[caption id="attachment_641" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Tom Gardipy Jr., Tim Moccasin and daughter, and Kirt Contois were all smiles after winning the La Verendrye on June 9. Can they do it again in the Canada Day?."][/caption] by George A plethora of short-priced horses rolled home to the delight of chalk players on Saturday night and one lucky…
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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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Big Payoffs on Wednesday Night at ASD trigger Pick-4 Carryover of $3,488 into Friday Night’s Races
by George [caption id="attachment_852" align="alignright" width="192" caption="Horse Money!"][/caption] Big payoffs were the order of the night at the Downs on Wednesday, capped by $47 winner Orville Got Even in the seventh race, which triggered a Pick-4 carryover of $3,488 when nobody held a winning ticket. Only two favourites won on Wednesday, Adorci ($4.20) in the…
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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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Longshot Plus Ultra Wins Chantilly Stakes, Sets Up $4,364 Carryover for Saturday Pick-4
by George [caption id="attachment_811" align="alignright" width="270" caption="Plus Ultra with owner John Ganas and crew in the Winner's Circle after the 2012 Chantilly Stakes"][/caption] Plus Ultra made all the running under jockey Tyrone Nelson to win the $30,000 Chantilly Stakes for 3-year-old fillies on Friday night at the Downs and made sure there were no winners…
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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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The Passing of a Legend — Albert Edward “Bert” Blake — June 29, 1919 – June 19, 2012
[caption id="attachment_744" align="alignright" width="252" caption="A. E. "Bert" Blake - June 29, 1919 - June 19, 2012"][/caption] by Bob I guess deep down I knew that one day it would happen, but honestly, the news hit me harder than I expected – Albert Edward “Bert” Blake passed away today, 10 days short of his 93rd birthday.…
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