – Issue #166 (January 10/25)
• Randy Premachuk Crowned 2024 Handicapper of the Year at ASD – Issue #165 (January 3/25)