Monthly Archives: June 2012

Nolan Wins Four on Friday Night at ASD, Pick-4 Pays $1,557.50

by George [caption id="attachment_880" align="alignright" width="175" caption="Paul Nolan. Won 4 of the 7 races on Friday at ASD."][/caption] Paul Nolan served notice that he won’t be wilting under recent pressure from Rohan Singh in the battle for the leading rider title by winning four of the seven races at Assiniboia Downs on Friday night and…
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Pair of Carryovers Start Canada Day Weekend Off Right!

by Rob [caption id="attachment_867" align="alignright" width="257" caption="Lucky Lady Go live longshot in Canada Day"][/caption] I’m really not sure how Orville Got Even got up to win the seventh race on Wednesday night, but it was one of the happiest times I’ve had throwing away tickets. The Pick-4 carryover of $3,488 dollars makes Friday’s card that…
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Remembering Lexico, Canada Day and Foolish Pleasure

[caption id="attachment_836" align="alignright" width="230" caption="Lexico wins 1976 River Park Handicap at ASD"][/caption] by Bob This Sunday marks the 36th running of the Canada Day Stakes. These days the race is for fillies and mares 3-and-up, who will compete for a $30,000 purse, but this race wasn’t always for fillies and mares. That restriction has evolved…
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Danger Rules Wires Frank Arnason Field, Carryover Pick-4 Weighed Down by Favourites

by George [caption id="attachment_827" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Jockey Robert Reeves Jr. (left) won the 2012 Frank Arnason Sire Stakes, seen here with agent Tim Gardiner"][/caption] The Frank Arnason Sire Stakes probably wasn’t as close as it looked and the Pick-4 still paid decent despite being weighed down by favourites on a beautiful Saturday afternoon of racing…
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Friday Pick-5 Looks Playable – And Winnable

[caption id="attachment_806" align="alignright" width="270" caption="Charlie Waffles - Frank Arnason Sire Stakes"][/caption] by Rob Bob’s weekly piece featured the $25,000 Frank Arnason Sire Stakes and the history of that race. I will leave the history to him and concentrate instead on this year’s rendition of the race for 3-year-old Manitoba-breds, which goes as the seventh race…
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Memories of A. E. “Bert” Blake in this week’s Insider Newsletter

[caption id="attachment_787" align="alignright" width="270" caption="A. E. "Bert" Blake (to the left) and his favourite horse Clique, July 20, 1968."][/caption] by George First, my sincere condolences to the family and friends of the late A. E. “Bert” Blake – a friend, a true gentleman and a tremendous horseman who unselfishly taught so many people so much.…
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