by Bob [caption id="attachment_776" align="alignright" width="250" caption="Going For A Few wins 2011 Frank Arnason Sire Stakes"][/caption] This Saturday’s feature race is the 25th running of the Frank Arnason Sire Stakes. The race is for Manitoba bred 3-year-olds over a distance of 6 furlongs for a purse of $25,000. The winner of the inaugural running of…
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Schillerthekiller makes Big Move in Mud to win 2012 Free Press Stakes
by George [caption id="attachment_718" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Free Press Winners! Schillerthekiller & barn foreman Susan Crane."][/caption] Schillerthekiller went from last to first with a big move on the turn and drew out to win the $30,000 Free Press Stakes on Sunday in front of the largest Father’s Day crowd seen at Assiniboia Downs in decades. The…
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Lone Bettor wins $4,495 Pick-4 on Muddy Saturday Afternoon at Downs
[caption id="attachment_704" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Unbridled Song nails $4,495 for Pick-4 Bettor."][/caption] by George The track was muddy but the odds were great on a sunny Saturday afternoon at the Downs, and someone took home $4,495 as the lone winning ticket holder on the Pick-4. The day started off with a bang when $25 winner Sharp…
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The Argument Started in the Gate, Don’t Forget Early Post Time Saturday: 1 p.m.
[caption id="attachment_684" align="alignright" width="250" caption="Hurrionby. Turned back Maintenance Man."][/caption] by George The Pick-4 came close to paying $4,000 on Friday night at ASD but Maintenance Man ($24.10) just couldn’t get by favored female Hurrionby ($2.65) no matter what her name said. Still, Maintenance Man received an excellent trip from jockey Paul Nolan, who continues to…
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Tricky Father’s Day Weekend Provides Numerous Betting Opportunities
by Rob [caption id="attachment_684" align="alignright" width="250" caption="Hurrionby meets 9 in Friday finale."][/caption] I was right! I was right! You heard it here first, that I’ll Have Another would not win the Triple Crown. Obviously that was not the way I wanted to be proven right. It’s bad for the sport and just sour in general.…
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2/3 Disqualified at Downs. Nevermind, have an ice cream.
[caption id="attachment_671" align="alignright" width="300" caption="What did they say I did?"][/caption] by George It was DQ night at the Downs on Wednesday and we don’t mean Dairy Queen. Two of the seven races resulted in disqualifications and there was also a third claim of foul in the last race that didn’t hold up. In the third…
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Remembering “Woody” in the Free Press
by Bob [caption id="attachment_659" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Iwouldificould wins 2005 Free Press Stakes"][/caption] This Sunday’s running of the Free Press Stakes will be the 52nd edition of the race. The Winnipeg Free Press trophy has a long and storied association with the Downs, beginning with Fremarcton winning the inaugural running of the race in 1960. From…
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Honorable Lady Lives Up to Name with No-Quit Win in $30,000 La Verendrye Stakes at ASD
by George [caption id="attachment_641" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Tom Gardipy Jr., Tim Moccasin and daughter, and Kirt Contois are all smiles after winning La Verendrye Stakes."][/caption] Honorable Lady has always been the kind of horse that keeps coming at you whether she has anything left or not, and it finally paid off for her on a rainy…
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Balooga Bull Wins $30,000 Golden Boy to Stay Perfect at 6-for-6, Belmont Stakes Saturday
[caption id="attachment_637" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Balooga Bull wins 2012 Golden Boy"][/caption] by George Balooga Bull made it 6-for-6 with a display of natural speed that made his competition look slow in the $30,000 Golden Boy Stakes at Assiniboia Downs on Friday night as he continued his march towards the $75,000 Manitoba Lotteries Derby on Monday, August…
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Breaking News: I’ll Have Another Scratched from 144th Belmont Stakes, Triple Crown Bid Halted
[caption id="attachment_615" align="alignright" width="300" caption="I'll Have Another has been retired."][/caption] by George I’ll Have Another has been scratched from Saturday’s Belmont Stakes due to tendonitis in his left front foreleg and has been officially retired from racing. Seen to the right and in the video below taking light exercise this morning at Belmont Park, I'll…
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