3975 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada R3K 2E9 Phone: (204) 885-3330 Fax: (204) 831-5348 Email: info@fndevelopments.ca Peguis First Nation - Manitoba Jockey Club Announces Joint Venture For Immediate Release December 19, 2013 Winnipeg, MB -- Assiniboia Downs is being revitalized courtesy of a joint venture partnership between Peguis First Nation and the Manitoba Jockey Club.…
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Manitoba proud Goldencents makes championship bid in New York Saturday, his mother’s Manitoba breeder to be honoured at ASD
[caption id="attachment_3124" align="alignright" width="270" caption="Manitoba proud! Goldencents takes on 10 rivals in $500,000 Cigar Mile Saturday."][/caption] The world champion colt with Manitoba breeding, Goldencents, is pointed to a race this Saturday, Nov. 27 that could solidify his chances of being named the top 3-year-old male of the year. Fresh from winning the world championship…
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Experienced grooms and exercise riders needed for 2014 at Assiniboia Downs
[caption id="attachment_3106" align="alignright" width="270" caption="Star Assiniboia Downs jockey Jennfier Reid started out as an exercise rider."][/caption] The Manitoba HBPA is looking for experienced grooms and morning exercise riders for the 2014 Assiniboia Downs racing season. Assiniboia Downs is located at 3975 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Morning Jockeys/ Exercise Riders: Required to condition thoroughbred racehorses.…
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Manitoba pride soars as Goldencents triumphs in Breeders’ Cup World Championships
Chalk up a historic "golden" moment for Manitoba on the world stage of horse racing. [caption id="attachment_3063" align="alignright" width="184" caption="Goldencents! 2013 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile winner!"][/caption] Goldencents, the 3-year-old colt born to Assiniboia Downs mare Golden Works, crushed 10 rivals in the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile-G1 last Friday in the Breeders' Cup…
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The Rob’s, Questions Answered, Questions Posed
[caption id="attachment_3028" align="alignright" width="270" caption="Assembly Hall wins 2013 Manitoba Derby. Alex Canchari up."][/caption] by Rob The 2013 race meet was highlighted by a group of horses that dominated their respective divisions. It was an absolute honour to watch these horses dominate each group. The memories roll back of Balooga Bull’s comeback, of Zdeno’s Futurity and…
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Bankroll Bob hoping to score on final live racing weekend of the year!
by Rob Two race cards left and it should be a good weekend to talk about patience and logic. I know this sounds like it should be a simple conversation, but I am guilty for not being patient and thinking outside the box too much at times. Had a bad bankroll bob week two Saturdays…
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A Total Eclipse of the (Gerry) Hart? No.
[caption id="attachment_2975" align="alignright" width="270" caption="The Winning Shot at ASD. Since 1968. Track Photographer Gerry Hart."][/caption] by Bob Track photographer Gerry Hart retiring? No, but while this may not be Gerry’s final season at the Downs, it will probably be the last year that he operates on his own. Maybe we should think of his…
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Balooga Bull wins second consecutive Assiniboia Downs Gold Cup, silences critics
[caption id="attachment_2931" align="alignright" width="270" caption="Balooga Bull roars home to win 2013 Assiniboia Downs Gold Cup."][/caption] by George Paul Brandt’s Balooga Bull silenced all naysayers with his second consecutive victory in the $50,000 Assiniboia Downs Gold Cup on Saturday night, becoming only the sixth horse in 56 years to win the prestigious race in back-to-back…
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Divine Wisdom wins J. W. Sifton, Balooga Bull takes on Manitoba Derby winner in $50,000 Gold Cup Saturday
[caption id="attachment_2909" align="alignright" width="270" caption="Divine Wisdom takes the lead in 2013 J.W. Sifton Stakes."][/caption] by George Off 2 Win Stable’s Divine Wisdom probably had to work a little harder than he would have liked to win the $50,000 J.W. Sifton Stakes on Friday night, but he was up to the task when it counted.…
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Uene, Solid Gold in 88
[caption id="attachment_2896" align="alignright" width="270" caption="Uene wins Assiniboia Downs Gold Cup, Sept. 4, 1988."][/caption] by Bob Uene was one of those special horses that left his hoofprints on the heart of Assiniboia Downs even though he only raced at our local oval for two short seasons. How does something like that happen? First of all,…
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